SUPPLEMENT TO www.adamscountytravel.org www.adamscountychamber.org 6INYLCLADALUMINUM#HICAGO7ICKERWITHFACTORYGUARANTEE SEAMAN +%)-&!-),9-!2+%4 Burnt Cabin Rd features: s &RESH"AKED!MISH0IES "READS #AKESAND0ASTRIES s &ULLY3TOCKED$ELI$EPARTMENT #OLD#UTSANDCHEESES s "ULK&OODS #ANDY .UTS"AKING3UPPLIES s !MISH*AMS *ELLIES 0RESERVESAND0ICKLES s &ULL,INEOF)NDOOR/UTDOOR&URNITURE INCLUDING#HICAGO7ICKER s 0LAYHOUSESAND0LAYSETS ComeCome enjoy aa deliciousdelicious freshfresh delideli sandwich,sandwich, coffeehomemade and a soupfresh orAmish a coffee pastryand a fresh Amish pastry. Relax under a tree in our family picnic area while your children play in our special playset display. 6INYLCLADALUMINUM#HICAGO7ICKERWITHFACTORYGUARANTEE /PEN-ON &RI!- 0-3AT!- 0- ,OCATEDONTHE!PPALACHIAN(IGHWAYAT"URNT#ABIN2D WELCOME to Adams County n !"#$ a number of Adams County events are passing milestones. At Serpent Mound, %e Lighting of the Serpent is going on its tenth year as is the Adams County Amish Bird Symposium. Both events plan to mark that ten-year achievement. I %e Seaman Street Fair is celebrating #"" years and still going strong. %e Bentonville Anti-Horse %ief Society is #&" years old this year and this summer marks the '"th edition of the Ramblin’ Relics Car Show. In #(#$, a future country-western star named Lloyd Estel Copas was born in Adams County, later to be known as Cowboy Copas. Ironically )" years ago, in #(&$, his life tragically ended in a plane crash that also claimed the life of Patsy Cline and Hawkshaw Hawkins. In remembrance of that event the *fth annual Cowboy Copas Memorial Concert will be held in August at the Red Barn Convention Center in Winchester. %e Adams County Historical Society, which hosts the event, is planning something special to honor that anniversary --- stay tuned. Perhaps most importantly, #)" years ago Morgan’s Raiders passed through Eckmansville, Winchester, Jack Town and Locust Grove, bringing the Civil War to Adams County soil. %is year to commemorate that historic event the John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail across Adams County, and Ohio, will be dedicated. %e $!-mile self-guided driving tour across Adams County retraces the route Morgan’s cavalry followed in #+&$. %e Adams County trail starts in Winchester, crosses the Harshaville Covered Bridge to Wheat Ridge, on to Wickerham Inn and Locust Grove. %is year too the Harshaville Cov- ered Bridge will undergo historic renovation with a planned reopening on July #), the same date #)" years after Morgan’s cavalry crossed it. I’ll look forward to meeting you at the bridge. Tom Cross Executive Director Adams County Travel & Visitors Bureau (($,) )''-)&$(, toll free at #-+,,- ADAMS OH (!$!-&,&') [email protected] www.adamscountytravel.org Published by TABLE OF CONTENTS in cooperation with 4 Welcome 22 History 7 Calendar of Events 25 Recreation 12 Cowboy Copas Concert 26 Outdoors 14 Visitor Map 28 Amish Publisher & President:Eric Harmon 16 Chamber of Commerce 30 Serpent Mound Managing Editor:Mike Boyer 17 Wheat Ridge Herb Fest 31 Business Directory Art Director:Laura Spencer 18 Quilt Barns 38 Antiques Production Coordinator:Keith Ohmer Lead Sales Executive:Kurt Niemeyer Contributing Photographers: Tom Cross and Carl Staub (www.carlstaub.com) 4 ADAMS COUNTY VISITORS AND COMMUNITY GUIDE www.adamscountytravel.org Mineral Springs Lake Farm Resort By Tom Cross ircle on your map a little gem the size of a penny, inhabit the lake too $e camping here is as relaxing as called Mineral Spring Lake. It’s and can readily be observed during the rocking on grandma’s front porch Cover !"" acres of #shing, water summer in the lakes clear water. swing. Peacefulness and quiet inhabit sports, family recreation and camping the campground for a refreshing stay. that you don’t want to miss. Mineral Springs boasts more than '"" Mineral Springs, as the name sug- campsites, full hookups, and most with gests, is fed by over a dozen under- a view of the water. $e camp store is ground springs. A beautiful lake that is stocked with everything campers need complimented by a backdrop of moun- for a weekend or a month long stay. tains that bloom with redbuds and Hiking, picnicking, shelter house, dogwoods come spring. $e shoreline showers and ATV trails are on the *"" is a mix of bays, points and timbered acres that surround the lake. For hunt- coves that fishermen find ideal for ers only twenty minutes away is Brush wetting a line. Creek State Forest, Shawnee State For- When owner Billy Smalley impound- est and Tranquility Wildlife area. For ed these hollows in the early !%&"’s he At !"' acres, it is the largest body of nature lovers nearby Davis Memorial left pockets of standing timber, which water in Adams County. $e lake aver- State Nature Preserve and Shoemaker greatly improved the aquatic habitat, ages (& feet with a maximum depth Preserve o+er wilderness hiking and and subsequent #sh population that fol- approaching )" feet. Though water spring wild,owers, and if you’re a his- lowed. Over the years the lake has been clarity varies with the seasons visibility tory bu+ explore the remote settlement stocked with largemouth, smallmouth, is nearly )" feet in August. To preserve of Mineral Springs. perch, rock bass, bluegill and cat#sh. the unique purity and clarity of the Harmless freshwater jelly#sh, about lake only electric motors are permitted. Camping at its best in Southern Ohio! 100 Acre Spring Fed lake 2 Shelter House’s Mineral Spring Lake Modern Restrooms Showers Farm Resort Over 300 Camp Sites NORTH 160 BLUEGILL ROAD Fishing TO CINCINNATI PEEBLES Swimming PEEBLES, OH 45660 Laundry T: 937.587.3132 Fresh Water Jelly Fish F: 937.587.6263 Rare Plants MINERAL SPRINGS RD Canoeing RD FURNACE STEAM Abundant Wild Life Hiking Trails WEST Camp Store UNION Cabin Rental Boat Rentals All Amenities www.mineralspringslakefarmresort.com www.adamscountytravel.org ADAMS COUNTY VISITOR’S AND COMMUNITY GUIDE 5 CALENDAR 2013 Calendar of Events March April 28 June 21-23 Page One-Room School House event Summer Solstice Celebration at March 2 at the corner of Page School Road Serpent Mound – all day. For more Adams County Amish Bird Sympo- off Vaughn Ridge Road. Program to information go to www.serpentmound.org sium from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on be announced. Contact Mary Fulton at Wheat Ridge Road. Contact the Adams (937) 587-2043 June 30 County Travel & Visitors Bureau at (937) Page One-Room School House event 544-5639 at the corner of Page School Road May off Vaughn Ridge Road. Program to March 16 May 3 be announced. Contact Mary Fulton at Cabin Fever Arts Festival at Southern Wheat Ridge Amish School Benefit (937) 587-2043 State Community College Central Auction & Supper. Supper starts at Campus in the Patriot Center Gym- 4 p.m. & auction at 5 p.m. Located at nasium, 100 Hobart Ave., Hillsboro. Ridge Way Lumber on Wheat Ridge Sponsored by the Appalachian Arti- Road. For more information contact (937) sans Guild. Contact (937) 603-3128 or 544-7566. (937) 393-3431 May 3-5 March 21-23 Flora-Quest at Shawnee State Park Spring Fling at Carriage Lane Antiques and Forest & The Edge of Appalachia from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 180 Wer- Preserve in Adams County. To learn line Lane, West Union. Contact Anita more go to.flora-quest.com Vogler at (937) 549-4530 May 4 March 23 Explore the outdoors at Adams Lake Open House at the Adams County State Park. Call Bill Wickerham at (937) Heritage Center in West Union from 544-1010 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. hosted by the Adams June 29-30 County Historical Society. Contact Lynn May 4-5 40th Annual Country Run for Newman at (937) 587-3358 Free fishing weekend statewide, in- Fun-Ramblin’ Relics Car Show cludes Ohio Brush Creek, Ohio River, at Adams County Fairgrounds in West March 30 & Adams Lake. Union, 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Contact Ken- Children’s Easter Egg Hunt at Wilson neth McCann at (937) 544-5266. Children Home in West Union. Contact May 9-11 Sharon Rivers at (937) 544-2511. Mother’s Day Celebration at Car- riage Lane Antiques from 11 a.m. to April 5:30 p.m. at 180 Werline Lane, West July Union. Bring mom or grandmother April 12-14 and receive a free gift. Contact Anita July 4 Annual Wildflower Pilgrimage of Vogler at (937) 549-4530 Fourth of July Celebration and Lion’s Southern Ohio. Choose among dozens Club Parade in West Union – 9 a.m. of field trips to botanical hotspots in May 11 line up time. Parade starts at 10 a.m. southern Ohio in Highland, Adams, Ohio Brush Creek Sweep on Ohio next to Olde Wayside Inn. Contact Jud Pike, and Ross Counties. Contact the Brush Creek. Interested participants need Paul at (937) 544-1464 or Mel Pfistner at Arc of Appalachia Preserve System at to contact Bill Wickerham at the Adams (937) 549-3331 (937) 365-1935 or highlandssanctuary.org County Soil & Water at (937) 544-1010 April 13 June Third Annual Quilt Show, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Stone Chapel United Method- June 1 ist Church. 89 Trefz Road, West Union. Louden One-Room Schoolhouse Ice Contact Linda Copas at (937) 544-3438 Cream Social from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Contact Mary Fulton at (937) 587-2043 April 20 Adams County History Bus Tour. Con- June 9 tact Lynne Newman at (937) 587-3358 or Jacksonville Reunion and Picnic at Mary Fulton at (937) 587-2043 Jacksonville on Old St. Rt. 41 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Contact Lynne Newman April 27 at (937) 587-3358 160th anniversary of the Bentonville Anti-Horse Thief Society Banquet June 15 July 14-20 at Burning Heart Camp at 7 p.m.