Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum Dig:

Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum Dig

When	Saturday, September 7, 2013
Where	Register at 205 N. Walker St. Marion, KY 42064

Type of Event	Outdoors

Category	Special Event

	Call 270-965-4263 for information and registration. After visiting the show, walk next door to the Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum to experience one of the finest collections of Fluorspar in the world.

Trail of Tears: Marion KY

Our Native American heritage includes mound sites and thousands of years of habitation. The Ohio River was part of a Native trade route stretching from western New York down to the Caribbean.The northern route of the Trail of Tears comes through the county. While the historical route passes just south and west of Marion, the Auto Route designated by the National Parks System comes through the center of town, marked by distinctive road signs.

Background Essay: The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail

Passing through the present-day states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail follows the routes that the Cherokee people traveled when they were forcibly removed from their homelands. Four detachments of Cherokee people traveled to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) along water routes, while 13 detachments made their way overland along existing roads. The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail is an auto route that follows major highways that are close to the original trail routes and includes related sites and national and state parks as well as privately owned certified sites.
What led to the forced removal? Increased European settlement, conflicts, politics, and disagreements among the Cherokee people themselves were all factors.
The Cherokee had lived in their southeastern homeland for thousands of years before European settlers arrived. As settlement increased, the Cherokee were forced to give up some of their land. During the Revolutionary War, the Cherokee sided with the British, who promised to keep settlers from moving into their territory. At the end of the war, the Cherokee lost much of their land in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia.
In 1785, the Cherokee signed their first treaty with the United States Government, ceding to the government even more of their land. In signing this treaty, the government treated the Cherokee as a sovereign nation. The treaty stated that, “The hatchet shall be forever buried, and the peace given by the United States, and friendship reestablished between the said states on the one part, and all the Cherokees on the other, shall be universal.”

Continued conflict and concessions

Unfortunately, peace and friendship were not universal. One group of Cherokee did not agree with the treaty, and, according to their culture, were not bound by the decisions of others. This group, known as the Chickamauga, continued to fight against the settlers. Meanwhile, settlers continued to move into Cherokee territory.
In 1791 in the treaty of Holston, the Cherokee gave up even more land in exchange for payment of money and supplies. The supplies included farming equipment, spinning wheels, and looms. The policy of the U.S. government was to try to “civilize” native peoples by encouraging them to change their lifestyle. Traditionally, Cherokee men were hunters and warriors while the women took charge of raising crops. The government policy sought to turn the men into farmers while the women took on the more domestic chores of spinning and weaving cloth.
The Chickamauga stopped fighting in 1794, and another treaty was signed in 1798. In this treaty, the Treaty of Tellico Blockhouse, the Cherokee gave up a large amount of their territory in Tennessee and North Carolina, but they were guaranteed that they could keep the rest of their land forever. In 1800, missionaries began to arrive in Cherokee territory, and many Cherokee people converted to Christianity. Many Cherokee believed that if they emulated the lifestyle of the Euro-Americans, they would be allowed to remain in their homeland.
By the 1820s the Cherokee had ceded all their land except a small holding in western North Carolina, southern Tennessee, and northern Georgia. Some of the treaties stated that Cherokee people were to receive individual reservations on recently ceded land in Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina. Ultimately, only North Carolina would honor this provision.
The Cherokee continued to adopt the lifestyle of the settlers. Some Cherokee farms grew into plantations, and some wealthy Cherokee owned slaves. They built sawmills, grist mills, and blacksmith shops. They encouraged missionaries to set up schools to teach their children to read and write English, and, in 1821, Sequoyah introduced a Cherokee syllabary (an alphabet with symbols representing syllables) for the Cherokee language. Within a year, most Cherokee were literate. A newspaper in the Cherokee language was published.

Ridge, Ross, and the threat of removal

Two of the leaders in the movement to develop a strong, separate Cherokee culture modeled after the European culture were Major Ridge and John Ross. Both men were descended from white traders who had moved into Cherokee territory, married Cherokee women, and raised their families as Cherokees. Both were wealthy plantation owners and both were fiercely committed to the welfare of the Cherokee people. In 1813 and 1814, they had both fought alongside Andrew Jackson against a faction of the Creek Nation.
Ridge and Ross worked together to create a new capital for the Cherokee Nation at New Echota and proposed a constitution modeled on the Constitution of the United States that was approved by the Cherokee National Council. Ross was elected principal chief. Both Ross and Ridge believed that the Cherokee could co-exist with the European settlers.
There were many factors working against the Cherokee. There was increasing pressure, especially in Georgia, to remove the Cherokee and open their land to white settlement. A popular song of the time included this refrain:

All I ask in this creation
Is a pretty little wife and a big plantation
Way up yonder in the Cherokee Nation.

Georgia citizens had a good reason to hope that the federal government would force the Cherokee to move west. In 1802 Thomas Jefferson’s administration signed the Georgia Compact, which promised to buy all Indian land claims in Georgia as soon as possible. But the Cherokee continued to resist relocation. In 1824, John Ross wrote to the American Congress:
“We appeal to the magnanimity of the American Congress for justice, and the protection of the rights, liberties, and lives, of the Cherokee people. We claim it from the United States, by the strongest obligations, which imposes it upon them by treaties; and we expect it from them under that memorable declaration, ‘that all men are created equal.’”

A new President, a new act, and a new treaty

When Andrew Jackson became President in 1828, he was determined to remove all the Native people living east of the Mississippi River to the west. In 1830, Jackson and the U.S. Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which gave Jackson the funds and the authority to negotiate voluntary removal treaties. That same year, gold was discovered on Cherokee land in Georgia.
Another source of agitation was the issue of slavery. Although some wealthy Cherokee owned slaves, there was also a group of Cherokee that wanted to outlaw slavery in the Cherokee Territory. This would have created a haven for runaway slaves in the heart of the slave states. Alabama and Georgia passed legislation restricting the rights and liberties of the Cherokee. The Cherokee brought suit against the State of Georgia in two cases. In 1832, the Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation was sovereign and that Georgia had no right to extend their laws into the Cherokee Nation. Georgia, however, ignored the court’s ruling.

A people divided

A split developed between John Ross and Major Ridge. Ridge believed that removal was inevitable. He thought the best thing the Cherokee could do was to sign a treaty ceding their lands in exchange for $5 million. Ross and the Cherokee National Council bitterly opposed Ridge and his Treaty Party. In December 1835, while Ross was in Washington D.C., Major Ridge and a small group of Cherokee signed a treaty at New Echota agreeing to cede all Cherokee lands in exchange for $5 million and to remove themselves to Indian Territory.
Ross immediately sent a letter to Congress, signed by 15,000 Cherokee, denouncing the treaty as illegal. Not one of the signers was an elected representative of the Cherokee National Council. Congress, however, ratified the treaty. Ridge and his party moved to Indian Territory and became known as the Old Settlers, but Ross and his followers continued to resist relocation.

A harsh removal

After two years, the limit set for voluntary removal, the government sent troops under General Winfield Scott to round up the Cherokee. Cherokee families were forced from their homes at bayonet point, leaving behind all their possessions that they could not carry. They were gathered in detention camps to await removal. The camps were crowded and unsanitary, which led to disease and deaths. Three detachments were sent west during the summer under military supervision. They were supposed to follow water routes, but due to a drought, they ended traveling largely by land. There was so much death and suffering among these first detachments that Scott agreed to Ross’ request that the Cherokee be allowed to supervise the rest of the detachments themselves.
Between October and December, the remaining Cherokee, including many infants and those who were elderly and sick, set out on their thousand-mile journey. They had some horses and wagons, but the majority walked. They lacked adequate clothing and food, and the winter was unusually harsh. Of 15,000 Cherokee who left, 4,000 died along the trail they followed. It is no wonder that the trail became known as the Trail of Tears.
When the new arrivals reached Indian Territory, there were bitter feelings toward Ridge and his treaty signers, who were considered traitors. Major Ridge, his son John, and his nephew Elias Boudinot were murdered. This caused an uproar, but the murderers were never identified. Despite these hard feelings, the Cherokee reunited under an act of union and adopted a new constitution, establishing their capitol at Tahlequah.

The Cherokee today

Today there are three Cherokee tribes recognized by the federal government. The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has over 260,000 members and a tribal government that oversees social programs, development and special services, and tribal operations. Their business enterprises include arts and crafts outlets, a utility company, ranching, poultry, and the gaming businesses. The United Keetoowah Band, with over 16,000 members, has organized its own government and seeks to maintain more traditional tribal values. The Eastern Band of Cherokee also has its own tribal government and a boundary of land in North Carolina. Many members are descendants of the Cherokee who had been granted citizenship by the state of North Carolina and were allowed to remain during the Removal. Others are descended from Cherokees who escaped the Trail of Tears or left Indian Territory and returned to North Carolina. The Eastern Band has a membership of over 12,500. The majority lives on the Qualla Boundary.
The U.S. government never paid the Cherokee the $5 million that was promised.
In 1987, the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail was designated to preserve the story and the routes and to support the associated sites that commemorate the Cherokees’ forced migration. Information about the trail has come from many sources, including journals written by two missionaries who were part of the Cherokee community and accompanied them west, Reverend Butrick and the Reverend Evan Jones. Using these accounts and other research, community groups such as the Trail of Tears Association have worked with the National Park Service and public and private landowners to establish certified sites along the trail and to provide those who travel it with information about this tragic chapter in American history.

Source:  http://www.ket.org/nationalparks/trailoftears/closeup.htm

Exploring Outdoors in Marion:

HUNTING & FISHING

Western Kentucky has long been known as a Hunter's Paradise, as Teddy Roosevelt and Daniel Boone testified. We have an abundance of deer, dove, wild turkey, rabbit, squirrel, and other wild game. But despite the abundance, you can still expect a challenge!

The Ohio River provides a wide variety of species, including crappie, black and white bass, sunfish, sauger, and catfish. The largemouth bass fishing is outstanding enough to attract several local and national bass tournaments. The angling possibilities are wide enough in numbers and variety to satisfy the most demanding fisherman. For easy access to the river, boat ramps with ample parking are located.

Kentucky Lake and Barkley Lake, within 20 miles of Marion, offer some of the best crappie, bass, catfish and bluegill fishing in the nation. Professionals and amateurs alike enjoy the vast fishing opportunities these great lakes have to offer.

White Tail Deer are Kentucky's favorite game animal, and Crittenden County ranks second in the state for the number of deer harvested. Seasons for archery, muzzle loaders, and modern firearms are scheduled between September and January. Regulations vary year by year and county by county; they are outline in the current Deer Guide available from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Marion's annual Big Buck competition attracts hunters from across the nation!

Wild Turkey. Kentucky's turkey restoration program has become a model for the nation over the past decade and a half. Crittenden County has both a Spring and Fall Turkey Hunting Season. Some of the best gobbler hunting in Kentucky is found in Crittenden County. An annual guide to turkey hunting is published by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Hunting and Fishing Regulations
Information on is available from

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources,
1 Game Farm Road
Frankfort, KY 40601.

For the help desk call: 1-800-858-1549
or visit their web site at www.fw.ky.gov

Crittenden County Conservation Officer: Randy Conway, 270-965-3049

Public Hunting Areas
Wildlife management Areas operated by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife in the region provide a variety of game, but hunting is often under special regulations and seasons.

Located in Henderson County and Union County:
Sloughs Wildlife Management Area is 10,000 acres of mostly Ohio River bottoms in four separate units is home to upward of 30,000 geese and thousands of ducks winter here annually. Hunting opportunities also include deer, turkey, swamp rabbit, coyote, squirrel, quail and dove. Contact Mike Morton at 270-827-2673

Located in neighboring Union County is the Higginson-Henry Wildlife Management Area, 5,424 acre area provides a variety of public hunting opportunities including deer, dove, rabbit, quail, squirrel, woodcock, turkey, fox and coyote.

This area also offers ten miles of hiking trails as well as 18 miles of roads including many old roads which may be hiked and an 80 acre lake with two smaller lakes. Camping and picnic areas are available.

There are also wonderful wildlife viewing opportunities with more than 135 species of birds, including dove, quail, woodcock, turkey and bald eagles.
 

Coyote, deer, red and grey fox, rabbit, raccoon, groundhog, and red, grey and fox squirrel have been also been sighted here.

Contact Scott Buser at 270-389-3580

Boat Ramps:

• E-town Landing, Highway 297
• Cave in Rock Ferry Landing, Highway 91 N
• Dam 50, Highway 387
  

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