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ARCTIC ICE FESTIVAL
(Admission: Most activities free,
$1/Maritime Museum, $5/Underground Railroad Trolley
Tour, $1/ice skating program)
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When: February 9 & 10, 2008
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Location: Sandusky Sailing Club, Battery Park and the
Sandusky Maritime Museum, Downtown Sandusky, Ohio
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Phone: 419-627-5886
Lake Erie in the winter? Bring your family for a fun and
educational day and see what can happen when it's cold outside. Ice boat races
will be held Saturday afternoon and afterwards, a speaker will present "The
History of Ice Boats." Also sledding and cross country skiing will take place at
Mills Creek Golf Course, ice skating and a soup cook-off will be downtown at
Erie
County
Senior
Center. The Underground Railroad Trolley Tour will depart from the Maritime Museum at 11 am,
Saturday. All events are weather permitting.
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When: Last Saturday every February (February 23, 2008)
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Location: Appalachian Gateway
Center on the south campus of Southern State Community College,
12681 US Route 62, Sardinia, OH 45171
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Phone: 937-587-2394 or
937-603-3128
Got Cabin Fever? Here's a cure. This will be the perfect event for the
individual or
entire family looking for a great excuse to get out of the house! The festival
will feature the presentation and sale of fine arts and crafts from members of
the Appalachian Artisans Guild and several juried guest artists. Stained glass,
wood furniture, Shaker boxes, wooden toys, watercolors, ceramics and lavender
gifts are just a few of the creative pieces that will be available from over 25
artists. The festival will feature several local musicians playing live,
traditional music. A new menu of tasty Appalachian style food will be available
throughout the day. In addition, door prizes, donated by the artist
participants, will be awarded!
Printout:
Cabin Fever Arts
Festival
CHOCOLATE IS FOR LOVERS WINE
TRAIL
(Admission: $40/Couple, $30/Single)
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When: January 25 & 26 and February 1& 2, 8 & 9,
2008
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Locations: Wineries from Cleveland to Sandusky
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Phone: 800-227-6972
Celebrate Valentine's Day with this self-driving tour by
traveling the shores of Lake Erie from Cleveland to Sandusky sampling wines.
Trail includes wine glasses as a gift at your starting winery. Receive two
samples and an appetizer at each stop.
Elvis Presley the "Original" American Idol
and the Fabulous Fifties and Sixties exhibits (Admission is $3
adults, $2 seniors, $1 children 6 and up)
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When: Saturdays and Sundays 1-4 PM, November, December,
March and April and by appointment only in January and February
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Location: Heritage Hall Museum, 169 East Church Street,
Marion Ohio 43302
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Phone: 740-387-4255
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Web address:
www.marionhistory.com
Visit the Marion County Historical Society museum Heritage
Hall and tour the “Elvis – the Original American Idol” and “The
Fabulous 50’s & 60’s” exhibits. Featured is a large collection of Elvis
memorabilia on loan to the Historical Society from the collection of Jon Daly
a local collector and president of the Elvis Memories Loop Fan Club as
well as a nostalgic trip down memory lane into the world of soda pop, early TV,
record albums, Howdy Doody and aluminum tumblers! Tours of the Wyandot
Popcorn Museum and the Marion County Historical Society's Warren G. Harding
collection are also included with admission to Heritage Hall.
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ICEFEST - in Hamilton
- When: February 1 - 2, 2008 (every
other year after that)
- Location: Hamilton, Ohio
- Phone:
513-895-3934
Animal
Kingdom on ice in Hamilton Ohio. See ice carving competitions, ice
sculptures of your favorite animals, many activities for all ages, and
even play putt-putt!
Printout:
Hamilton Ice Fest
(Admission
is Free)
- When: February 15 - 18, 2008
- Location: Medina, Ohio’s
public square
- Phone: 440-717-1940
Brrrrr. If you have “cabin
fever” and want to spend some time outside in the middle of a northeast Ohio
winter, you need to stop in the historic town square in Medina, Ohio for their
annual Ice Festival. There, you will see a small downtown seemingly from Norman
Rockwell painting. Even more, you will see beautiful artwork made from ice as
carvers compete in crafting ice sculptures. Don’t worry, there are plenty of
nice little shops to duck in and warm up a bit.
Printout:
Medina Ice Festival
LIMA MID-WINTER POWWOW
(Admission: Adults - $5.00; Age 5-12 – $3.00; Over age 62 – $3.00; Under age
5 – Free)
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When: Saturday,
February 16 and Sunday, February 17, 2008
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Location: The
Holiday Inn 419-222-0004 in Lima, OH
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Phone: Larry
Grigsby at 513-398-7441
The 6th Annual Lima Mid-Winter Powwow, by The Ohio Native Ancestral
Association, a non-profit organization registered with the State of Ohio, will
feature Native American arts, crafts, food,
dancing & singing. Public invited. All dancers welcome. Grand Entry:
Saturday - 1:00 & 6:00 p.m.; Sunday - 1:00 p.m.
MA & PA's HORSE-DRAWN SLEIGH
RIDES
(Adults
$20.00, Seniors $18.00, Children ages 11-16 $10, ages 5-10 $5, age 4 and younger
are free)
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When:
Sleigh rides are available evening and weekends through February
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Where:
Main Market Road, (State Route 422), Troy Township, Ohio
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Phone:
440-548-5521
How does
"Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh" sound? The excursion
begins at Ma and Pa's 1820's log cabin where you will find various rustic items
such as chainsaw carved bears, log furniture, hunting, fishing, and everything
for the rustic home. Then out into the woods one of their draft horses will pull
one of two old fashioned sleighs, wandering out into an open field where, during
the evening rides, the horses often stop so that guests can gaze up into the
star filled sky. When the trip has ended, visitors are welcomed back to the
cabin for hot chocolate or maple coffee and cookies baked by Ma herself!
MERRY-GO-MEMORIES
This exhibit will focus on
the personal connections community members and carousel enthusiasts have with
both merry-go-rounds and the animals that ride them. For children of every age,
carousels are intriguing, and memorable. Sharing a merry-go-round memory with a
grandparent, sibling, or parent can be the start of fond remembrances of times
past. “Memories” will take a personal look at carousels and their place in our
hearts and histories.
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