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Who Doesn’t Love to Eat?I admit it. I love food. I tried a diet once or twice.

Maybe even three times. Didn’t like it. Choose notto try it again.

I’ve learned, however, that eating healthy is a dif-ferent topic entirely. I feel better and I’m happierwhen I make wise choices about what I eat. Thatdoesn’t mean I can’t go and have loads of fun withthe rest of them.

This month’s special feature is“Fabulous Foodie Fun. And believeme, there are some fantastic food - re-lated activities going on out there inOhio!

Any time you can blend a meal withanother activity, you’ve got double thefun. Right? For instance, have you evereaten a picnic in a covered bridge? Get

ready because we can do it in Ohio. See page 9 for thedetails. Now what in the world is a “moveable” feast?See page 10 for find out. And what do leaves and lobsterhave in common? Find out on page 8.

It’s harvest time in Ohio and time for celebrations. Fes-tivals named after the produce are as numerous as thealphabet. To name only a few, there is the Corn Festivalin Wilmington (P. 14), Melon Festival in Milan (P. 37)and Apples (Johnny Appleseed Fest) in Lisbon (P. 20) Allhave scheduled fun activities for members of the wholefamily to enjoy while eating the delicious fruits of thefarmer’s labor. Even if a festival isn’t named after a food,there’s sure to be delicious entrees served at the gather-ing. After all, what is a festival or fair with out cottoncandy, elephant ears, a corndog or a candied apple?

Let’s not forget the television celebrities we watch forcooking advice or new menu ideas. Some are comingright here to Ohio to share their expertise at the annualFabulous Food Show in Cleveland. Get a quick pre-view on who’s coming on page 16. Last, but cer-tainly not least, there’s the popular tailgate partiesbefore the big game and my grandkids are ready.See them on our cover and the article on page 6.

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Places to Go:

Arts in the Alley 12Art in Ashland 13Corn Festival 14 Johnny Appleseed Festival 20Fall Festival 24Ashland Fair 28

Special Features

Fabulous Food Fun Throughout

Things to Do:

Dine on the Bridge 8-9Taste of Hudson 15Pioneer Days 18Run in the Mud 21

People to See:

Charlie Daniels 29Food Channel Celebrities 16

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GENEVA - A taste of Ohiowines event is to boast the harvest season at FerranteWinery and Ristorante. Sit back and relax while youfeast on Chef Nina's Delectable 3 Course Meal.

September is celebrated as the month of Lobsterand Leaves. So join in the fun on Sunday, Sept. 13 asthe Sixth Annual event takes places. The afternoonbegins by sampling the famous homemade stuffedgrape leaves. Soon to follow Is a Lobster Tail pairedwith a petite filet and served with a medley ofroasted root vegetables. Then finish your dinnerwith their Special Harvest Dessert!

Enjoy live entertainment from 1:30 - 5 pm. by StanMiller. Stan Miller has developed his own particularbrand of “Cool Jazz” which fans throughout North-east Ohio and Western PA have grown to love. Heperforms at weddings, parties, nightclubs, countryclubs, and special events.

Call The Winery for additional details...Pre-PaidReservations ONLY! Price is $36.99 per person plustax and gratuity. All reservations are non-refund-able.

Seating is limited and reservations fill up quickly!So call 440-466-8466 and make yours today.

The Ferrante Family has been making wine since1937 when Nicholas and Anna Ferrante started the

original winery in the Collinwood area of Cleveland.It is the combination of the Grand River Appellationand the tempering climate associated with the south-ern shore of Lake Erie that provides the opportunityto present you with World-Class wines.

Lobster & Leaves

What's Nearby0 - 1 MileDeer's Leap Winery (Destination)Covered Bridge Trolley Tour & Cavatelli Dinner

1 - 5 MilesHarpersfield Vineyard (Destination)Laurello Vineyards (Destination)Old Mill Winery & Restaurant (Destination)Tannebaum Wine Trail (Event)Fall Frolic (Event)

5 - 15 MilesPioneer Waterland & Dry Fun Park (Destination)Morgan Swamp Nature Preserve (Destination)Ashtabula County Convention & Visitors Bu-

reau (Destination)Eagle Cliff Inn Bed & Breakfast, Suites & Cot-

tages (Destination)Maple Ridge Vineyard

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MARYSVILLE – The annualCovered Bridge & BluegrassFestival is quickly approach-ing. Just 30 minutes fromdowntown Columbus and 90minutes from Dayton, this is afamily-friendly festival youwon’t want to miss.

On Friday evening, Septem-ber 18, a Sunset Dinner on thePottersburg Bridge sets thestage for this year’s festival. Achef will prepare a five coursemeal serving guests on thebridge. Seats are limited andreservations are required forthis unique dining experience.

Seven excellent bluegrass andfolk bands will perform through-out the festival. Other activities in-clude an ice cream social on thebridge, a church service, arts,crafts, shopping, antiques, andwagon rides plus much morethroughout the festive weekendfrom September 18 – 20, 2015. Theevent officially kicks off on Satur-day, September 19. This fascinat-ing festival and its unique settinghave attracted folks throughoutOhio year after year. It is now cel-ebrating its 8th anniversary. Ad-mission to the festival is $5 (kids12 and under are free) – good forthe entire weekend.

The beautiful Pottersburg Cov-ered Bridge hosts The CoveredBridge Bluegrass Festival on Sat-urday, September 19 and Sunday,September 20, 2015. The historicbridge sits at the end of NorthLewisburg’s multi-purpose trail.Corn fields and woods surroundthe bridge creating a serene, rural

location for the festival.Union County Chamber &

Tourism Director, Tina Knotts,says the fest is known as a family-friendly event and that it takes afull day to see and do all that is of-fered.

“From breakfast on the bridgeSaturday morning to tours ofbridges in the country to the mar-ketplace with crafts and antiques,plus seven bluegrass and folkbands playing throughout the fes-tival, most families will make aday of it at the event.” Knotts said.

While adults enjoy the musicand history, children’s activitieswill include a petting zoo, demon-strations from historical reenac-tors, horse drawn wagon rides,seeing a flock of sheep and more.

After breakfast on the bridge,families can attend a canvas classtaught by a member of theMarysville Art League. In light ofthe festival’s theme, participantsin the class will learn step by stephow to paint a covered bridge.Reservations and a fee apply to

this class. Visitors can thenshop in the merchant area,watch demonstrations in thedemo tent, listen to story-telling, or take a coveredbridge and scenic byway tour.The guided tours are an excel-lent way to take in the sights ofUnion County.

Guests can also listen to anexcellent lineup of musicartists. Saturday’s music lineupincludes One More Time StringBand, Daniel Dye and theMiller Road Band, and BlackDiamond. Be sure to stay for

the Saturday night Concert on theBridge performed by Sugar CreekBluegrass with Bill Purk. SugarCreek Bluegrass is an energeticyoung group of siblings who havebeen performing together since2012. Concert tickets are $15 at thebridge or $12 presale. The festivi-ties continue on Sunday with cof-fee and a church service on thebridge, an ice cream social, moremusic by bluegrass artists, and arepeat of Saturday’s activities,shopping, and vendors.

For more information about thefestival, sponsorship opportuni-ties, dinner on the bridge reserva-tions, or Saturday concert ticketinformation, call the UnionCounty Convention and Visitor’sBureau at 937-642-6279 or [email protected]. ThePottersburg Bridge is located at17141 Inskeep-Cratty Road inNorth Lewisburg, Ohio 43060.More information including a de-tailed festival schedule are atwww.coveredbridgefestival.com.

Things to Do:

Dining on the Bridge

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ASHLAND – Ashland Uni-versity’s Coburn Gallery willhost an exhibition titled “ThePower of the Press” that willfeature a selection of sociallyand politically themed printsby celebrated artists KätheKollwitz, Honoré Daumierand Francisco Goya from theAshland University collectioncurated by AU Associate Pro-fessor Dr. Wendy Schaller.

The exhibition runs throughOct. 31. Embracing the socialfunction of art, these outspo-ken artists used biting satireand powerful emotional ex-pression, not only to addressthe human condition of theirtimes, but to challenge politi-cal authority and counter so-cial inequality.

The National Juried Exhibi-tion “Power of the Press” in-cludes 20 artworks from 16artists from across the UnitedStates. The juror was Liz Mau-gans, one of Zygote Press’ co-founders and managingdirectors. She is a native ofOhio who received her Masterof Fine Arts in Printmakingfrom Cranbrook Academy ofArt in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

On Sept. 19, the CoburnGallery will host two events:

-- a “Printmaking Work-shop” with Keith Dull for ages16 and over. This is the perfectopportunity to become ac-

quainted with a variety ofprintmaking tech- niques.Dull, who teaches printmak-ing at AU, will providedemonstrations on copperplate etching and poly- esterplate lithography, andlinoleum relief printing thatwill be followed by an oppor-tunity for participants todraw, process and print theirown image using one of thesetechniques. The workshop isfrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a$30 fee that includes all mate-rials.

On Oct. 8, the Coburn willhost Artist and Activist TraciMolloy for a public lecture at

Ashland University at 7 p.m.in Dauch College RidenourRoom and on Oct. 9, Molloywill work with students andcommunity members on a so-cially conscious art project ex-ploring the theme of Bullying.

Molloy has worked withyouth who lost a parent on9/11 through AmericanCamps, with refugees at theCenter for Grieving Children'sMulticultural Program. Formore information, visitwww.ashland.edu/coburn-gallery. The Coburn Gallery isopen from 12 to 5 p.m. Mon-day through Friday and 12 to4 p.m. Saturday/Sunday.

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Submitted by Sebbie StamperClinton Cty CVB

WILMINGTON-The 38th annualClinton CountyCorn Festival willonce again bringalive the sights,sounds, smells, andtastes of a bygoneera. A festival forthe entire family,the emphasis of thisevent is the deep-rooted agriculturalheritage of the community, andthe fun begins with the blowing ofthe steam whistle, reminding allwithin its sound that it's that spe-cial time of year again.

On Saturday, witness the mile-long parade of antique tractorsthrough downtown Wilmingtonas the Corn Festival Parade givesyou a glimpse of the rural flavorof small-town U.S.A. Completewith floats, bands, and commu-nity members, "King Corn", thenumber one cash crop in ClintonCounty, is paid special tribute.

At the festival you can feel the

rumble of an 80+-year-old, 200horsepower dieselengine, or get aclose-up look atover 300 antiquetractors, other an-tique powerequipment such aswindmills, stonecrushers, wheatthrashers, andcorn shellers, andthe list goes onand on. Come forthe country cook-

ing, or browse the displays of an-tiques, crafts, and demonstrationsof life on the farm as it used to be.A full schedule of live music in-cludes country, gospel, and blue-grass. The festival also features aquilt show, an antique car showand cruise-in and a horse pullingcontest. There is even a CornOlympics on Saturday evening, ahilarious competition set to a spe-cial theme. Watch as local corpora-tions and service organizationscompete in the "Hog Calling Con-test," the "Outhouse Race," theoutrageous "Obstacle Course,"

and more. The festival hours are Friday,

noon to 11 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m.to 11 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 5p.m. The cost of admission is $4per adult; children 12 and underare free. A weekend pass can bepurchased for $7.

The Clinton County Corn Festi-val is put on by the AntiquePower Club of Clinton County,Inc.. the first in 1973. The showthen moved to the Clinton CountyFairgrounds in 1974 where it grewto include demonstrations ofwheat threshing, corn shredding,baling, and sorghum making.Then over 125 antique cars, trac-tors, steam engines, and other ma-chinery were added.

In 1978, the event was officiallynamed the Clinton County CornFestival and a family friendly for-mat was embraced, adding a fleamarket, antiques, food conces-sions, crafts, games, and a varietyof demonstrations. The festivalcontinues to grow year after year,and is considered the biggest andbest show of its kind, drawing at-tendees from many Ohio countiesand several states.

SEPTEMBER 11-13

Join us for ~

Pioneer Days Put a little “past” in your present!

FRONTIERSMEN

DEMONSTRATING PIONEER

CRAFTSPEOPLE

AMERICAN REV. & CIVIL WAR CAMPS

Ben Franklin ~ Abe Lincoln

Col. Wm. Crawford

John C. Fre’mont ~ Noah Webster ~ U.S. Grant

ONE-ROOM SCHOOL SESSIONS

KIDS’ ACTIVITIES

SUTLERS - MUSIC - FOOD - - -

Admission: $6/Adults

$4 / Children ages 6-12

Ages 5 and under Free

Plenty of free parking

HISTORIC LYME

VILLAGE

5001 St. Rt. 4 (4 miles south of Ohio Turnpike Exit 110)

BELLEVUE OH 44811 419-483-4949

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September 12 & 13

10 am – 5 pm

BELLEVUE = Put a little past inyour present. Catch a glimpse oflife in the 1800s and 1700s whenyou join in the fun of HeritageDays at Historic Lyme Village.The buildings and atmosphere atthe village normally depict life inthe Firelands from the arrival ofthe first settlers in the early1800s. Re-enactors, demonstrat-ing craftspeople, sutlers, musi-cians, . . . will engage, inform,and inspire an appreciation andlove of history.

Learn how people lived andworked. Peak inside the coveredwagon. Step inside a tipi. Thebasket maker, blacksmith, broommaker, harness maker, spinners,weavers,… will be demonstrat-ing their trades. Richland Co.Museum members will be cook-ing on the open hearth in theSchriner Log House. Strollthrough the camps of frontiers-men, Colonel Crawford’s Co.(Rev. War), Settlers of Yesteryear,and the Civil War camps of the5th Ohio Ind. Battery, and Tay-lor’s Battery.

Visit with Ben & DeborahFranklin, Abe & Mary Lincoln,Col. Wm. Crawford, Capt. JohnC. Fre’mont, Noah Webster, Jack& Elisbeth Hinson, and Lt. Gen.U.S. Grant.

Tap your feet to the music ofBrad Kepler, The Great LakesMinstrel, and Rev. EdgarShelly’s Lyme Village Pioneers.The Christian Cloggers DanceTeam will perform on Saturday

and The Heart and Sole Cloggerson Sunday.

Children can try their hand attin-tapping, quill pen writing, . .attend one-room school sessionsand play old fashioned gameslike graces, stilts and hooprolling.

Tours of the 1882 Wright Man-sion are offered by the VictorianGuild for the benefit of the Man-sion Restoration Fund.$2/Adults, children 12 and underfree when accompanied by anadult.

The Post Mark Collectors ClubMuseum will be open. Localartist James Andrews will exhibitsome of his work in the Detter-man Log Church.

Forget the diet and enjoy a va-riety of homemade foods at theCarriage House Café. Treatyourself to Rick’s Home-madeIce Cream. Roasted nuts andpopcorn will be available at theGeneral Store. Shop off tradeblankets, at the General Store,from craftspeople and sutlers,and at the Village Gift Shop.

Historic Lyme Village depictslife in the Firelands from the ar-rival of the first settlers, in theearly 1800’s, to the early 1900’s.

Admission is $6/Adults,$4/Children ages 12-6, Ages 5and under free. There is plentyof free parking and FamilyFriendly Fun!

For more information, visit on-line at www.lymevillage.com orcall 419-483-4949.

Things to Do:

C e l e b r a t e H e r i t a g e D a y s

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ThingsToDo

Saturday Sept. 198 a.m. - 5K Run Registration (run begins at 9

a.m.) sponsored by Lisbon Touchdown Club9 a.m. -Queens Breakfast at New Lisbon Pres-

byterian Church sponsored by Estherlee Fence10 a.m. - Line up of parade 11 a.m.- Grand Parade – “Honoring the Lis-

bon Grange” trophies sponsored by Adult Pro-tective Services/Safe at Home

12:30 p.m. - Stage: Crowning of JAF Queen,Little Miss Appleblossom & Little Mr. Apple-bud (sponsored by the Lisbon Lions Club), ArtProject Winners, Junior High & Grade Schoolwinners, Chef’s Table, & Introductions of allVisiting Royalty

12 – 4 p.m. - Car Show Sponsored by and lo-cated at Elkton Auto Corral- located corner ofS. Jefferson St. & E. Lincoln Way

1– 1:30 p.m. - Stage Left Players 1:30 - 3:15 p.m.- “Tribute Band” 2 - 6 p.m.- Quaker Carvers Spinning demon-

stration “The Balloon Man” Local Artist JoeMorenz- all near the Gazebo

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. - Bettie Lee Dance Studio 4 p.m- Apple Pie Baking Contest /Gazebo 4:30 – 5 p.m.- McLaughlin Martial Arts demo7– 8 p.m. - Trinity Playhouse presents5 – 7:30 p.m.- “Borderline Band ” 7:30 – 8 p.m. - Country Line Dancers8:30 – 11:00 p.m. “Uptown Saturday Night”

Children’s Free Games located at 120 S. Mar-ket St both days- random times

Queens Scholarships for Runners Up Photography Show – hosted by “Camera

Club” – near Methodist ChurchJunior/Senior High Art Contest located in

Dashing Diva’sMcKinley Art Show/ McLaughlin Martial Arts

building S. Park Ave.Quilt Show hosted by The Keep You In

Stitches Quilt Group /at Train StationFood Vendors – Amusement Rides- Historic

Museums – Craft Tables – Dunk Tank – Com-mercial Vendors Apples …Dumplings….IceCream…Fritters…AppleButter…Cider…Fudge…Pie…and much, much more!

Sunday, Sept. 2011–11:45 a.m.- Church Service – Lisbon As-

sembly of God – Rev. Greg Pennington12:00-1:30p.m.“Gallivanter”1:30 – 2:30 p.m.- Pet Parade hosted by Human

Society of Col. Cty2:30 – 3 p.m.- Lisbon Community Chorus 2:15 – 5 p.m.- Pedal Tractor free contest for

children of all ages located on S. Jefferson St. 3 p.m. Ice Cream Eating Contest sponsored by

the Lisbon Grange located at picnic tables neargrandstand

3 – 5 p.m. “BreezeWay” 5:15 – 6 p.m. “On Being Frank” 6:15 – 8 p.m. “Pure Gold Band”

Schedule for Sept. 19-20Downtown historic Lisbon, Ohio

L ocated in East Central Ohio, CarrollCounty’s scenic vistas come alive with coloras autumn arrives with its red, oranges andgolds. Visitors are encouraged celebrate the

heritage of this rural county and to enjoy a festivalalmost every weekend from Labor Day through mid-October.

Sept. 12 is the date for the 12th annual “Dancing onthe Bridge” in Malvern. It is an all-day event that is afundraiser for community projects in the small vil-lage of Malvern. The free event includes entertain-ment, food and craft vendors, a car show, children’splay area, raffles and a beer garden. Jimmy & theSoulblazers will perform at 7 p.m. Check out theschedule at www.dancingonthebridge.net.

The Lake Mohawk Fall Festival and Craft Show isslated for Sept. 20 and features crafts, food and a skishow. The gated lake community is open to the pub-lic during the festival, which is held at the mainbeach area and clubhouse. It is a free event.

The 13th annual Scarecrows on the Square willtake place Saturday, Sept. 26, on Public Square indowntown Carrollton. This festive annual eventbrings area businesses and organizations together infriendly competition to construct imaginative scare-crows. The ‘crows will be on display through Oct. 19to greet visitors making the trip to the area.

The Village of Minerva will be bustling with activ-ity on Sept. 26. An Oktoberfest, featuring music,crafts and a beer garden, will be held noon-9 p.m. inMinerva Municipal Park, just off U.S. Route 30. Theevent will close with the showing of the documen-tary, “Minerva Monster,” which focuses on the sight-ing of a Bigfoot approximately 25 years ago.

Also planned Sept. 26-27 in Minerva is Stockersand Streeters’ On the Bricks Car Show. This two-dayevent draws nearly 100 vehicles each day lined upalong the village’s historic brick Market Street.

The 33nd annual Atwood Area Fall Festival will beheld Oct. 2-4 at the Atwood Lake Park, located on thewest side of Atwood Lake. The weekend celebrationhas everything from a Native American pow-wow toradio-controlled model planes. There will also behistorical reenactments, nature displays, arts andcrafts, contests, live music and a wide variety of en-tertainers throughout the weekend. Sunday will fea-ture a huge car show to finish out the weekend. Visitwww.atwoodfallfest.org.

The 45th annual Algonquin Mill Fall Festival willbe held, rain or shine, Oct. 9-11. This lively festival isset in a reconstructed pioneer village that is centeredaround an operational, steam-powered, 19th-centuryflour mill. The mill will be grinding wheat, corn andbuckwheat flours, which will all be for sale. The fes-tival is featured on the Bon Appétit Appalachia mapbecause of the food traditions that are carried on, in-cluding nine tons of cabbage made into sauerkraut,homemade bread in the wood-fired oven, apple but-ter, chili, bean soup and more. Time-honored crafts,skills and techniques are demonstrated throughoutthe weekend with many of the products available forpurchase. Visit www.carrollcountyohio.com/his-tory/mill/millfest.htm.

The 16th annual Steam Show at the Carroll CountyFairgrounds Oct. 16-18 completes the festival seasonin Carroll County. The weekend’s highlights includetractor pulls on Friday and Saturday nights with dis-plays of tractors and engines as well as a flea marketthroughout all three days. Sunday will have a gar-den tractor pull along with a car show.

Visitors are invited to come and stay at one of Car-roll County’s three chain hotels, Atwood Lake Re-sort, two bed and breakfasts, cabins orcampgrounds. Enjoy the local cuisine as you enjoyfestival season and that gorgeous fall foliage drivingtour.

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