A festival where some type of critter takes the center stage.
2023 DATESSeptember 9, 2023September 16, 2023September 23, 2023 This post documents my experience on September 17, 2011. Freshwater Farms of Ohio was founded in 1986 by Dr. Dave Smith (marine science/nutritional sciences expert) and his father Dick (electrical engineer) when they converted a bankrupt chicken farm into an innovative fish farm … Read more
2023 Date: May 4-7, 2023This post documents my experience on May 7, 2011. Only a few days before going to the Vinton County Wild Turkey Festival, I was blessed with a wonderful vision… …of three wild turkeys on the side of the road (there’s only one in the pic)! I originally … Read more
Buzzard Sunday returns March 19, 2023. This post documents my experience on March 20, 2011. To the average English major, March 15, also known as the “Ides of March,” is remembered as a day of warning for Julius Caesar. Since he didn’t heed the warning, he was stabbed countless times, … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: There is an updated 2014 Review here – https://ohiofestivals.net/woollybear-festival-revisited/ This post documents my experience on September 26, 2010. ******************** Although Vermilion’s Woollybear Festival is similar to their June festival, Festival of the Fish… …in regards to vendors… …children’s activities… …entertainment… …and food… …the Woollybear Festival gets a lot more attention (and visitors) … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 12, 2010. Down the hill from the Marine Museum and Lighthouse… …the Lake County Perch Fest was underway in Fairport Harbor’s Lakefront Park. Consisting of a general vendor section (non fish-related products)…. …a large entertainment/dining tent… …and a children’s area… …the festival was a nice … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 11, 2010. East of Cincinnati, in the village of Rarden… …people were parking in the hills… …and congregating at Rarden Community Park… …where the Whitetail Deer Festival was taking place. But although there were plenty of children activities… …like inflatables, playgrounds… …and the … Read more
2023 DATE: September 8-9, 2023This post documents my experience on September 11, 2010. With a population of only 600, it’s impressive that the village of Lithopolis, just southeast of Columbus, would be able to pull off a successful honey festival – even with the assistance… …of thousands of bees. The village was … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I returned to this festival in 2019. You can read that experience at… https://ohiofestivals.net/perch-peach-pierogi-polka-festival/ This post documents my experience on September 4, 2010. **** Over this Labor Day weekend, if you walked through downtown Port Clinton… …past the mural… …and Wylie Walleye… …you would have found the Perch, … Read more
This post documents my experience on August 22, 2010. For my 50th festival, I was hoping to do something local, laid back, and a little different than the other festivals I’ve been attending. So I went to Lorain’s Black River Landings, where the Community Animal Task Force was putting on their 2nd … Read more