The Maria Stein County Fest takes place at the Shrine of the Holy Relics and offers a great variety of activities and entertainment. Try the turtle soup! 2026 DATE: June 26-28, 2026Location: Mary Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics2291 St. Johns RdMaria Stein, OH 45860Website: https://www.facebook.com/mscountryfest **** This post documents … Read more
The Houston Community Classic Festival is a community festival where local groups and churches are involved in the food, games and activities. 2024 DATE: August 3, 2024Location: Houston High School5300 Houston RdHouston, OH 45333Website: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064348375006 **** This post documents my experience on June 24, 2017. It was a little after … Read more
The Rail Festival takes place at Carillon Park and offers model train displays, miniature train rides, vendors, food and more. 2026 DATE: June 27-28, 2026Location: Carillon Historical Park1000 Carillon BlvdDayton, OH 45409Website: https://railfestival.com/ **** This post documents my experience on June 24, 2017. It was a beautiful day at Carillon … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 10, 2017, before it moved to the new Oberlin Underground Railroad Center. To read my 2024 experience, go to https://ohiofestivals.net/oberlin-juneteenth/ To read my previous visit to Oberlin’s Juneteenth, you can go HERE. ******************** I returned to Oberlin’s Tappan Square, where booths were set … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 3, 2017. AUTHOR’S NOTE: I’ve been to the Hessler Street Fair once before in 2011. To read that experience and learn the festival’s history, please go to https://ohiofestivals.net/15-hessler-street-fair-cleveland-may-22-2011/ ******************** After 6 years, I finally got back to the Hessler Street Fair… …where this … Read more
This weekend, I headed up to Toronto, Ontario to visit friends… …and help Canada celebrate her 150th birthday. To better explore the city, we took advantage of Doors Open Toronto… …where 150 sites around Toronto (City Hall)… …were open to the public (Design Exchange – the original stock exchange trading … Read more
The Tiro Testicle Festival is fun tradition that began when a local farmer and the original tavern owner made use of the harvest from the springtime castration. This festival traditionally brings in a lot of bikers and anyone with an adventurous palate and a sense of humor. Along with live … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This experience was thanks to the people of the Lakehouse Inn, where I was treated as a guest. All meals at the Crosswinds Grille and my stay at the Lakehouse Inn were complimentary. ******************** On a late April morning, I drove down Geneva-on the Lake’s summertime strip… …where … Read more
I was recently invited to meet the fine people behind Cleveland’s glorious mustards, Bertman Foods… …at The Proper Pig Smokehouse (Lakewood) for some small talk and eats. This was a quickly accepted invitation, as I’ve been wanting to try the food at The Proper Pig for some time, having seen … Read more