Friday, April 23, 2010


Backroads Guide
Today and Saturday
Marion Welcome Center is the first stop for Amish maps and other information. The center at Marion City Hall is open from 8:30 a.m., until 4:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday.
  • Welcome Center Quilt Show features antique and collector quilts.
  • Marion Woman’s Club Quilt Show & Bake Sale is on Friday only at the clubhouse on East Carlisle Street.
  • aBackroads Quilt Show is on Saturday only at Marion City Hall with quilts in the garden.
  • Amish Market & Craft Bazaar is on Friday and Saturday in front of Welcome Center in Marion Commons.
  • Native American Quilt Show is from 9 a.m., until 4 p.m., Friday and Saturday at the Native American Center at 318 Sturgis Road next to Pamida.
  • Self-guided Tours of the Amish community, follow the buggy signs.
  • Other attractions: Clement Mineral Museum, Crittenden County HIstorical Museum, Farmers’ Market.
  • Food concessions in town will benefit Relay for Life.
  • For more information, call 965-5015