Just a warning. In today’s post, I’m going to wander. Not aimlessly, mind you. But do try to keep up.
The Champaign County Barn Quilt Tour combines into one event a celebration of folk and fine art, agriculture and history.
Though we haven’t reached the autumnal equinox—September 22—I’d just like to put in a good word for fall. It’s my favorite season. The colors, the crisp air, the crunch of leaves underfoot as I run. (Come on, stay with me.) It’s an ideal time to celebrate God’s creation.
Last Saturday I ran 10 miles on the Simon Kenton Trail—from home to Woodburn Road and back. I finished surprisingly refreshed. A week earlier, I would have ended a mere puddle.
Fall. It’s the perfect time to ramble.
Champaign County, Ohio, offers plenty of opportunity to do just that—and
Diners enjoy a little bluegrass with their seafood at the 2009 Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival.
close to home so you can save gas money.
Take a look at the following list and plan your own fall ramblings through Champaign County:
- If you’ve been reading here before, you know about the Simon Kenton Pathfinders’ annual fund-raising bike ride on Sept. 12 and the Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-in at Grimes Field on Sept. 11 and 12.
- Sept. 11 – Pony Wagon Days in downtown St. Paris. Parade begins at 10 a.m.
- Sept. 11 – Hoopla Parade and Chili Cook-off in downtown Urbana, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Parade begins at 1 p.m.
- Sept. 11-12 – Covered Bridge Festival, North Lewisburg
- Sept. 18 & 19 – Champaign County Barn Quilt Tour, Urbana & St. Paris.
- Sept. 17-19 – Hylo Brown Bluegrass Festival, Goshen Park in Mechanicsburg.
- Sept. 17-19 – Ohio Fish & Shrimp Festival, Freshwater Farms in Urbana
- Sept. 18 – National Tractor Pullers Association Enderle Pull-Off, Champaign County Fairgrounds.
- Sept. 25 & 26 – Johnny Appleseed Museum Birthday Festival, Urbana University
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