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Scramble startes at 1:00 p.m.
Lions Club Golf Scramble
Manchester Lions Club Annual Golf Scramble at Hilltop Golf Course, Saturday, June 1 @ 1:00 p.m.
Cash, food and door prizes for all who enter.
Closest to the hole prize, longest successful putt, lots of door prizes.
Non-Hilltop members - $50
Members without cart - $35
Members with cart - $25
For more information contact the Manchester Lions Club at (937) 549-2274 or Hilltop Golf Course at (937) 549-2904
1649 Brown Hill Road - Hilltop Golf Course
Manchester, Ohio 45144
Directions/Map
937-549-2904
Ice Cream Social at the Louden School House Louden One-Room Schoolhouse Ice Cream Social from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Contact Mary Fulton at (937) 587-2043
1 to 5 p.m.
Jacksonville Reunion and Picnic Jacksonville Reunion and Picnic at Jacksonville on Old St. Rt. 41 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Contact Lynne Newman at (937) 587-3358
Ohio River Sweep Help clean up the river. Locations- Rome Boat Ramp, Brush Creek Boat Ramp, Manchester Island Boat Ramp, Manchester Riverfront Boat Ramp. For information contact Sam Perrin at Adams-Brown Recycling at (937) 378-3431
June 21st - June 23rd, 2013 Summer Solstice Sunset Celebration
Summer Solstice Celebration at Serpent Mound – all day
The FOSM annual festival, celebrating the summer sunset alignment with the serpent, will be for the entire weekend this year! Visitor can enjoy vendor and educational booths or listen to lectures to learn more about Serpent Mound’s history, mystery, and intrigue. Our keynote speaker on
Saturday will be noted Hopewell researcher Bill Romain. A guided sunset hike around the serpent effigy will happen both Friday and Saturday evening. In addition, a local minister will offer Sunday morning services in the shelter house. Please visit www.serpentmound.org for a complete list of speakers and the schedule for the weekend!
Website for Summer Solstice Sunset Celebration
Extended listing for Summer Solstice Sunset Celebration
3850 St. Rt. 73
Peebles, Ohio 45660
Directions/Map
937-205-0094
40th Annual Country Run for Fun-Ramblin' Relics Car Show at Adams County Fairgrounds in West Union, from 9–3:30 p.m. Contact Kenneth McCann at (937) 544-5266.
Page One-Room School House event event at the corner of Page School Road off Vaughn Ridge Road. Program to be announced. Contact Mary Fulton at (937) 587-2043
- Corner of Page Road and Vaughn Ridge Rd
West Union, Ohio 45693
Directions/Map
Fourth of July Celebration and Lion's Club Parade in West Union - 9 a.m. line up. Parade starts at 10 a.m. next to Olde Wayside Inn. Contact Jud Paul at 937-544-1464 or Mel Pfistner at (937) 549-3331
Reptile Days at Serpent Mound
Reptile Days –
10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.The Friends of Serpent Mound is pleased to announce the return of Reptile Day. Kids of all ages can learn about local reptiles through lectures and hands-on activities! www.serpentmound.org
3850 St. Rt. 73 - Serpent Mound
Peebles, Ohio 45660
Directions/Map
122nd Annual Adams County Fair at the Adams County Fairgrounds in West Union. For more information visit www.adamscountyfairground.com or call Darlene Anderson at (937) 205-7141
July 15th, 2013 12:30-4:30pm
John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail Dedication
Adams County to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Morgan’s Raid
Adams County residents and visitors have noticed
the John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail signs along county highways and byways
retracing Morgan’s path of destruction through Adams County in 1863. The
32-mile heritage trail across the county is part of the John Hunt Morgan
Heritage Trail of Ohio, a 561 mile self-guided driving tour tracing Gen. Morgan’s
route through 18 counties in southern and eastern Ohio.
150 years ago on July 13, 1863, General John H.
Morgan and a Confederate cavalry of 2,000 soldiers crossed the Whitewater River
at the Ohio-Indiana border near Cincinnati to distract the Union
Army from campaigns in Gettysburg and Vicksburg and bring the war to the
northern front. Morgan’s men successfully evaded the Union Army until the
Battle at Buffington Island, the only Civil War battle to take place in Ohio.
On July 26 Morgan finally surrendered when Union soldiers under the command of
Major Rue caught up with him and what was left of his raiders near Salineville
in Columbiana County.
Morgan’s cavalry entered Adams County on the morning
of July 15 at Winchester and Eckmansville where they shot a man and pillaged
nearby farms, homes and villages for food, supplies and fresh horses. After
leaving Winchester on Graces Run Road, Morgan’s men crossed the Harshaville
Covered Bridge and followed Wheat Ridge to Zane’s Trace (St. Rt. 41), tuning
north and going through Jacksonville. That night the raiders encamped on the
grounds of Wickerham Inn. The following morning Morgan rode into Locust Grove
for breakfast. Morgan’s Raiders then turned east and followed Hackleshin Road
into Pike County.
In Adams County 28 heritage signs are up along the
trail Morgan took in 1863, including two interpretive kiosks at Winchester and
Locust Grove presenting historical information and local stories about the
raid. Across the state over 600 signs
and 56 kiosks follow Morgan’s route through Ohio.
To commemorate Adams County’s role in Morgan’s historic raid the Adams County Travel & Visitors Bureau, the Adams County Historical Society and the Ohio Civil War Trail Commission are proud to announce a unique three part dedication of the John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail in Adams County on Monday, July 15. Starting at 1:00 p.m. the dedication begins at Winchester; at 2:45 a dedication of the historically renovated Harshaville Covered Bridge will follow; at 4:00 the dedication ceremony at Locust Grove will conclude the day’s events.
Morgan trail dedications are planned all across Ohio
with the first one set for July 13 in the village of Harrison. In Adams County the special guest speaker for
the dedication will be Lester Horwitz, author of “The Longest Raid”, a historical account of Morgan’s entire raid
across three states. Also speaking will be David Mowery of the Ohio Civil War
Trail Commission and author of “Morgan’s
Great Raid”. Other speakers are also included in the dedication.
The Adams County Travel & Visitors Bureau and the Adams County Historical Society are sponsoring the dedication. For a complete dedication schedule and list of speakers please contact the Adams County Travel & Visitors Bureau at (937) 544-5639 or email info@adamscountytravel.org. More information on the John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail dedication will be made available as details are finalized.
Please see extended listing for dedication schedule and times
Extended listing for John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail Dedication
18773 Main Street - At the Winchester Historical Marker
Winchester, Ohio 45697
Directions/Map
937-544-5639
Toll-Free: 877-232-6764
E-mail: info@adamscountytravel.org
Indian Artifact Show at the Riverbarn in Manchester. Showtime is Friday, noon-10 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Contact Mike Evans at 937-549-1877.
Adams County Genealogy Society Reunion from noon to 4:00 p.m. at the Heritage Center in West Union. For more information contact the Adams County Genealogy Society at 937-544-8522, Thursdays and Saturdays.
July 28th, 2013 Page One Room School House Event at the corner of Page School Road off Vaughn Ridge Road. Program to be announced. Contact Mary Fulton at (937) 587-2043.
- Corner of Page Road and Vaughn Ridge Rd
West Union, Ohio 45693
Directions/Map
937-587-2043
Kinfolk Landing Days at Manchester. Celebrate the founding of one of Ohio's oldest villages. Contact Jane Wilson at 937-549-4074
10:00 p.m.- 2:00 a.m.
Perseid Meteor Shower Viewing
Perseids Meteor Shower Viewing –
(Location disclosed upon registering) 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.Everyone will gather on a property adjacent to Serpent Mound to watch the sky for meteors. We hope to take a count of how many meteors we see and what direction they are moving. There will also be a guided tour thru the sky. There is no cost, but we ask that you register by emailing beautiful-lights@serpentmound.org or by calling 1-937-587-3953 to get information on the location.
Website for Perseid Meteor Shower Viewing
August 16th - August 17th, 2013 Fri. eve; Sat. afternoon; & Sat. evening
5th Annual Cowboy Copas Memorial Concert
August 16th - August 17th,
2013
Fri. evening. afternoon; & Sat. evening
5th Annual Cowboy Copas Memorial Concert
2013 marks the 100th
anniversary of the birth of one of country & western’s legends, Cowboy
Copas, who was born in Adams County in 1913. Sadly, on March 5, 1963, his
career ended in a plane crash, which also claimed the lives of Hawkshaw Hawkins,
Patsy Cline, and Randy Hughes, who were returning from a March 3, 1963, benefit
concert at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, MO.
To memorialize these
anniversaries the Adams County Historical Society will be presenting a special
two-day Cowboy Copas Memorial Concert at the Red Barn Convention Center on Aug.
16 & 17.
Beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, August 16, the entertainment will include Earl Wiseman and the Kentucky
Express, The John Simon Band, and a special appearance by Cathy Copas Hughes,
daughter of Lloyd Estel “Cowboy” Copas, and a charity auction.
The Aug. 17 matinee at 2:00
p.m. will feature the Cantrell’s, and other classic county music performances in
the Cowboy Copas tradition.
The Saturday evening
festivities will begin at 6:00 PM with a panel discussion with Cathy Copas
Hughes, John Simon, Hawkshaw Hawkins II, and others who will discuss the lives
and careers of those who perished in the plane crash.
Saturday evening’s concert
will begin at 7:00 PM and will feature a musical tribute to Hawkshaw Hawkins by
his son, Hawkshaw Hawkins, II, a musical tribute to Cowboy Copas presented by
Earl Wiseman, and a musical tribute to Patsy Cline, presented by acclaimed recording and preforming artist Mandy Barnett. Introducing the show will be former C-103
announcer Ted Foster who will present the March 3 Kansas City newscast
introducing the final show of Hawkins, Copas, and Cline.
Tickets for the Aug. 16 show
are $10.00. Tickets for the Aug. 17
afternoon concert are $10.00. Tickets for the Aug 17 evening performances are
$25.00. The ticket price for all three shows $35.00. For tickets call (937)
587-2043 or (937) 587-3358 or the Adams County Historical Society at P.O. Box
306, West Union, Oh 45693.
2223 Russellville Road - At the Red Barn Convention Center
Winchester, Ohio 45697
Directions/Map
August 17th, 2013 17th Annual Marine Corps League 5-K Race and Walk
17th annual Marine Corps League 5-K Race and Walk -Contact Danny Blanton at (937) 217-3516.
- Alexander Salamon Airport
Winchester, OH 45697
Directions/Map
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Serpent Mound Mysteries Day
Serpent Mound Mysteries Day –
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.In 2003, ten years ago, a crop circle was discovered across the road from Serpent Mound, why?
On that day we will explore that and several other mysteries surrounding Serpent Mound. Visit www.serpentmound.org for a complete schedule of the day’s lectures.
3850 St. Rt 73 - Serpent Mound
Peebles, Ohio 45660
Directions/Map
August 25th, 2013 Page One-Room School House Event at the corner of Page School Road and Vaughn Ridge Road. Program to be announced. Contact Mary Fulton at (937) 587-2043
Corner of Page Rd. and Vaughn Ridge Rd - Corner of Page Rd. and Vaughn Ridge Rd
West Union, OH 45693
Directions/Map
937-587-2043
Winchester Caramel Festival.
Extended listing for Winchester Caramel Festival.
16th Annual Amish School Benefit Cookout at Miller Bakery & Furniture on Wheat Ridge Road. Contact Miller's at 937-544-8524.
960 Wheat Ridge Road - Miller's Bakery & Furniture
West Union, Ohio 45693
Directions/Map
937-544-8524
Adams County Junior Fair Beef Barbecue from 5 - 7:30 p.m. at the Ohio Valley Career & Tech Center in West Union. Contact Corbett Phipps at (937) 544-2088
175 Lloyd Road
West Union, Ohio 45693
Directions/Map
Fall Harvest Celebration
Extended listing for Fall Harvest Celebration
Bentonville Harvest Festival. Friday evening, Sat. & Sun. at Bentonville. Contact Sue Naylor at 937-549-3360.
Archaeology & Geology Day at Serpent Mound
Archaeology & Ohio Geology Day
at Serpent Mound, 10:00 to 4:00 p.m.Members from different chapters of the Archaeological Society of Ohio will display their artifactsand be available to answer questions from the public. Also, learn about Adams County's unique geological feature “the Serpent Mound Crypto Explosion Area.” Do you have an artifact that you
would like to have identified, bring it along! However, there will be no buying, selling, or trading of artifacts on Serpent Mound property. www.serpentmound.org
Website for Archaeology & Geology Day at Serpent Mound
3850 St. Rt. 73 - Serpent Mound
Peebles, Ohio 45660
Directions/Map
E-mail: beautiful-lights@serpentmound.org
Walk to End Alzheimer's
Adams, Brown & Highland Counties Walk to End Alzheimer's
Saturday, Sept. 7 at Adams County Fairground, 836 Boyd Ave., W. Union, OH 45693
For more information, contact Diana Bosse at 800-272-3900 or dbosse@alz.org or visit alz.org/cincinnati to register today
45th Annual Peebles Old Timers Days. 45th Annual Peebles Old Timers Days at McCoy Park. For information contact Marie Palmer at (937) 587-3749
Website for 45th Annual Peebles Old Timers Days.
- Peebles Ohio
E-mail: annette_palmer2003@yahoo.com
100th Anniversary-Seaman Fall Festival.
The 100th Anniversary of the Seaman Fall Festival, one of Ohio's oldest community festivals dating back to 1913. For more information contact Doris Bailey at (937) 386-2083
Autumn Equinox at Serpent Mound
Autumn Equinox
at Serpent Mound - all dayMany come to the park during the Equinoxes & Solstices to hold Ceremony. Friends of Serpent Mound support the park
by being there to answer questions and help where needed. www.serpentmound.org
3850 St. Rt. 73 - Serpent mound
Peebles, Ohio 45660
Directions/Map
Wheat Ridge Amish School Benefit Auction & Supper. Supper starts at 4 p.m. & auction at 5 p.m. at Ridge Way Lumber on Wheat Ridge. Contact (937) 544-7566.
3735 Wheat Ridge Road
West Union, Ohio 45693
Directions/Map
Adams County Heritage Days Adams County Heritage Days, Friday evening and Saturday in Tranquility at the John T. Wilson Homestead located at 92 Old St. Rt. 32, Peebles. Relive an era of time gone by and learn about historical events of the time. Contact the Wilson Homestead at (513) 724-3186 or johntwilsonhomestead.com
92 Old St. Rt. 32 - John T. Wilson Homestead
Peebles, Ohio 45660
Directions/Map
8am
Adams County Half Marathon & 5K Race
Run the Amish Country
Race will begin and end at Miller’s Bakery & Furniture. The course takes you through the rolling hills of the beautiful Amish community country farms of Wheat Ridge and Unity Road in Adams County, Ohio. Amish children will be handing out water in front of their 4 schools along the course. All participants will receive a T-shirt and awesome goody bag. All Participants completing the course will receive a unique Amish finisher medal. Please click here to register.
Website for Adams County Half Marathon & 5K Race
Extended listing for Adams County Half Marathon & 5K Race
960 Wheat Ridge Rd. - At Miller's Bakery and Funiture
West Union, OH 45693
Directions/Map
606-831-3260
E-mail: thefishinfamily@gmail.com
September 29th, 2013 Page One Room School House Event at the corner of Page School Road off Vaughn Ridge Road. Program to be announced. Contact Mary Fulton at (937) 587-2043
Page Rd. - Corner of Pge Rd and Vaughn Ridge Rd
West Union, OH 45693
Directions/Map
937-587-2043
12th Annual Old Fashion Draft Horse, Mule, and Pony Field Days at Glen-Dale Park, 2915 Fawcett Road, Peebles. Contact Dale Grooms at 937-544-3123
36th Annual Miller's Anniversary Customer Appreciation Day and cookout at Miller Bakery & Furniture on Wheat Ridge Road. Contact Miller's at (937) 544-8524.
960 Wheat Ridge Road - Miller's Bakery & Furniture
West Union, Ohio 45697
Directions/Map
October 5th - October 6th, 2013 Caraway's Fall Pumpkin Days
at Caraway Farms at 8450 Blue Creek Road in Blue Creek. Contact Angela at (937) 544-7292
8450 Blue Creek Road - 1/2 mile south of Blue Creek
Blue Creek, Ohio
Directions/Map
937-544-7292
October 11th - October 12th, 2013 Wheat Ridge Olde Thyme Herb Fair & Harvest Celebration on Tater Ridge Road. Contact Kim Erwin at 937-544-8252.
Website for Wheat Ridge Olde Thyme Herb Fair & Harvest Celebration
11th Annual Jack Roush Day from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Riverbarn in Manchester on U.S. 52. Contact Buster Rurark at 937-549-3628.
7021 U.S. 52
Manchester, Ohio 45144
Directions/Map
October 27th, 2013 Page One Room School House Event at the corner of Page School Road off Vaughn Ridge Road. Program to be announced. Contact Mary Fulton at (937) 587-2043
Corner of Page Rd and Vaughn Ridge Rd
West Union, OH 45693
Directions/Map
Veterans Day Parade
starts at 11:00 a.m. in West Union. Contact Sam Kimmerly at (937) 386-0293 or Wallace Boden at (937) 217-1976
11am - 5:30pm.
Christmas Open House at Carriage Lane Antiques Come celebrate the Spirit of Christmas and see our dazzling display of Christmas items including: Wreaths, ornaments, yard stakes, wall plaques, snowmen, santas, not to mention, all the beautiful antiques and glassware. Contact Anita Vogler for more information at 937-549-4530
180 Werline Lane
West Union, OH 45693
Directions/Map
937-549-4530
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Open House at the Adams County Heritage Center Hosted by the Adams County Historical Society. Contact Lynn Newman at (937) 587-3358
Adams County Historical Societymore info 507 North Cherry Street
West Union, OH 45693
Directions/Map
(937) 587-3358
November 29th - December 24th, 2013 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Miller's Christmas Tree Farm 21st Anniversary – Open every day except Monday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., until December 24. Located west of West Union at 1600 Eckmansville Road. Contact Miller’s Tree Farm at (937) 544-2220.
1600 Eckmansville Road.
West Union, Ohio 45693
Directions/Map
Adams Country Christmas Christmas on the Adams County Courthouse Square in West Union. Starts at 5:30, welcoming ceremony at 6:30 p.m. For more information contact Marie Palmer at (937) 587-3749 or Sally Cunningham at (937) 587-3078
Peebles Christmas Celebration lighting of the Christmas tree and other events starts at 6 p.m. Contact Sharon Malcom at (937) 587-2417
December 7th - December 8th, 2013 Page One-Room School House Christmas Event
Old Fashion Christmas at the American Legion Post At the American Legion Post in Peebles. Contact Mary Dunlap at (937) 798-1376
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Manchester Hometown Christmas
Christmas in Manchester on Friday, December 13 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Community Building for all children of Manchester village ages 0-12. Santa will be giving away Chistmas Gifts to every child. Hayrides with a police escort, refreshments and a bicycle give-away. At 7:30 p.m. Manchester will be having a Christmas Tree Lighting on 2nd Street.
December 14th, 2013 Adams County Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Contact the Cincinnati Museum Center's Edge of Appalachia Preserve at 937-544-2880.
December 21st, 2013 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Lighting the Serpent
Lighting the Serpent
(Rain or wind date – Dec. 22nd), 4:00pm - 8:00pmCelebrate the Winter Solstice at Serpent Mound by helping the Friends of Serpent Mound with their 10th year of Lighting the Serpent! Help volunteers light over 1000 luminary candles around the serpent effigy. Please bring a long taper candle and a flashlight and arrive by 5pm to take part in the lighting celebration, or arrive afterward until 8pm, to enjoy in the scenic, holiday, festive
glow. There will be free hot drinks and seasonal goodies, plus a food vendor for those wanting more!
For more information, please contact Delsey Wilson 1-937-205-0094 or visit
www.serpentmound.org.
3850 State Route 73 - 5 miles NW of Locust Grove on State Route 73
Peebles, OH 45660
Directions/Map
1-937-205-0094
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509 E Main St
West Union, OH 45693 Hours: M-W: 9-4, Th-F: 9-1 1-937-544-5639 1-877-ADAMS-OH (1-877-232-6764) |
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