FEBRUARY

ARCTIC ICE FESTIVAL
(Admission: Most activities free, $1/Maritime Museum, $5/Underground Railroad Trolley Tour, $1/ice skating program) 

• When: February 9 & 10, 2008

• Location: Sandusky Sailing Club, Battery Park and the Sandusky Maritime Museum, Downtown Sandusky, Ohio

• 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.

CABIN FEVER ARTS FESTIVAL
(Admission: free, donations welcome) 

• When: Last Saturday every February (February 23, 2008)

• Location: Appalachian Gateway Center on the south campus of Southern State Community College,
  12681 US Route 62, Sardinia, OH 45171 

• 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!

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CHOCOLATE IS FOR LOVERS WINE TRAIL
(Admission: $40/Couple, $30/Single) 

• When: January 25 & 26 and February 1& 2, 8 & 9, 2008

• Locations: Wineries from Cleveland to Sandusky

• 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)

• When: Saturdays and Sundays 1-4 PM,  November, December,  March and April and by appointment only in January and February

• Location: Heritage Hall Museum, 169 East Church Street, Marion Ohio 43302

• Phone: 740-387-4255

• 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!

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ICE FESTIVAL in  Medina

(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. 

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LIMA MID-WINTER POWWOW
(Admission:  Adults - $5.00;  Age 5-12 – $3.00;  Over age 62 – $3.00;  Under age 5 – Free)

• When:  Saturday, February 16 and Sunday, February 17, 2008

• Location:  The Holiday Inn 419-222-0004 in Lima, OH

• Phone:  Larry Grigsby at 513-398-7441

The 6^th 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) 

• When: Sleigh rides are available evening and weekends through February

• Where: Main Market Road, (State Route 422), Troy Township, Ohio

• 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  

• When: February 2, 2008 

• Location: Merry-Go-Round Museum, 301 Jackson St. in Sandusky, Ohio 44870 

• Phone: 419-626-6111 

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.