The Crittenden County Chamber of Commerce in Marion KY:

Welcome to the historic city of Marion, Kentucky, located in western Kentucky along the Ohio River, heart of the Amish country, and the Crittenden County Chamber of Commerce. Marion was first incorporated in 1851 and named after General Francis Marion, a Revolutionary war leader from South Carolina. Mission Statement: The Crittenden County Chamber of Commerce is a membership organization of diverse economic interests, unified to provide services to its members and leadership in promoting economic development in Marion, Crittenden County and to develop and maintain a viable business community. Vision Statement: We are a membership driven organization that builds strong relationships with government, education, and community to create a prosperous business climate for Crittenden County. As the voice of business for Crittenden County, we the Chamber will work to ensure the region is a vibrant and prosperous place to carry on business. The Crittenden County Chamber of Commerce furthermore, seeks to maintain and enhance a strong socially responsible business climate based on the principles of free enterprise and fair profit. We are committed to advancing existing businesses and attracting new economic opportunities and constructively influencing public policy to support healthy private enterprise system. We value the regions historical character, cultural and diversity while embracing economic prosperity and innovation as key components to the quality of life we enjoy. The Crittenden County Chamber of Commerce has a membership of over 130 members that live and do business here as well members from the surrounding communities. Our Chamber of Commerce is made up of nearly 90 percent small business, with the majority of those having four or fewer employees. The Chamber of Commerce is the ultimate business resource in our area. Membership is open to all businesses that maintain an annual dues investment. Benefits of membership include networking opportunities, community involvement, image enhancement, political advocacy, information access and benefits and heightened credibility. Through words and the pictorial development of this website the Chamber of Commerce will try to convey the intangible yet vividly apparent spirit of the people of our community, their optimistic outlook tempered with acknowledgement of reality, their generosity blended with a belief of self-reliance and their unfailing faith in family, friendships and the grace of God. The Crittenden County Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors is an extraordinary group of people who dedicate their time, talents and civic concern to development of the area’s economy and quality of life. By being active in partnerships with governmental agencies, educational facilities, and other civic groups, they work to bring the county to full realization of its limitless potential. As a group and along with members of the Chamber of Commerce, the Board assists in attracting new business and supporting growth and expansion of existing businesses. The Crittenden County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors maintains a group of committees who further help and assist in business concerns of the community. Those committees include but are not limited to: membership, constitution & bylaws, business recognition, festivals, business after hours, awards, marketing, finance, nominations, leadership, government advocacy, business days, A.P.E.S. (American Private Enterprise System & Youth Development) and fund-raising. In addition to the many high profile events that the Crittenden County Chamber of Commerce hosts such as the Pumpkin Festival and the Annual Banquet, many smaller occasions for getting together are held throughout the year. The Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Luncheons, Business After Hours and 1st Dollar Presentations are held to provide networking opportunities by Chamber of Commerce members and their guests. Crittenden County Chamber of Commerce Benefits – What’s in it for you? The benefits make it an easy decision. For less than a dollar for each work day on average, your return on investment is assured.  Source:  http://www.crittendenchamber.org/

Crittenden County Fair:

Contact the Tourism Office
by phone at 270-965-5015.

Make Your First Stop in Marion the Welcome Center located at 213 South Main St., Marion KY 42064

The Marion Cafe:

Thom Hawthorne painstakingly restored the interior of the former Hunt's Department Store to create an oasis of gentility and gastronomy. Country cooking meets French country decor, with a dash of fun and Cajun spice! You'll have to return to see all the art, antiques and collectibles for sale. Don't forget dessert!
Open Sunday - Monday 6AM - 2 PM, Tuesday - Saturday 6AM - 8PM

~ Menu ~

Enjoy the great home country cooking
of the Marion Cafe!

Appetizers

• Potato Skins Fried Potatoes with Homemade Chili, Cheddar Cheese and Sour Cream.
  
  
• Mozzarella Sticks Five Breaded Mozzarella Sticks served with a small bowl of Hot Marinara for dipping.
  
  
• Nachos Supreme Tortilla Chips topped with Chili, Cheddar Cheese, Shredded Lettuce and Diced Tomatoes. Served with a side of sour cream and salsa.
  
  
• Loaded Potato Chips Homemade Potato Chips covered with Chili, Cheddar Cheese and Diced Tomatoes. Served with Salsa and Sour Cream.
  
  
• Garlic Bread Five slices of our Homemade Garlic Bread served with a side of Hot Marinara for dipping. 3.99 Add Mozzarella Cheese to your Garlic Bread
  
  
• Fried Pickles Hand Breaded Dill Pickle Chips deep fried and served with Ranch dipping sauce.

Salads

• Chef Salad We put Ham and Turkey on a bed of Iceberg Lettuce and top it with Cheddar Cheese, Carrots and pieces of Bacon.
  
  
• Tex Mex Salad A Tortilla Bowl filled with Shredded Lettuce, your choice of Spicy Chicken, or Seasoned Ground Beef, Cheddar Cheese and Diced Tomatoes. Served with a side of Sour Cream and Salsa.
  
  
• Chicken Salad Choose between Grilled Chicken Breast or Seasoned Chicken Strips sliced then placed atop a bed of Iceberg Lettuce with Carrots, Diced Tomatoes and Cheddar Cheese.
  
  
• Pear Chicken Salad Spicy Chicken on a bed of Iceberg Lettuce with Carrots, Pecans, Pear Halves and sprinkled with Parmesan Cheese.

Dressings: Ranch, French, Honey Mustard, Poppy Seed, Italian,
Bleu Cheese, Thousand Island or Raspberry Vinegarette

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Entrees

• Plate Dinners
  One Meat of your choice and a roll or cornbread muffin. See "Daily Specials" for meat choices. Add as many Side Dishes as you want!
  
  
• Open Face Roast Beef
  A slice of our Fresh Baked Homemade Bread topped with Slow Roasted Beef smothered in our rich Brown Gravy served with Mashed Potatoes.
  
  
• Kentucky Hot Brown
  A Southern Tradition, we take Grilled Turkey and Ham and lay it on a piece of bread, pile on Homemade Potato Chips then smother it with Cheddar Cheese Sauce and finally sprinkle Diced Tomatoes and Bacon Crumbles on top.

Chicken Favorites

• Thom's Cajun Chicken Pasta Spaghetti, sauteed Onions, Green Peppers and Tomatoes, tossed in Cajun Spices and Olive Oil. Also available with Shrimp
  
  
• Atkins Chicken
  Grilled Chicken Breast topped with sauteed Green Peppers, Onions and Melted Swiss Cheese. Served with a healthy Side Salad.
  
  
• Chicken Strip Dinner
  Breaded all White Chicken Strips with our fresh cut Fries. Served with a side of Coleslaw.
  
  
• Chicken Fajita
  Chicken Breast served with grilled Green Peppers, Onions, Tomatoes all served on a sizzling skillet with Lettuce, Tomato, Tortilla Chips, Salsa, Sour Cream and Flour Tortillas on the side.

Burgers

The BEST Burgers in Town!
All of our Burgers are 1/3 pound of beef, hand-pattied right here
at The Marion Cafe, and we dress 'em the way you like 'em!

dressed with Iceberg Lettuce, Tomato, Onion and Dill Pickles
then served on one of our Handmade Buns with Crispy Potato Chips.
Cheese Choices: American, Swiss and Cheddar

• Burger
  
• Cheeseburger
  
• Bacon Cheeseburger
  
• Double Burger
  
• Double Cheeseburger
• Patty Melt A Hand-Pattied Burger topped with sauteed Onions and two pieces of Swiss Cheese on the top and bottom then placed between two pieces of Grilled Homemade Bread.

"Would you like Fries with that?"
Never frozen! Handcut Fries, fresh to order!
Bagged? No, only Fresh Home-Made Potato Chips!

Have something else in mind?
Then add your own toppings to suit your taste!

Crispy Bacon	Grilled Mushrooms
Extra Cheese	Jalapenos
Grilled Onions	Homemade Chili
Grilled Green Peppers

Sandwiches

All sandwiches are served with our Homemade Chips or get a side of Fries instead!

• Marion Club Homemade Bread loaded with Cheese, Ham, Turkey, Bacon, fresh Lettuce and Tomatoes.
  
  
• B.L.T. Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato on Grilled Homemade Bread.
  
  
• Turkey and Swiss Deli Sliced Turkey and Swiss Cheese with Lettuce and Tomato on Homemade Bread.
  
  
• Grilled Chicken Sandwich Seasoned Grilled Chicken topped with your choice of American, Swiss or Cheddar Cheese with Iceberg Lettuce and sliced Tomato on one of our Homemade Buns.

Toasted Subs

All subs come on our Homemade Hoagie Rolls and are served with a side of Fries.

• Italian Beef Spicy Roast Beef topped with Marinara and Mozzarella.
  
  
• Pizza Sub A layer of Dei Fratelli Pizza Sauce and up to three Pizza toppings of your choice covered with Mozzarella and Provolone Cheese.
  
  
• Meatball Sub Four Meatballs covered in Marinara and Mozzarella Cheese.
  
  
• French Dip Roast Beef topped with Swiss Cheese and sauteed Onions served with a creamy Onion Sauce and a cup of Au Jus for dipping.

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Enjoy the Great Flavor of the Italian Kitchen!

Pizza Made from Scratch!

Hand Tossed Pizzas covered in Dei Fratelli pizza sauce
with Mozzarella and Provolone cheeses

Up to two toppings of your choice

Pepperoni ~ Italian Sausage ~ Beef Topping ~ Pork Topping ~ Smoked Ham ~ Mushrooms
Red Onions ~ Green Peppers ~ Black Olives ~ Pepperoncinis ~ Jalapenos ~ Bacon Pieces ~ Extra Cheese

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Specialty Pizzas

• Pizza Suprema: Pepperoni, Italian Sausage, Mushrooms, Red Onions, Green Peppers and Black Olives.
  
  
• Pizza Di Carne: (Pizza with Meat) Pepperoni, Smoked Ham, Italian Sausage, Beef Topping and Bacon Bits.
  
  
• Pizza Vegetale: (Vegetable Pizza) Mushrooms, Red Onions, Green Peppers and Black Olives.
  
  
• Pizza Di Pepperoni: Pepperoni, Pepperoni and more Pepperoni!
  
  
• Pizza Di Pollo Alfredo: (Chicken Alfredo Pizza) Marion Cafe's one of a kind Alfredo Sauce, Mozzarella and Provolone Cheese, Fire Roasted Red Peppers and Strips of Seasoned Grilled Chicken.
  
  
• Pizza Caprese: Mozzarella Cheese, topped with a mixture of diced Tomatoes, Onions, Basil and minced Garlic, sprinkled with Parmesan Cheese while still piping hot.
  
  
• Cheeseburger Pizza: No fancy names, just an American classic in the form of a pizza with Mustard, Cheddar Cheese, Beef Topping and Red Onion; topped with Dill Pickles after baking

Calzone / Stromboli

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Pasta!
All pastas are served with a slice of oven toasted Garlic Bread

• Pasta Bowl Choose between Spaghetti or Ziti with your choice of Meat Sauce, Marinara or Alfredo Sauce poured over top. ~ w/Meatballs
  
  
• Alfredo Pasta Tomatoes, sauteed Onions and Green Peppers, with our creamy Alfredo Sauce. With your choice of Chicken ~ Shrimp ~ Spinach
  
  
• Thom's Cajun Chicken Pasta Spaghetti, sauteed Onions, Green Peppers and Tomatoes, tossed in Cajun Spices and Olive Oil. Also available with Shrimp
  
  
• Chicken Carbonara Seasoned Grilled Chicken, diced Bacon, Fire Roasted Red Peppers and Spaghetti tossed in a Creamy Carbonara Sauce.
  
  
• Chicken Broccoli Seasoned Grilled Chicken and steamed Broccoli tossed in a Garlic Cream Sauce and served atop Penne Rigate.
  
  
• Pasta Caprese Your choice of pasta tossed in Marinara Sauce and mixture of diced Tomatoes, Onions, Basil and minced Garlic.
  
  
• Baked Ziti coated with Meat Sauce or Three Cheese Marinara and covered with Mozarella Cheese then baked in a personal size pan.
  
  
• Chicken Parmesan Breaded Chicken Breast fried up and topped with Marinara and Mozzarella Cheese. Served with Spaghetti and Marinara on the side.
  

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Kids Menu

Spaghetti w/ Garlic Bread
Chicken Tenders
Grilled Cheese
French Fries
Potato Chips

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Breakfast Menu
Served between 5:30 and 11:00am

Omelettes
Choose between American, Swiss or Cheddar Cheese

• Cheese Omelette
  
• Your choice of Ham, Bacon or Sausage
• Veggie Omelette: Onions, Mushrooms, diced Tomatoes and Green Peppers
• Farmers Omelette: Sausage with sauteed Onions and Green Peppers
• Marion Omelette: Your choice of Bacon, Sausage or Ham with sauteed Mushrooms, Onions and Green Peppers
• Tex Mex Omelette: Slices of Spicy Chicken and Jalapeno Peppers
• Western Omelette: Ham, Bacon, Onions, Mushrooms, Green Peppers and Tomatoes

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• Hunter's Platter (think you can eat it all?) Two strips of Bacon Two Sausage Patties Three eggs and a Hotcake and your choice of Toast or Biscuits and Gravy.
  

Hot Off The Griddle
Hotcakes
Single Stack, Double Stack, Triple Stack

• French Toast: Three slices of Homemade Bread dipped in a mix of eggs, cream and cinnamon, cooked golden brown then sprinkled with powdered sugar.

Add Pecans to any of the above
Add Fruit (Cherry or Blueberry) and Whipped Cream

A La Carte

One Egg	Toast & Jelly
Bacon	Hashbrowns
Sausage	Biscuits (2) & Gravy
Baked Ham	Biscuits (2) & Jelly
Country Ham	Home Fries
Chopped Steak	Oatmeal

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Desserts
Tired of frozen "open the box and serve" desserts?
All of our pies and cakes are handmade right here at The Marion Cafe.
See the "Daily Specials" at your table for available flavors.

Pies: per Slice or Whole
Cakes: per Slice or Whole
Cheesecake w/Fruit Topping
*For whole pies or cakes please order one day in advance*

Drinks
Bottomless Cup of Coffee | Hot Tea | Iced Tea
Sodas Coke, Diet Coke, Mello Yello, Mr. Pibb, Sprite, Lemonade
(Add a shot of Vanilla, Chocolate or Strawberry flavor to your soda)
Milk | Chocolate Milk | Orange Juice

Fohs Hall:

Kim Hunt Vince, President Kathleen Guess, Past-President Susan Alexander, Secretary Fred Stubblefield, Treasurer Board of Directors Susan Alexander, Resident Director Linda Brown James Robert Dorroh E.J. DeWitt Teresa Foster Kathleen Guess Jeretta Haire Ronnie Heady Elizabeth Kirby Fred Stubblefield Frances Teer B.J. Tinsley Ethel Tucker Kim Hunt Vince Judy Winn Bob Yehling	History of Fohs Hall
	Fohs Hall was built by Julius Fohs and given as a gift of love to Marion and the Board of Education during formal dedication ceremonies Oct. 23, 1926.    The structure was built on the lot where the Fohs family once lived in a white frame house. After Fohs had achieved success as an internationally known geologist, he paid for the entire construction of the building, which amounted to $73,081.00. The building was to be used as a community center and in conjunction with Marion High School, which was located just across the street on North Walker.    Fohs Hall is a two-story building with four columns of Ionic design flanking the main entrance. On the first floor, the building has a large central hail with large rooms on each side and the auditorium gymnasium at the halls end. The second floor contains two additional rooms, the balcony, and a projection room for the auditorium. The basement contains two large rooms which were once used as laboratories for science, agriculture and home economics, along with restrooms and dressing room facilities.    The buildings foundation is rubble masonry made from Crittenden County limestone. Workers from Tennessee prepared the foundation for the J.N. Boston and Son company, which constructed the building.    The building was selected as a Kentucky Landmark in June of 1981, and it was accepted on the National Register of Historic Places in May of 1982. Source:  http://www.artsatfohshall.org/index.htm