Check Out the Geauga Tourism Driving Tour
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Annual Spring Drive-it-Yourself Tour Keeping the “Green” in Geauga County
Geauga County Tourism’s Annual Spring Drive-it-Yourself Tour event date is Saturday, May 5. This is a County tradition that heralds the beginning of spring as a celebration of National Tourism Week. The tour will offer 25 participating locations and you choose ten stops that appeal to you. Each stop will be featuring special activities, give-aways, sales, samples, or demonstrations to tour participants. You can choose locations you have never visited, or your favorites for sales and unique activities. This year’s tour features a “Keeping the ‘Green’ in Geauga County” theme to remind everyone the importance of Shopping and Buying Local. “It’s also a perfect fit to recognize this year’s Tour co-sponsors, Geauga County Farm Bureau and Western Reserve Farm Cooperative,” says Lynda Nemeth, Geauga County Tourism Director.
“We have an outstanding line-up of stops this year, with 11 of them being brand new!” says Nemeth. “This Tour gets rave reviews, and many people return each year, so we need to offer new stops as well as returning favorites.”
Participating locations are offering everything from free chocolate to free herbs, a chance to try ballroom dancing, and a chance to tour a dairy farm; definitely something for everyone. The event will run from 10am to 4pm with a finale celebration at Middlefield Market Pavilion (indoors.) The building will open at 3:00pm with vendors, entertainment, snacks, a silent/Chinese auction, and prize drawings that begin at 4:00pm. To be eligible for the prize drawings, you must visit at least ten stops, have your map stamped at each location, and turn it in at the finale by 4:00pm. Prizes and auction items will be baskets and gift certificates from area businesses.
2011 Tour Crowd at Richards Maple in Chardon
Tour stops are Amish Home Craft & Bakery, *Auburn Pointe Greenhouse, Buckeye Chocolates, Country Arts & Jewelry, *Country Collections Antique Mall, Countryside Home Bakery, *Cross Creek Rug Hooking Studio, Crossroads Country Café, *Deep Springs Mineral Water, End of the Commons, *Four Green Fields, *Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Geauga County Airport, Geauga County Habitat for Humanity ReStore, *Hastings Dairy & Tours, *Kalle Naturals, Lalelure Vineyards, *Locally Blown Glass, Ma & Pa’s Gift Shack, *Mullet’s Footwear & Country Cedar, *Off Center, Richards Maple Products, *Sunrise Farm, UH Geauga Medical Center , and White House Chocolates. (*Designates first time stops)
Participants can get a list of all of the stops, their activities, and a map,clicking Driving Tour List and Map. You can also call the Geauga County Tourism Office at 440-632-1538 or 800-775-TOUR, visit us online at Tour Geauga or stop by any of the participating member locations.
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About the Author
Lynda Nemeth Lynda Nemeth is the Director of Geauga County Tourism and a lifelong resident of Geauga County. Lynda is actively involved with Ohio Tourism, Adventures in NE Ohio, and Positively Cleveland. Lynda can often be seen chauffeuring Maple Max (Geauga County Tourism’s Mascot) around the county and is thrilled to be able to promote such an amazing area!
Buckeye Chocolate is one of the stops on this tour!!
Complete list of stops… http://www.tourgeauga.com/system/media_libraries/library_0001/misc/2012-tour-list.pdf