Just beyond the entrance gates of the Century Village Museum… …as the fifes and drums remembered Johnny (Crooked River Fife and Drums)… …19th century men chatted in the shade… …young Union solders set up a rifle pyramid… …and cannon operations were demonstrated strictly through gestures and explanation – no actual gun powder or fire. This was The Civil War Encampment… …
3.) Testicle Festival Review – Tiro – May 12, 2017
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I’ve been to the Testicle Festival once before in 2013. To read that experience and learn the festival’s history, please go to https://ohiofestivals.net/4-tiro-testicle-festival-may-19-2013/ ******************** It was a beautiful Friday evening at the Tiro Tavern… …perfect for heading around back… …and celebrating their annual Testicle Festival. After a quick visit inside the tavern for wristbands and beer tickets… …festival …
6.) Port Clinton Walleye Festival Review – May 25, 2015
Author’s Note: I first visited the Port Clinton Walleye Festival in 2010 right after a huge rainstorm washed out most of the festival goers. If you want to read that review, you can go to https://ohiofestivals.net/8-the-port-clinton-walleye-festival-may-31-2010/ ******************** With my mom and Max, I headed back up to Port Clinton… …the Walleye Capital of the World…
18.) Toast of Ohio Wine Festival Review – Sandusky – July 26, 2014
For the first time, I didn’t head to the Merry-Go-Round Museum… …to ride the carrousel…
11.) Berea’s National Rib Cook-Off Review – May 24, 2014
Deep within the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds…
13.) Banana Split Festival Review – Wilmington – June 8, 2013
In the winter of 1907, Ernest R. Hazard, owner of Hazard’s Restaurant, needed a way to lure in the students from nearby Wilmington College.
7.) Moonshine Festival Review – New Straitsville – May 25, 2012
The village of New Straitsville was founded in 1870 by the New Straitsville Mining Company in order to provide housing for its workers.
62.) Yellow Springs Street Fair Review – October 8, 2011
Founded in 1825, the village of Yellow Springs was named after a nearby natural spring thought to possess healing properties (it was rich in iron ore, which left a yellow-orange color on surrounding rock).
21.) Riverfront Irish Festival Review – Cuyahoga Falls – June 12, 2011
Back in 2009, I went to Ireland to spend a few days in Dublin and a week around the great island’s bed and breakfasts in cute little towns. It was a great journey! In fact, it was such a great journey that my travel bug didn’t want to stop when I returned to Ohio… …so I began coddling it with …
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