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2007 Knox County Visitors Guide

It is with great pleasure that we bring to you the 2007 edition of the Knox County Visitors Guide magazine. This is our 12th annual edition of this informative and detailed visitor magazine and marks the 17th year of the existence of the Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB). Since the magazine's creation in 1996, the CVB has distributed almost 750,000 copies.

This year, our feature is the area we define as “KnoxWays.” You can read about KnoxWays starting on page 8 of this guide. This collection of fun family and personal activities abounds in Knox County! We now have three officially designated Ohio ByWays (Wally Road, US 62, and SR 514) in the northeastern part of the county. The Mohican River became our second to receive State Scenic River status. The Kokosing was selected last year as Ohio's first official “Water Trail.” We also have seen progress on the opening of additional portions of the Heart of Ohio Trail, our third rec trail. Plus, we have many other exciting opportunities — camping in our funsites, fishing in our lakes and rivers, canoeing, great golfing, stimulating jogging, the best dining, exciting biking ... well, I think you understand.

Come and celebrate with us — celebrate our history, our heritage, our lives as Americans.We invite you to participate in our stimulating events and to visit our profound attractions as we remember the sacred values that we cherish in America. It’s“Real People” that define these important attributes of any community. These Real People live in Knox County, Ohio!

If you need current up-to-date scheduling or visitor information, please go to our website at www.VisitKnoxOhio.org, call 1-800-837-5282 or (740) 392-6102, or stop by our offices at 107 South Main Street in downtown Mount Vernon, open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Thank you for your interest in Knox County. And remember, “Old times here are not forgotten . . .”
Pat Crow, Executive Director

This guide is available in pdf format only, and is divided into 12 files. Click on a page number below, or page down to see the file contents. Please email us if you would like a copy of our visitors guide mailed to you.

Amish Communities........................................................	16
Antiques & Collectibles...................................................	65
Apple Valley...................................................................	54
Area Parks.....................................................................	13
Brown Family Environmental Center................................	44
Calendar of Events........................................................	4
Camping.........................................................................	20
Centerburg......................................................................	52
Children’s Garden...........................................................	64
Dan Emmett....................................................................	62
Danville...........................................................................	48-49
Dinner Theater.................................................................	55
Downtown Mount Vernon...............................................	31-32
Eastern Knox County......................................................	53
Festivals........................................................................	58-59
Farmer’s Market.............................................................	40
First Fridays....................................................................	37
Fredericktown.................................................................	46-47
Golf Courses...................................................................	11
Gambier..........................................................................	44-45
Great Mohican Indian Pow-Wow....................................	19
Heart of Ohio Tour..........................................................	6
Hiawatha Park Aquatic Complex.....................................	22
Kenhurst.........................................................................	19
Kenyon College..............................................................	43
Knox County Agriculture Museum...................................	51
Knox County Fair...........................................................	56
Knox County Historical Society Museum.........................	7
Knox County Symphony.................................................	60
KnoxWays....................................................................	3, 8-14, 15-22
Kokosing Lake Wildlife Area..........................................	47
Landoll's Mohican Castle................................................	18
Licking County...............................................................	57
Lodging........................................................................	28-30
Maps............................................................................	33, 34-35, 36
Memorial Theater..........................................................	60
Model T Jamboree - 2007 Only.................................	63
Mohican Bluegrass Festival.............................................	19
Mohican Country............................................................	17-19
Mount Vernon Nazarene University................................	41
New Testament Stone Garden........................................	39
Pacemakers...................................................................	42
Prairie Peddler................. .............................................	18
Rails to Trails.................................................................	10
Ramser Arboretum........................................................	12
Religion..........................................................................	38-39
Restaurants..................................................................	23-27
Scenic Byways - U.S. 62/Ohio 514..............................	14-15
Scenic Water Ways.....................................................	21
Serendipity Farm............................................................	50
Wally Road Scenic Byway..........................................	14
Wolf Run Park...............................................................	9
ThePlace@TheWoodward..........................................	55
The Woodward Opera House.....................................	61

Pages	Includes
1-2, 67-68	Covers, Advertisements
3-7	Explore Our Outdoors Calendar of Events Heart of Ohio Tour Historical Museum
8-14	"KnoXWays" Rails to Trails Area Golf Courses Ramser Arboretum Area Parks Wally Road Scenic Byway
15-22	"KnoxWays" Ohio Byways Amish Communities Mohican Country Camping Scenic Water Ways Aquatic Complex
23-32	Restaurants Lodging Downtown Mount Vernon
33	City of Mount Vernon Map
34-35	Knox County Map and Index
36	Maps of Danville, Howard, Fredericktown, Gambier and Centerburg
37-43	First Fridays Religion New Testament Stone Garden Farmer's Market Mount vernon Nazarene University Pacemakers Kenyon College
44-50	Gambier Fredericktown Danville Serendipity Farm
51-59	Agriculture Museum Centerburg Eastern Knox County Apple Valley Dinner Theaters Knox County Fair Licking County Festivals
60-66	Knox County Symphony Memorial Theater Woodward Opera House Dan Emmett Model T Jamboree Children's Garden Antiques Discover Knox County Photos

Knox County Commissioners
Tom McLarnan, Allen Stockberger, Bob Wise

Knox County Convention & Visitor Bureau Board of Trustees:
Julie Chester, CVB Vice Chairperson — Fredericktown Tomato Show
Bill Conrad — Wally Road Byway
Tom Dvorak — Russell-Cooper House
Larry Grindle, CVB Treasurer — Zelkowitz, Barry & Cullers
Jim Ingerham — Knox Township Trustees & Clerk’s Association
Chuck Kindel — Woodward Development Corporation
Liz Lutwick, CVB Chairperson —Mount Vernon News
Thomas McLarnan — Knox County Commissioners
Tom Metcalf — The Alcove Restaurant
Richard Morey — Knox County Agricultural Museum
Mike Cheek — Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Susan Ramser — Ramser Arboretum
Marcia L. Rine — Holiday Inn Express
Margaret Ann Ruhl — Knox County Auditor
Matt Starr — IConn Innovative Connections
Wally Thomen — Centerburg Oldtime Farm Festival & Thomen Farms
Nancy Vail — City of Mount Vernon
Ken Wobbecke — Mohican Wilderness

For more information contact the
Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau:
1-800-837-5282 or 740-392-6102
107 South Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050
info@visitknoxohio.org

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