Congrats Lorain County Beautiful Winners!

The 2008 Lorain County Beautiful Award winners were announced at the banquet on October 29th. Congratulations to this year's finalists and winners!
New Russia Township Cemetery Service Shelter (New Building-up to $750,000), Morningside at Martin's Run - Oster Homes (Landscaping), Joe Skodny Family Project in Lorain (Community Service)



Interlocking Railroad Tower in Grafton (Historical Rehabilitation), Marsha L. Heinke, CPA, Inc. Property in Grafton (Renovation)

The Pipe Yard - City of Lorain Parks & Rec (Renovation), Lakeview Park Bathhouse - Lorain County Metro Parks (New Building over $750,000), Lorain County Transportation Building (Historical Rehabilitation)


Centennial Estates - Norris Builders (Green Building), Copper Creek of Amherst - R.J. Perritt Homes (Green Building)

Winners not pictured: Currant Village - Gamellia Homes (Landscaping), Elyria Veterans' Memorial (Community Service).

For more information about the Lorain County Beautiful Awards including a complete list of finalists and the finalists slideshow, visit www.visitloraincounty.com/lorain-county-beautiful.

Lorain County's Fall 'Must Do' List

The air is crisp, the leaves are changing colors, and the excitement of the new season is upon us! Take a break and enjoy the beautiful fall season in Lorain County.

Lorain County's Fall 'Must Do' List:

• Hike through Findley State Park in Wellington; it's a great place for a family adventure. Have you ever tried geocaching?
  
  Findley State Park, Wellington, OH
  
  

• Take in as much of the outdoors as possible and cycle the Back Roads & Beaches Bike Tour. It'll take you through the most scenic roads in Lorain County. When planning your cycling adventure, make sure to give yourself enough time to stop at the wineries along the way!
  
  

  

  Along the Back Roads and Beaches Bike Route
  
  

• Take your kids to Pumpkinland to choose thier own pumpkin and run through the hay maze at Miller's Apple Hill in Amherst.

Pumpkinland at Miller's Apple Hill

• Get fresh cider straight from the orchard at Speigelberg Orchards in Lorain.


• Take a horse-drawn wagon ride at the Cascade Park Fall Festival in Elyria, October 11, 2008 11am-2pm.


• Get spooked during a haunted hike through Carlisle Reservation Oct 17-18, 24-25, 31 & Nov 1. during the annual Halloween Fair. This free event opens at 5pm where the trail is non-scary, but beware after 7pm...






Carlisle Reservation's hauted trail



• Listen to the amazining call of the elk during Bugle Days at Bonnie Brae Farm, October 17-19 & 24-26, 2008.
  
  
  

Bull elk at Bonnie Brae Elk Farm in Wellington

• Enjoy a Halloween scavenger hunt at Jamie's Flea Market in Amherst. With prizes and trick-or-treating for the kids, it's yet another reason to get dressed up for Halloween, Oct 25, 8am-4pm.
  
  These are just a few of the many ways to enjoy fall in Lorain County. For more ideas, visit us at http://www.visitloraincounty.com/ or call 1-800-334-1673 for a free visitors guide.