Third Annual Tristan Miller Music Fest The Tristan Miller Foundation is honored to be hosting the third annual Tristan Miller Music Fest this September. September is significant for two reasons. The Fest will be held on 9/11/21, the eve of Tristan’s 21st birthday on 9/12/21. In addition, September is Suicide Prevention month. This is our […]
OHIO Chillicothe is excited to announce their upcoming 75th Anniversary Open House Celebration on Saturday, October 2 from 10 am to 2 pm. This event is free and open to the public! Take a photo with the "Back to the Future" DeLorean car, play in the bounce houses, grab some food from the Roadster truck, […]
FREE to the public! Generously sponsored by the Ross County Park District as part of their Outdoor Yoga Series. Join Explorer Yoga at the Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve in Chillicothe as we go "off the mat" to blend elements of yoga (mindful breathing, yoga postures, and meditation techniques) into your hike! Beginners are welcome and […]
“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” ~John Muir Become an “Art-ologist” at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. Join us as we walk the trail around Mound City Group looking carefully at the unique beauty of the fall nature, learn real observation skills and reflect on the life of the […]
At the culmination of the Halloween season, I will infotain notions of Blood Alley - both the one beside the Majestic, and the one behind (long story). On and along the alleys and beyond we will walk past stories of the haunted Majestic Theatre, medieval half-timbering, two vaults under Masonic Alley, Camp Sherman deaths, the […]
Two walking tours of Grandview Cemetery's funerary architecture, history, and natural aspects on and after November 11th. If you missed my spring tours of Chillicothe's scenic landmark burial ground, join me for two opportunities for my guided tour of it this fall - with a nod to those buried there - 11am/12 noon Thursday, November 11th, […]
Join Kevin Coleman March 26th and 27th, 2022, for a visit to the Pump House Center for the Arts and a short walk along the floodwall to learn about the Great Flood of 1913, what caused it, why it has never repeated, and how it affected Chillicothe. Also learn about other major floods from 1817 […]
The Hoggard Trail* in Ross County's Buzzard's Roost Preserve has both natural and historical scenery. Along with the native Spring Beauties, Trout Lilies, Wintergreen, and Pawpaw, are remnants of 200 years of human alterations: a public road, house ruins, mico-quarries, pine plantations, a graveyard...and daffodils, which do not originally plant themselves. Join me 2 to […]
The park rangers of Hopewell Culture want you to become a junior ranger! Learn all about the earthworks and the practices of the culture and earn the official Junior Ranger badge for Hopewell Culture NHP. Visitors of all ages will have the opportunity to earn numerous types of badges and experience our newest Junior Scientist […]
Local historian and guide Kevin Coleman will give guidance on the graveyard that was there before the cemetery, the funerary architecture and symbolism in the monuments, the historic quarry at the rim, the history around the site, the geology of the location, and even what you see in the grand views. Join me for my […]
