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Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival – Urbana, Ohio – My Experience

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

2010 Woollybear Festival – Vermilion, Ohio – My Experience

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

Lake County Perch Fest – Fairport Harbor, Ohio – My Experience

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

Rarden Whitetail Deer Festival – Rarden, Ohio – My Experience

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

Perch, Peach, Pierogi and Polka Festival – Port Clinton, Ohio – My Experience

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