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Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial
Memorial
Category: Put-in-Bay National Park near Sandusky, Ohio
Description of this Sandusky area Attraction: On September 10, 1813, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry defeated and captured a British squadron of warships at the Battle of Lake Erie. The battle, fought during the War of 1812, secured control of Lake Erie for the United States and enabled General William Henry Harrison to conduct a successful invasion of Western Upper Canada. Harrison subsequently defeated the British and Indians at the Thames River on October 5, 1813. The dual victories of Lake Erie and the Thames provided an important morale boost to the young country and gave the United States a much stronger bargaining position at the peace talks. The Treaty of Ghent, signed on Christmas Eve 1814, ended the War 1812. However, in 1817 the United States signed the Rush-Bagot Agreement with Great Britain, a document that has resulted in peaceful relations between the United States and Canada since the War of 1812. Constructed between 1912 and 1915 by a commission of nine states and the federal government, Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial was built not only to commemorate the American naval triumph, but also "to inculcate the lessons of international peace by arbitration and disarmament." On June 2, 1936 the memorial was established as a unit of the National Park Service by a presidential proclamation of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Pine Tree Barn
Restored 1868 barn * 25,000 sf of shopping
Category: Wooster Historic Site near Akron, Ohio
Description of this Akron area Attraction: The Barn at Pine Tree, a historical landmark built in 1868, was a stock barn for more than 100 years. The Dush family has restored the Dutch bank barn into gift shops, a home furnishing & design studio, a gourmet luncheon restaurant and family Christmas tree farm. With over 25,000 square feet inside, Pine Tree Barn is one of Ohio's premier dining and shopping destinations. Pine Tree Barn , located on a 150 acre Christmas Tree Farm, overlooks two lakes nestled in the Killbuck Valley. The Killbuck Marsh is the largest inland marsh in Ohio. The nature and wildlife preserve adjoin the farm, which enhances one of the most spectacular views in Ohio.
* Fine Luncheon Cuisine in The Granary. Enjoy the magnificent view of the surrounding lakes and Killbuck Valley. Outdoor rooftop dining now available.
* Pine Tree Interiors is a full line home furnishings resource with complete interior design services. We represent nearly 100 top quality lines of furniture, and nearly 200 lines of lighting, floor covering, and extraordinary accessories.
* The Heritage Loft features the finest 18th Century furniture and accessories, crafted by hand. Pine Tree has earned a reputation as one of Ohio's leading resources in "heritage" decorating.
* Celebrate an old-fashioned Christmas by riding through the fields on a horse-drawn wagon to choose and cut your family's Christmas tree. Choose from a wide selection of home grown, freshly cut, or dug trees of all sizes and varieties.
** YOU MUST VISIT OUR MAGNIFICENT WEB SITE OR COME SEE US TO EXPERIENCE THE TRUE MAGIC OF PINE TREE BARN!! **
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Ramseyer Farms
Corn Mazes, Pumpkins, Hay rides, Farm Animals, Bonfires
Category: Wooster Tour near Akron, Ohio
Description of this Akron area Attraction: Ramseyer Farms is a family owned and operated farm. We invite you to come to the giant 8 acre Mystery Maize which changes themes each year, and to the 8 acre Ohio Maze. The Ohio maze is a unique map like maze featuring rivers, roads, Native American trails, underground railroad paths. It has over 250 signs so travelers can discover fun facts about Ohio presidents, inventors, entertainers, state symbols and cities. Six stampers are hidden in this maze which complete a puzzle when visitors find them all.
Other activities include numerous mazes made with various ages in mind such as the rope maze, box maze, math logic maze, straw maze and color maze. A big hit is the Conastoga corn wagon and the 12 foot high Goat walk. The Corn Crib Chute is a 20 foot slide emptying into a pit of shelled corn. Milk a life-sized cow, challenge a friend to the duck races and watch the kids test their skills on the obstacle course. People can try their hand at the spud slinger, (a giant sling shot), visit and feed the farn animals, including a stop at Bunnyville. They can relax on a scenic hay ride around the farm and through the woods and can pick their own perfect pumpkin.
In August, the farm is open by appointment. Hours in September and October are Tuesday through Friday from 3-7 pm. and Saturdays from 11 am.-7 pm. In October we are open on Sundays 1-5pm. Admission is $8.50 for visitors 12 years and older, $6.50 for 3-11 year-olds and free for children 2 and under. Group rates and senior are available. For further information and to see last years mazes visit the farms website at www.ramseyerfarms.com
Located on State Route 585
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Sweetapple Farm
Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch, Edu Programs, Gift Shop ect
Category: Vincent Nature in Ohio
Description of this Ohio Attraction: Saturdays 10AM-Dusk - Sundays Noon-5PM
Fridays (October only) 6PM-10PM (flashlights in the maze!)
November weekends pending good weather
---Call for group rates and scheduling---
Year-Round Events, Parties & Tours - By Appt.
We provide tours on weekdays, evenings and host events in our barn during public hours. We are open most of the year, depending on your event. Please call for details to reserve the farm for your next event!
This year's maze is a salute to the All-American Barn! The barn is just over 400' tall and is a replica of our Gambrel-Bankfront Barn at the Market. It is complete to scale - including the x's on the doors and windows. To the right of the barn is the Stand logo - we are saluting their stand against tobacco! The informational signs to help you find your way through the maze explain the history of barns, all about corn & pumpkins and what the Stand is all about.
Note: When you come to Sweetapple Farm, long sleeves and long pants with no opened-toed shoes should be worn on your adventure through the corn maze.
For 2004: We will be hosting "Flashlight nights" in the maze on Friday evenings until 10PM. Each group must contain an adult. Please call the farm for details. (There is no haunted corn maze.)
The Ag-tivity Center is the chance for everyone to have a little fun and learn about farmers and what they do. Where does food come from? Why does a cow sit around and chew like she has gum in her mouth? (and if she has gum, why doesn’t she blow bubbles?) How does a cow make milk? How in the world do they get thick butter out of that liquid milk? These and more questions will be answered for all with fun milk mustache posters, games, coloring, butter making (display only) and more!
Food is available at different times of the year for different events. We will list details of food items as time permits! Most of the time you can get a cold soda and snack. In autumn, you can get coffee, hot chocolate, cappuccino, and much more!
Food This Autumn!
Hot Dogs - Nachos - Candy Corn Mix - Hot Cider
Cappuccino - Coffee - Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream
Apples - Cider - Popcorn - Candy - Sodas
School Tours 2004
Call 740-678-7447 to schedule!
Visit us at www.sweetapplefarm.com
NOTE: This tour-set up and pricing is for 8AM-3:30PM on Mondays-Fridays only.
School tours receive a special rate for educational purposes.
For general tours (evenings and weekends, please click here Group Tours )
Hosting children at the farm is a great way for us to share our farming experiences with future generations! We provide a fun and educational excursion for elementary schools, preschools, day-care groups and playgroups. Tours for preschool are best scheduled before October 15 because of questionable weather in late October. Most tours include the following and can be tailored to meet your groups’ needs:
Mona’s Moo-ving Hayride The hayride consists of a drive through the pasture to feed the milk cows, to learn about the different breeds of dairy cows and more!
The ‘All-American Barn’ Corn Maze The corn maze is great this year! It is a salute to All-American Barns and the Stand group. Signs throughout the maze give educational information - and there is a worksheet to go along with it. This is a guided tour – can be from 15 to 30 minutes, depending on your groups’ schedule. For late in the season - we can have an alternative to this if it gets muddy (caused if we have an early frost.)
The Ag-tivity Center Milk our famous “Sweetapple” the cow, and view pos
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The Boutique at Pine Tree Barn
Fun & funky cloths and accessories in a restored 1868 barn
Category: Wooster Arts and Craft near Akron, Ohio
Description of this Akron area Attraction: What a girl wants! Perfect wardrobe accessories for you and your best friend. Gifts for birthdays, holidays, and you-days. Each time you visit Pine Tree Barn's Boutique will be like your first time since our merchandise is always changing with the season's must-haves!
The Boutique at Pine Tree Barn carries the most fabulous purses, jewelry, shoes, jackets, skirts, scarves and more. Whether you're a classic sophisticate or funky trend setter, you will be able to find something unique and beautiful to brighten your day!
This historical landmark built in 1868, was a stock barn for more than 100 years. The Dush family has restored the Dutch bank barn into a women's boutique, gift shops, a home furnishing & design studio, a gourmet luncheon restaurant and family Christmas tree farm. With over 25,000 square feet inside and spectacular views overlooking the lush Killbuck Valley, Pine Tree Barn is one of Ohio's premier shopping and dining destinations.
** YOU MUST VISIT OUR MAGNIFICENT WEB SITE OR COME SEE US TO EXPERIENCE THE TRUE MAGIC OF PINE TREE BARN'S NEWLY EXPANDED WOMEN'S BOUTIQUE!! **
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The Darke County Historical Society
Garst Museum Complex
Category: Greenville Museum near Dayton, Ohio
Description of this Dayton area Attraction: The Darke County Historical Society operates Garst Museum. The main exhibit attractions are The Annie Oakley Center, Crossroads of Destiny, a large collection of memorabilia from broadcaster and world traveler Lowell Thomas, and a gallery of Currier and Ives original prints.
The Annie Oakley Center was opened to the public in 2005. The center is composed of three areas: the fame and fortune hallway, Annie's family and personal life and her professional life with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Many of the artifacts have never before been put on public display. This is the world's largest known collection of Annie Oakley memoribilia.
Crossroads of Destiny is a new exhibit that opened in 2008. Beginning with a premier display of prehistoric tools, the exhibit leads the visitor into the chronicles of Anthony Wayne, Tecumseh, Little Turtle, Blue Jacket, and many other famous frontier legends that participated in the events that formed the Treaty of Greene Ville in 1795.
Other exhibits within the museum collection are the Zachary Lansdowne and USS Shenandoah display, and the Lohmann Brothers telescope display. The museum also houses many early farm implements, early household appliances and other artifacts concerning early Darke County life including a large display of military uniforms dating from the war of 1812.
The Darke County Genealogy library is housed within the museum containing over 5000 surname files, family histories, court records, and other records of interest to persons researching family history.
Garst Museum has five wings and 33,000 square feet of exhibition galleries. You are welcome!!!
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The Farms at Pine Tree Barn
200 Acre Christmas Tree Farm - Shopping - Horse Drawn Wagons
Category: Wooster Botanical Garden near Akron, Ohio
Description of this Akron area Attraction: Start A Family Tradition at Pine Tree Barn and Farms. This 200 Acre Family Christmas Tree Farm is one of the largest and oldest in Ohio. This unique tree farm overlooks the picturesque Killbuck Valley & two lakes. We specialize in a wide variety of natural, top quality fresh and fragrant REAL Christmas Trees. We are also one of a very few to offer LARGE TREES!! We have trees up to 20 feet tall.
Celebrate an old-fashioned Christmas with a family tradition of riding through the fields on a horse-drawn wagon to choose and cut your family's Christmas tree. Beginning Thanksgiving weekend, ride horse-drawn wagons or our Pine Tree Express cabooses to the fields to cut your own tree (weekends only, beginning Thanksgiving Weekend - call for specific dates)! Or, if your prefer, Precut trees also are available in our Tree Barn. This is also a comfortable place for you to warm up, and enjoy a light lunch of hot sandwiches, hot dogs, chips and a hot cocoa or coffee, as well as our homemade brownies and cookies! Or, if you prefer, enjoy a relaxing lunch in The Granary, Pine Tree's gourmet lunch restaurant. Afterward, explore all 25,000 square feet of the restored Dutch bank barn's nooks and crannies, where you'll find some of the most amazing Christmas goodies, gifts and fine home furnishings in Ohio! Our uniqueness makes us special and that is why we regularly have people visit us from all over the state of Ohio and beyond.
** YOU MUST VISIT OUR MAGNIFICENT WEB SITE OR COME SEE US TO EXPERIENCE THE TRUE MAGIC OF PINE TREE BARN YEAR ROUND, AND ESPECIALLY AT CHRISTMAS!! **
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The Heritage Loft at Pine Tree Barn
The best in early american furniture and gifts
Category: Wooster Historic Site near Akron, Ohio
Description of this Akron area Attraction: Past the creaking, weathered heart-pine floors of the restored c.1868 bank barn, you are greeted by an old wooden staircase leading to what was, in days long past, the barn's original hayloft. Ascending this staircase, the hand-pegged beams and hand-hewn timbers whisper of a simpler time...before the "Industrial Revolution". A time when hearts and hands were the machines of industry... Now home to the Heritage Loft, this warm and cozy space is a treasure trove, offering nearly 4,000 square feet of the Country's finest reproduction 18th century home furnishings and accessories.
The Heritage Loft features a vast selection of the very best names in 18th Century furniture, crafted by hand in tiger maple, cherry and pine. Period accessories and crafts by the best local, Ohio and nationally recognized craftsmen and women. And an unparalleled selection of resources for those interested in period furnishings and decoration - fabrics, paints, wall coverings and more.
A sampling of artisans includes D.R. Dimes, J.L. Treharn, Stephen Plaud, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Folk, Mike Benner, and Amanda Wilder Collection.
** YOU MUST VISIT OUR MAGNIFICENT WEB SITE OR COME SEE US TO EXPERIENCE THE TRUE MAGIC OF PINE TREE BARN'S HERITAGE LOFT!! **
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The Housley House Bed and Breakfast
1883 Victorian Italianate Home built by R.A. Housley
Category: Grand Rapids Historic Site in Ohio
Description of this Ohio Attraction: The Housley House Bed and Breakfast is a moment spent today, in yesterday's world. Be our guest and enjoy stepping back in time as you open the doors with the antique door "bell" and set your eyes on the beautiful imported wallpaper from England, original marble fireplace and antique mirrors of the historical times of the 1800's.
The Dillin Room is complete with the queen size feather bed, TV, DVD, Wireless Computer, view of the magestic Maumee River, private bathroom w/2 person shower and 2 person jacuzzi. Warm homemade cookies await your arrival, wine-tasting daily, a sweet before bed and a 4 course gourmet breakfast each and every morning at the time and location of your choice. The Dillin Room is just one of the 4 beautiful rooms for you to choose from. Room Rates range from 75.00 to 225.00 but our 2009 SPECIAL marks the rooms down when you spend more than 1 night to a range of 75.00 to 100.00/150.00 a night. Although the rooms and the house are beautiful and so is the English garden..........but the favorite spot for all visitors is the front extended porch that is filled with rocking chairs and the favorite antique wicker swing that overlooks the main street of Grand Rapids, the beautiful river and all the activity going on in the small quaint Grand Rapids, ohio.
This home was just one of their projects in the quaint historical Grand Rapids, Ohio. Their vision is still living as you walk through the many quaint shops of antiques, boutiques and much much more! Please visit us at www.thehousleyhouse.com
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The Madog Center for Welsh Studies
Welsh-American History
Category: Rio Grande Museum near Gallipolis, Ohio
Description of this Gallipolis area Attraction: The Madog Center for Welsh Studies is an outgrowth of the early Welsh-American settlements that have surrounded the University of Rio Grande for nearly 200 years. The mission of the Center is to support the scholarly study of Welsh and Welsh-American culture, history, arts and humantities in North America, through language, music, art, literature, film and drama. The Center has strong links with Wales and offers Rio students the chance to study in Wales, at the Trinity College, Carmarthen.
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Toy & Doll Museum
Antique Toys & Dolls
Category: Marietta Museum in Ohio
Description of this Ohio Attraction: Located in historic Harmar next to the old Harmar Station Train Museum (Now Closed at 206 Gilman Street, the Museum provide a glimpse into the past of what entertained and educated children in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Museum features:
Unique dollhouses, stores, and offices furnished to their respective periods.
Antique metal banks that were both entertaining and taught thriftiness.
A reproduction carousel horse that represents a gentler time of county fairs, cotton candy, lemon fizzes and ice cream on summer nights. Collections of Teddy Bears, Dolls Games and Beloved Old Toys. Newest feature includes a Circus Room with a collection of miniature circus items, animals, wagons, trains, tents, and several circus diaramas.
Hours: 1:00 - 4:00 Fridays & Saturdays
Admission: $3.00 Adults; $1.00 Children; $5.00 for a family
Group Tours can be arranged at any time with prior notice. To schedule a tour please contact : 740-373-2848 - Mrs Rinesmith
blee2@charter.net - Email
206 Gilman Street, Marietta, OH, 45750
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Wade & Gatton Nurseries
Botanical Garden, Nursery and Garden Center
Category: Bellville Botanical Garden in Ohio
Description of this Ohio Attraction: We have one of the largest Hosta Collections in the State of Ohio. Several acres of intensely planted perennials, are well labeled and displayed in attractively designed beds and grassy walkways. We have over 3,000 varieties of Hostas; 2,000 varieties of Daylilies, multiple varieties of Daffodils, Peonies, and over 5,000 common, unusual and rare vareities of shade, ornamental and evergreen trees; along with flowering shrubs, vines, groundcovers, perennials, etc. We are open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Saturday. Large groups are accomodated for tours through our Botanical Gardens with reservations. Centrally located between Cleveland and Columbus (65 miles North of Columbus; 70 miles South of Cleveland), just 20 minutes off of Interstate 71.
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Western Reserve Touring Co., Inc. Local Tours
Tours of covered bridges, wineries, local history
Category: Jefferson Tour in Ohio
Description of this Ohio Attraction: For 19 years, WRTC has been the premier Receptive Tour Operator in Ashtabula County. We plan customized group tours by van or motor coach in the Western Reserve of Ohio for one or two days and plan meals and activities for Reunions, Weddings, Anniversaries, Spouse programs, and conventions. Our Western Reserve Wine Trails specializes in memorable events at local wineries. We also provide step-on guide services for pre-arranged tours in Ashtabula County. Families, and special groups love our interactive tours to local wineries, covered bridges, historical and cultural sites and museums. Some of our guides are descendants of founding families in the Western Reserve and can be requested for historical narratives during the tour. Please visit our web site for more detailed and updated information on our packaged tours or for custom tours. We are looking forward to planning your visit to the Western Reserve of Ohio.
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