[1] Tamarack sells local artisan goods made from materials such as wood, glass, textiles, pottery, metal, jewelry, as well as food, art, books and recordings.

Planning for the facility and statewide scouting of artisans was conducted by Celia Burge, the state director of economic development and tourism.

[10] On January 8, 2007, a report from the West Virginia Performance Evaluation and Review Division (PERD) stated that Tamarack had been running a deficit for several years.

[5] Supporters criticized the PERD report as being biased, stating that Tamarack could not be judged based solely on profit from Turnpike motorists.

[5][11] One artist there said that the report ignored sales to wholesalers and to other businesses, and also ignored derived economic benefits, such as increasing tourism to nearby locations like Winterplace Ski Resort and New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.