Category Archives: Town Festival

A festival basically set as a town celebration. The theme or focus doesn’t stem much further than that.

8.) Plain City Heritage Days – May 18, 2013

It’s not often that I find a festival with a strong Amish influence, even when located in Amish-populated areas.

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55.) Barnesville Pumpkin Festival – September 30, 2012

  You should never assume the size of a festival by the size of the town.  Visits to festivals in Waynesville and Circleville helped put aside that type of thinking.

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46.) Giant Fest – Seville – September 15, 2012

Martin Van Buren Bates was born in Letcher County, KY in 1837, born a normal-sized baby to normal-sized parents and living the first few years of his life…well… …normally.

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43.) North Royalton Community Festival – August 25, 2012

When I arrived at Royalton and Ridge Roads for the North Royalton Community Festival, I was faced with an interesting problem… …where was a festival goer supposed to park?

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40.) Olmsted Heritage Days – Olmsted Falls – August 19, 2012

If you’ve ever been to Grand Pacific Junction in Olmsted Falls… …not only should you recognize this stationary train…

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37.) Swanton Corn Festival – August 18, 2012

Before going to a festival, I try to do as little research as possible. That way, I can appreciate the festival as if I happened upon it, making my impressions more natural and preventing disappointments created from my own expectations.

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36.) Deshler Corn City Festival – August 18, 2012

In 1870, John Deshler made the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad an offer that they couldn’t refuse… …donated land for them to lay their tracks.

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34.) Independence Home Days – August 4, 2012

In 1912, a group of women in Independence, Ohio got together and decided to have a high school reunion for women who graduated before 1900.

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32.) Eastlake Riverfest – August 4, 2012

Eastlake is the “Crown Jewel of Lake County” and where you can find the Lake County Captains minor league team, the Boulevard of 500 Flags Memorial, the First Energy generating plant that shut down and led to the Northeast Blackout … Continue reading

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27.) Strongsville Homecoming Festival – July 21, 2012

Under Strongsville’s water tower where Ziggy creator Tom Wilson was hoisted up to paint (and sign) his creation…

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