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2008 Knox County Visitors Guide
It is with great pleasure that we bring to you the 2008 edition of the Knox County Visitors Guide magazine. This is our 13th annual edition of this informative and detailed visitor magazine and marks the 18th year for the Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB). Since the magazine’s creation in 1996, the CVB has distributed over 820,000 copies of this magazine.
Family fun abounds in Knox County! We have three officially designated Ohio ByWays (Wally Road, US 62, and SR 514) in the northeastern part of the county. The Mohican River became our second to receive State Scenic River status. And the Kokosing was selected (2006) as Ohio’s first official “Water Trail.” We also have seen progress on the opening of additional portions of the Heart of Ohio Trail, our third rec trail. Plus, we have many other exciting opportunities— camping in our funsites, fishing in our lakes and rivers, canoeing, great golfing, stimulating jogging, the best dining, exciting biking . . . All of this combined is KnoxWays!
Come and celebrate with us — celebrate our history, our heritage, our lives as Americans. We invite you to participate in our stimulating events and to visit our profound attractions as we remember the sacred values that we cherish in America. It’s “Real People” that defines these important attributes of any community. These Real People live in Knox County, Ohio!
If you need current up-to-date scheduling or visitor information, please go to our website at www.VisitKnoxOhio.org, call 1-800-837-5282 or (740) 392-6102, or stop by our offices at 107 South Main Street in downtown Mount Vernon, open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thank you for your interest in Knox County. And remember, “Old times here are not forgotten . . .”
Pat Crow, Executive Director
Table of Contents
This guide is available in pdf format only, and is divided into 11 files. Click on a page number below. Please email us if you would like a copy of our visitors guide mailed to you.
| Antiques & Collectibles .................................................... | 65 |
| Apple Valley .................................................................... | 54 |
| Area Parks ...................................................................... | 14 |
| B&O Depot ..................................................................... | 63 |
| Brown Family Environmental Center ................................. | 45 |
| Calendar of Events ........................................................... | 4 |
| Camping .......................................................................... | 20 |
| Centerburg ....................................................................... | 52 |
| Central Ohio Technical College ........................................ | 47 |
| Chautauqua Series ........................................................... | 42 |
| Children’s Garden ............................................................ | 64 |
| Christmas Parade & Walk ................................................ | 32 |
| Creative Crafters .............................................................. | 60 |
| Dan Emmett ..................................................................... | 62 |
| Danville ............................................................................ | 48-49 |
| Downtown Mount Vernon ................................................ | 31 |
| Eastern Knox County ....................................................... | 53 |
| Festivals ........................................................................... | 58-59 |
| Farmer’s Market .............................................................. | 40 |
| First Fridays ..................................................................... | 37 |
| Fredericktown ................................................................. | 46 |
| Gambier ........................................................................... | 44-45 |
| Golf Courses .................................................................... | 11 |
| Great Mohican Indian Pow-Wow ..................................... | 18 |
| Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure .......................................... | 27 |
| Heart of Ohio Tour .......................................................... | 6 |
| Hiawatha Water Park ....................................................... | 13 |
| Kenyon College ............................................................... | 43 |
| Knox County Agriculture Museum .................................... | 51 |
| Knox County Fair ............................................................ | 56 |
| Knox County Historical Society Museum .......................... | 7 |
| Knox County Park District ............................................... | 21 |
| KnoxWays ...................................................................... | 8-10, 11-18, 19-21 |
| Kokosing Lake Wildlife Area ........................................... | 46 |
| Licking County ................................................................ | 57 |
| Lodging ............................................................................ | 28-30 |
| Maps ............................................................................... | 33-36 |
| Mohican Country .............................................................. | 17-18, 19 |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University .................................. | 41 |
| New Testament Stone Garden .......................................... | 55 |
| Rails to Trails ................................................................... | 10 |
| Ramser Arboretum ........................................................... | 12 |
| Religion ............................................................................ | 38 |
| Restaurants ...................................................................... | 23-26 |
| Scenic Water Ways .......................................................... | 15 |
| Serendipity Farm .............................................................. | 22 |
| Wally Road Scenic Byway ............................................... | 16 |
| Wolf Run Park ................................................................. | 9 |
| The Woodward Opera House .......................................... | 61 |
Knox County Commissioners
Tom McLarnan, Allen Stockberger, Bob Wise
Knox County Convention & Visitor Bureau Board of Trustees:
Julie Chester, CVB Vice Chairperson — Fredericktown Tomato Show
Mike Cheek — Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bill Conrad — Wally Road Byway
Luconda Dager — Velvet Ice Cream
Bob Dile — Mayor, Village of Danville
Tom Dvorak — Russell-Cooper House
Tera Gore — Kenyon Inn
Larry Grindle, CVB Treasurer — Zelkowitz, Barry & Cullers
Jim Ingerham —Knox Township Trustees & Clerk’s Association
Denny Irwin — Knox County Fair Board
Chuck Kindel — Woodward Development Corporation
Liz Lutwick — Mount Vernon News
Thomas McLarnan — Knox County Commissioners
Tom Metcalf — The Alcove Restaurant
Richard Morey — Knox County Agricultural Museum
Gloria Parsisson —Heart of Ohio Trail
Susan Ramser — Ramser Arboretum
Marcia L. Rine — Holiday Inn Express
Margaret Ann Ruhl — Knox County Auditor
Matt Starr, CVB Chairperson —IConn Innovative Connections
Wally Thomen —Centerburg Oldtime Farm Festival
Burt Hanson — City of Mount Vernon
Ken Wobbecke — Mohican Wilderness
For more information contact the
Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau:
1-800-837-5282 or 740-392-6102
107 South Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050
info@visitknoxohio.org
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