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Down­town, Mar­i­on is where you’ll find the com­mu­ni­ty’s art hub, which hous­es a full array of art stu­dios for dance, fine arts, and much more. There are record­ing stu­dios, art gal­leries (some with­in small busi­ness­es), music les­son cen­ters, music gear & repair shops, graph­ic design & pho­tog­ra­phy busi­ness­es, and a pub­lic library & muse­um which hous­es a pletho­ra of resources to quench one’s inter­est in the arts. Fash­ion as well as home design & dec­o­rat­ing are all art, too! Mar­i­on has fash­ion bou­tiques and home décor & gift shops locat­ed downtown.

Did you know that Mar­i­on, Indi­ana is the ​“Home of the Hog”? No, not the farm animal…“Hog” is also a nick­name for large motor­cy­cles. Each year, Mar­i­on hosts Hog Daze which takes place Down­town, Mar­i­on, wel­com­ing bike enthu­si­asts from all over the coun­try. Find out why the term ​“hog” orig­i­nat­ed in Mar­i­on, Indi­ana and learn more about the event.

Speak­ing of vehi­cles, there are also two boom­ing events which take place at our pres­ti­gious region­al air­port. One is the long­stand­ing Fly/​In Cruise/​In which brings in vis­i­tors from far and wide to see his­tor­i­cal air­craft and auto­mo­biles. More recent­ly, a new fla­vor of car enthu­si­asm is ignit­ing as Mar­i­on, Indi­ana also hosts the Indy Airstrip Attack fea­tur­ing high speed rac­ing down the airport’s run­way. A world record was set in 2017, then in 2018 for the fastest half-mile at near­ly 260 miles per hour.

Switch­ing gears, Mar­i­on is just a few miles south of the his­tor­i­cal Bat­tle of the Mis­sissinewa, the first offen­sive vic­to­ry of the Amer­i­can army dur­ing the War of 1812. Bus­loads of thou­sands trav­el to Mar­i­on dur­ing the ​“Mis­sissinewa 1812” reen­act­ment week­end which takes place each fall on the very grounds the bat­tle took place over 200 years ago.

Mar­i­on also hous­es the inter­na­tion­al Quil­ters Hall of Fame, the home of quilt design­er Marie Web­ster, one of the first female entre­pre­neurs. Quil­ters and enthu­si­asts from all of the world gath­er here to see unique quilts, take class­es, and cel­e­brate the folk art of quilting.

If you’re a fan of the Garfield com­ic, Mar­i­on fea­tures three of the dozen unique Garfield stat­ues which are spread through­out the coun­ty along the Grant Coun­ty Garfield Trail.

And dare we for­get to share that Mar­i­on, Indi­ana is the birth­place of the leg­endary Hol­ly­wood icon, James Dean. You might vis­it the James Dean Birth Site Memo­r­i­al down­town at 4th and McClure Street on your way to or from the mul­ti­tude of attrac­tions in his home­town of Fair­mount, located 15 minutes south of Marion.

Marion

“Lots of beautiful historic homes, some of them are a steal and they're just waiting for somebody to love them.”

Kylie Jackson

Marion, IN

A family from Naples, Italy, has settled in Marion, IN, from Texas, to invest in affordable property to rekindle their Italian restaurant business, offer a bed & breakfast, and eventually host larger events such as wedding receptions. They have already hosted "Coffee with Cops" at their activated location at 9th and Washington, "Beatrice the Villa," and participated off site at "National Night Out" in the Gardens of Matter Park just last week. Upon claiming your dinner reservation at Pompeii (inside Beatrice the Villa), you will discover flavorful authentic recipes brought here from Napoli, and will be greeted with utmost hospitality and congeniality.

Pompeii - Ethnic Italian Restaurant, South Washington Street, Marion, IN, USA

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Pompeii Ethnic Italian Restaurant

Prof. Jacob Buck and Dr. Jennifer Noseworthy run Indiana Wesleyan University’s Alliance Gardens, an urban farming initiative that provides local fruit, vegetables, and flowers to the Marion community. Prof. Buck has lived in Marion for most of 30 years, and has volunteered and worked with the Alliance Gardens for the past 10 years. He said, “I love that we are able to produce local produce and donate that to organizations that provide it to people who need it.” Marion residents can engage with the Alliance Gardens by attending farmer’s markets and annual events, or by ordering farm boxes full of produce and flowers during the summer and fall. To order a farm box, 

Indiana Wesleyan University, South Washington Street, Marion, IN, USA

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IWU's Alliance Gardens

They were just in the Business Spotlight approaching one year in Marion! Come have coffee on them, and shop some higher-end retail to treat yourself or someone special. This shop was a complete transformation from a boarded up gas station.

Chic Mercantile, North Wabash Avenue, Marion, IN, USA

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Kyle Lawrence moved to Marion, Indiana, 3 months ago. He works at a local radio station.

"Coming from a bigger city, Marion is very quiet, easy-going, and a breath of fresh air. You have everything you need. Everyone is easy to talk to like family. The layout is more of a country setting, so it's an adjustment, but easy to navigate.

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"Marion is a Breath of Fresh Air" - Kyle Lawrence, from Akron, OH

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