May 5, 2021

Gearing up for the Festival Season

Tis the season for the smells of cotton candy, bourbon chicken, cheese on a stick and funnel cakes. Yes, you guessed it, it’s that festival time of year. The time we all have been waiting for, like the bear that hibernates for the winter and emerges to find nourishment to get him going for the […]

January 21, 2021

Make Your Summer Family Road Trip To Chillicothe Amazing

We are in the cold days of winter that has us all looking forward to warm temperatures, the blossoming flowers of spring, and towards the fun and excitement of summer. If your family is tired of the typical routine and the short days of winter are wearing you down, start planning your summer fun now! […]

December 15, 2020

What is the Magic of Christmas?

As a child, I believed!!!! I believed in Santa Clause, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. I believed baby Jesus was born in a manger and that at midnight on Christmas Eve, the animals could talk (thanks to a children’s show called “The Night the Animals Talked” from 1970). Christmas was always my favorite […]

November 9, 2020

There is Always Something to be Thankful for…

As Halloween decorations empty off the shelves and Christmas merchandise replaces them, it seems that the old turkey gobbler and Thanksgiving was forgotten. What are your plans for Thanksgiving? As children, we learned about the first meal shared at Plymouth Colony where Pilgrims invited Indians to join hands and gave thanks for the bountiful “autumn […]

October 15, 2020

Fall Colors are Peaking

Autumn has definitely arrived in Ross County. The morning air can be a little chillier but with the season change, the leaves are providing a beautiful backdrop to the countryside. The latest Fall Color Update from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources reflect that all five of the State Parks in Ross County are near […]

October 14, 2020

Chillicothe Halloween Festival

Everyone has a favorite holiday or time of year. Some enjoy the twinkling lights of Christmas, the blossoming flowers of spring, the way the night lights up on the 4th of July and for some of us….well we love everything Halloween! Halloween evolved from the ancient Celtic holiday Samhain. At the end of summer, the […]

October 4, 2019

Halloween Fun

The summer heat has subsided and the cooler air brings along the fun of the fall season. Along with the changing of leaves and the beauty of the autumn colors, October celebrates all the fun of the Halloween season. You don’t have to look any farther than Chillicothe and Ross County for all of your […]

September 11, 2019

Fall Family-Fun

Some believe that Labor Day marks the Fall season, although pumpkin spices might be back on the menu, September 23rd is the official start of autumn. Regardless of the official date, there are plenty of family-fun activities taking place in September. Let’s start off by visiting the Salt Creek Valley Festival in Richmond Dale. The […]

June 11, 2019

The Clyde Beatty Exhibit, Bainbridge

The circus came back to town to Bainbridge during a special event in May. Since then, a new exhibit, The Clyde Beatty Exhibit was born just a few buildings away from the Paxton Theatre where the “Big Top Bainbridge” took place. The exhibit is a collection of memorabilia, stories, photos and videos of the famed […]

April 8, 2019

Rally Around The Buck Fifty

The Buck Fifty takes place this weekend in our community, April 12th & 13th. For those of you who does not know about the Buck Fifty, let me give you a little background. Their mission is “We are driven to protect our youth from drugs. We are supporting a program through Drug Free Clubs of […]

October 5, 2018

A Sleepy Hollow Experience

With The Sleepy Hollow Experience being a new attraction in our area, I definitely wanted to watch this classic legend come alive. Upon entering “Sleepy Hollow” (Sugarloaf Mountain, home of the Outdoor Drama Tecumseh) the experience begins.  The signs welcoming you to Sleepy Hollow made me excited in anticipation for what was next to come.  […]

August 31, 2018

Experience Fall in Ross County

Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer/beginning of fall is upon us. This long weekend was officially recognized by the Federal Government in 1894 to celebrate the American workforce’s contributions to the strength, prosperity, laws and well-being of the country. Why the unofficial end of summer term? It comes from schools around the country either […]