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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

New Holiday Traditions in Lorain County

Try something new this holiday season and add a twist to your traditional celebration! Light displays, carolers, and mistletoe are a must, but why not try a few of these unique holiday activities and celebrations. 

Do-It-Yourself Holiday Décor
Design your own 20" fresh indoor/outdoor holiday wreath at the Fresh Wreath Workshop at Days of Yore Herb & Flower Farm. [12/4/10, 2pm & 6pm. $36.50 per person. 440.647.2045]
Holiday decor at Farmyard Flowers
Old Fashioned Holiday
Experience what it was like to celebrate the holidays as a pioneer! There will be a reenactment as you tour the Benjamin Bacon House Museum at Vermilion River Reservation with authentic sights, smells and sounds of a pioneer holiday. A live band performance, food, and horse-drawn carriage rides are also available. [12/4, 3-8pm; 12/5, 2-6pm]
  
An International Holiday
Celebrate the season by learning how other cultures throughout the world observe the holidays at French Creek Nature Center’s, “Holiday Traditions Around The World.” You will travel to different "countries" set up in the Nature Center. Each country will have a craft or activity and a customary holiday treat. This year's countries will include Germany, Norway, Canada, Ireland, and a few others. After traveling, enjoy a soup dinner. [12/7, 6-8pm. 440.458.5152]

A Holiday Whodunit
The Oberlin Inn hosts a Holiday Murder Mystery, complete with a dinner buffet and overnight accommodations. Reservations required. [12/11, 440.775.1111]

Holiday Wine Tasting with the Lake Erie Crushers
Do wine and baseball mix? In this case, yes! Join the Lake Erie Crushers at the All Pro Freight Stadium for Italian wines and cuisine. [12/15, 6-9pm. 440.934.3636]

A Christmas Cabaret
Back by popular demand—A Christmas Cabaret will take you on a sleigh ride of 30 songs for the season and other festive curiosities – plus evergreens like Winter Wonderland, White Christmas, Silver Bells, God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen, and many more. Performances at Stocker Art Center were sold out last year, so get your tickets early! [12/17, 7:30pm & 12/18, 3:00pm; $15/Adults; $10/Children 12 & under]

Ballroom Dancing on the Lake
Dance the winter night away at Lakeview Park's Rose Cafe. Free lessens before the dance. Reservations required. [12/17, 7-10pm, 440.458.5121]

Head out to Bonnie Brae Elk Farm and take a wagon ride to feed elk, then enjoy a warm  cup of chili or cocoa in the barn. $10 per person. [12/18,19, 20, 440.647.3232]
Bonnie Brea Elk Farm
Kwanzaa Celebration
Celebrate African heritage and culture at Harrison Cultural Community Centre at part of the week-long Kwanzaa celebration. Public invited. [12/28, 6:30pm; 440.244.0359 or 440.244.0367]

Don’t forget to shop these local spots for that distinctive gift—
Holiday decorations at Petitti Garden Center
Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, or Chinese New Year, Lorain County is full of fun unconventional and traditional holiday celebrations for your family. Kick your “bah hum-bug” attitude, and enjoy the winter wonderland of northern Ohio! For more holiday events, visit our Calendar of Events page.

Visit Lorain County wishes you and your family a happy, healthy holiday season!

For additional information, stop by the Visit Lorain County Travel Information Center at 8025 Leavitt Road, call us 1-800-334-1673, visit the website, become a fan on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.
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Friday, October 22, 2010

Autumn Activities You Don't Want To Miss!

As fall nears its end, make the most of these harvest happenings before the seasons change! Cozy up for a cup of cider, explore the fall colors outdoors, get creative with your costume for this year’s best harvest parties, and of course—get spooked! Read on for details.

Pick Your Own Apples!
Monday - Saturday, 9am-6pm through Halloween; free admission
Apple picking at Millers Apple Hill is an experience you won't want to miss. After you stock up on cider and apples at the orchard, let your kids roam Pumpkin Land. The play area has two hay mazes, scarecrows, farm animals and plenty of pumpkins.

Hay Rides for Pumpkin-Picking
Saturdays & Sundays through the end of October, 12-5pm; $6.00
Take a weekend hay ride to pick a pumpkin from Fitch’s Farm Market.

Fall Hay Wagon Rides and Corn Maze
October 23 & October 24 at the Carlisle Visitor Center, 12-5pm; Corn maze $1 per person
Experience fall with free wagon rides pulled by draft horses, then follow up on an adventurous walk through the adjacent corn maze! 

Halloween Fair
Fridays & Saturdays, 5-10pm through Oct. 30 at Carlisle Visitor Center; free admission, fee for food & games  
Haunted hike, train ride, food, games live music and magic. 

Bugle Days
October 23, 10am-5pm & October 24, 12-5pm
Hear Bonnie Brae Elk Farm’s bull elk haunting bugle and take a wagon ride to see them up close. Stay warm with a cup of elk chili.

Jamie's Annual Halloween Day
October 30 from 8am-4pm at Jamie’s Flea Market
Trick or Treat for children under 12 and scavenger hunt for adults. 

Fall Country Tour
October 22 & October 23, 10am-5pm; Sunday, October 24, 12-5pm
Enjoy Wellington’s countryside with this self-driving tour of many unique and lovely shops. Contact Black River Antiques in Wellington for more information at 440.647.9424.

Wellington Farmers Market
Saturdays through October 30, 9am-2pm; corner of 
North Main St 
and 
Taylor St 
in Wellington
The Market offers fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, eggs, chicken, turkeys, honey, and home made baked goods, jams and jellies from local vendors. For more info, contact Main Street Wellington.


Stay Active In Autumn
Race begins at 8:00am on October 24 
Support the Murray Ridge Levy by running or walking the course along the scenic Inland Trail of Lorain County Metro Parks, beginning at Murray Ridge School.

Full Moon Hike
November 21 at 5:30pm, Wellington Reservation
Search nature for the sounds and sights of fall under the full moon light.

Wine & Dine
Halloween & Costume Party
October 30; call 440.774.9463 for details
Dress up for Matus Winery’s Costume Party. Live music at 8pm.

October 23, 12pm at Vermilion Valley Vineyards; call to make your $10 reservation
Spend the day at Schoepfle Gardens! Local professor, David Benzing will guide the field trip and oversee on-site exercises, such as “green pruning” and grape harvesting and processing. Experience the colors and splendors of fall. Lunch included.

Experience Halloween fun, great wine, lasagna dinner from Lorenzo's, and live music by Acoustic Junkies starting at 7pm. View the Halloween night sky with telescope.                                                                   

Eerie Experiences
October 30 at Oberlin Inn; call to reserve, $79 per person
Sleuths and spooks come together for a fun-filled Murder Mystery dinner. Package includes Superior overnight accommodations, Lavish Buffet with Prime Rib and Chicken Picatta. Costumes recommended!

October 30, 7-9pm or 9:30-11:30pm; $25 per adult
Hunt for ghosts with a team of experts from the Ohio Researchers of Banded Spirits (ORBS) at the Moore House Museum.  There will be guided tours of Charleston Cemetery, weather permitting.  Space limited. Call to reserve tickets at 440.670.6624 or 440.245.2563.

October 22, 23, 29 & 30, 7-11pm at Novotny’s Farm Market; $10 adults, $7 children under 48"
Vermilion's Old Haunted State Street School presents "Terror in the Field."  Watch every eerie step you take in this exciting and scary "haunted" corn maze.

Fridays & Saturdays 7pm-12am, Sundays 7-10pm through Oct 31
Escape the nationally ranked indoor haunted house, which has doubled in size for 2010. Discretion is advised for children under 10.

Visit Lorain County wishes you and your family a happy, safe, and sufficiently spooky Halloween!

For more information on happenings in Lorain County, stop by the Visit Lorain County Travel Information Center at 8025 Leavitt Road, call us 1-800-334-1673, visit the website, become a fan on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.
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