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Red Oak Creek Kollaborative Studio |
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 Red Oak Creek Kollaborative Studio
14 North Third Street
Ripley, Oh 45167
937-392-3104
www.ripleyrocks.com
Music Recording Time, Music Recording Classes, Musical Instrument Classes, Photography Classes, Jam Session and Singer Songwriter Night. .com PHOTOGRAPHY - 3RD SATURDAY 2:00 P.M. - Download Flyer
DRUMS FOR HEALING - FIRST FRIDAY AT 7:00 P.M. - Download Flyer
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 SCHOOLHOUSE QUILTS
118 North Main Street
Georgetown, Ohio 45121
937-378-4828
www.schoolhousecottons.com
Schoolhouse Quilts was established May 1,2004 and is located in the historic village of Georgetown. The rich history of the area has influenced the inventory of Schoolhouse Quilts. 1800’s Reproduction fabrics abound as well as quilt books with a historical focus. Homespuns, primitive country prints, florals, batiks and novelties round out the offerings. Fabrics can be ordered online. |
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7771 US Rt. 68
Georgetown, OH 45121
937-378-3400
www.thehomeplacefurniture.com  The Home Place is a family business operated by the Delbert and Susan Schlabach family. We invite you to browse our 4,000 square foot showroom of fine handcrafted furniture and gift items brought to you from central Ohio and northern Indiana. Intricate design and detail and exquisite quality is built into each piece, reflecting the personality of the Amish/Mennonite craftsmen. It is our pleasure to be the link between these ingenious craftsmen and you, our valued customer. Also available at The Home Place are a deli, baked goods and other food items.
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Happenstance Stables Natural Learning Facility |
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22126 Sycamore Road Midland, Ohio 45148 513-616-2106  Happenstance Stables hosts several natural horsemanship clinics each year with a local trainer and several world renowned clinicians. Check website often for events happening. Overnight RV hookups are available for visitors traveling through the area. http://www.happenstancestables.com
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Looking for places to shop while in Brown County? Download the Shopping Guide.  Shopping (13.41 kB) |
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Courthouse Square Open Air Market |
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 Every Saturday beginning May 8th through September 25th 9:00AM – 1:00PM
Vendors set-up at no charge weekly or occasionally – farmers, gardeners, unique crafts, antiques, baked goods, etc. Special events are planned to include live entertainment, Quilt Show, Patriotic Pooch Parade, Chili Challenge and more. Summer Concert Series for June, July August on the Courthouse Square- bring a lawn chair.
For questions call 937-378-9000 |
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 A&K Clay Co. LLC
3664 Bethel New Hope Road
Bethel, Ohio 45106
937-379-1495 - phone/fax
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http://www.akclay.com/
From the pages of Pottery Making Illustrated -  A&K Clay, LLC (250.5 kB) |
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 Glass reFactory is a division of Adams Brown Recycling and ABCAP, a 501(c)(3), and a non-profit agency. Located in Georgetown, Ohio, the Glass reFactory takes bottles that have come into the recycling facility and melts them down to make suncatchers
" A Sustainable, Non-Profit Business That's Making A Difference." Suncatchers can be purchased online and tours of the facility are available by appointment. Read the recent news article dated 12/07/2008: Glass reFactory (973.12 kB) or visit the web site for more infomration. http://www.glassrefactory.com |
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Grant Public School
508 S. Water Street
Georgetown, Ohio 45121  Built in 1829. Ulysses S. Grant attended this school which was eventually turned over to the Ohio Historical Society in 1941 and totally restored. Hours are Memorial Day through Labor Day, Wednesday – Sunday noon to 5:00 p.m. September and October weekends, noon to 5:00 p.m. www.ohiohistory.org.
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Boyhood Home of Ulysses S. Grant |
Boyhood Home of Ulysses S. Grant
219 East Grant Avenue
Georgetown, Ohio 45121  Jesse Grant built the house in 1823 with additions being made in 1825 and 1828. The National Historic Landmark was restored in 1982. The Grant Homestead is open Memorial Day through Labor Day Wednesday – Sunday noon to 5:00 p.m., or by appointment. September and October the hours are Saturday and Sunday noon to 5:00 p.m., or by appointment. www.ohiohistory.org
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19741 Victory Lane – Fayetteville (513) 875-3739  Tanglewood Farm is a small Alpaca farm where individual attention, daily maintenance and clean animals is the norm. This is a breeding farm which also has the products made from the fleece of the animals for sale. Tours can be scheduled. www.alpacanation.com/tanglewoodfarm.asp
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Ohio Valley Natural Fibers |
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8541 Louderback Road, Sardinia (937) 446-3045  When folks think of Ohio, do textiles come to mind? Ohio Valley Natural Fibers has changed that for thousands of people. In continuous operation for over 20 years, we have become the premier custom fiber-processing mill in the county.
CUSTOM FIBER PROCESSING Our customization capabilities and techniques allow you to become the designer. From Fleece to Yarn - and Beyond - We can show you how! We encourage you to visit our fiber mill and let us give you a tour. We have accommodations available for overnight visits for our customers. www.ovnf.com |
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4456 SR 123 Blanchester (513) 875-3759 CRF currently grows over 390 cultivars (varieties).  Like many a daylily lover, we have grown increasingly fond of spiders,unusual forms, exotics, variants, and spidery type cultivars. Being very difficult to find, until recently, we've been on a quest to find and offer a large quantity of these cultivars for sale. We now number nearly 140 of these very beautiful and unique varieties, as well as 250 cultivars of the more common forms. www.cedarridgefarmsohio.com
American Hemerocallis Society Display garden Season is April – September. |
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22141 SR 251 Midland (513) 875-2500  Fall apple picking season is here, also you can pick grapes and pumpkins. Apples, cider, produce, pumpkins and fall decorations can be purchased in the country store. Hayrides on the weekends in the fall. School groups are welcome to schedule.
Open for U-Pick Strawberry season. Reopen mid-August through December. U-Pick apples and grapes, fresh cider, pumpkins and fall decorations. Country store with produce, honey, maple syrup, jams & jellies and much more. Hayrides on weekends in fall. School tours of welcome. Call for details. |
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 Meranda-Nixon Winery
6517 Laycock Rd. Ripley, Oh 45167 937-392-4654 "Revitalizing the Ohio River Valley Region one vine at a time" Seth Meranda Every Saturday 4PM to 9:30PM Steak and Salmon dinners accompanied with a bottle of wine. Now accepting reservations www.meranda-nixonwinery.com. Meranda-Nixon Winery receives 'Ohio Quality Wine' designation from Governor Ted Strickland and Ohio. Meranda-Nixon Winery Receives Award (29.5 kB) |
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Kinkead Ridge Vineyard and Estate Winery |
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904 Hamburg Street, RIPLEY, OHIO 45167 (937) 392-6077 The mission of Kinkead Ridge is to produce ultra-premium estate-bottled wine in Southern Ohio (Ohio River Valley appellation), exclusively vinifera, with great attention and care paid to cultural practices and classic winemaking techniques. http://www.kinkeadridge.com/ View brochure - Kinkead Ridge (2.96 MB) - 2010 Wine Releases(2.96 MB) |
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La Vigna River Heights Farm |
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 La Vigna River Heights Farm
Situated high above the Ohio River, LaVigna lays claim to the moderating influence of a large body of water. Winds blow across the cool waters of the Ohio River and travel directly up a natural chute to the vineyard. This breezeway makes the vineyard unique and enhances the quality of fruit as the winds cool the grapes on hot summer days. Wine is sold through wine club located on website. www.lavignawines.com |
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Renascent Vineyard 7385 State Route 221 Georgetown, Ohio 45121 (513) 313-2314 Renascent Vineyards resides in and around what we believe is the oldest continually operated winery building in the United States. Our winery was built in the early 1830's, and operated from then until the coming of fungal blights such as black rot in the mid 1850's. The winery changed hands several times between 1854 and 1863, with all production ceasing at that time. www.renascentvineyards.com |
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Ursulines of Brown County |
 In July of 1845, eleven women arrived in Saint Martin, a village of French and Irish settlers at the northern tip of Brown County. John Baptist Purcell, Archbishop of Cincinnati had urged these Ursuline Sisters to establish a school for young ladies. On the campus in 1971 Chatfield College opened its doors to the public. www.ursulinesofbc.org |
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Indian Creek Wildlife Area |
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The Indian Creek Wildlife Area at Fayetteville, managed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, offers nearly 1800 acres of hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities. For more information see For more information on wildlife areas. www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife |
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 Ohio Tobacco Museum, Inc. is located at 703 So. Second Street (U.S. Rt. 52) beside the former tobacco warehouses.  The two-story brick house is of Federal and Georgian style architecture. This 1850s home was once owned by the Espey family. Mr. Espey worked for Heavy Munition Works in Cincinnati, the company that produced Ripley’s three cannons for protection during the Civil War. The historic home became the site of the Ohio Tobacco Museum in 1988 and stands as the only such museum in the state of Ohio. The contents of the museum have been provided through public and private donations and represent the story of Ripley’s unique southern Ohio agricultural history.
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 The Ripley Museum collection and research library is housed in an 1850s frame home of federal architectural style. The 10 rooms are filled with collectibles dating from the late 18th century to the mid-20th century. Open on Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday noon to 4 p.m. or by appointment. Phone: (937) 392-4660 www.ripleymuseum.org |
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 The trip takes about five minutes, but at most 10 minutes. The ferry runs 364 days per year, 12 hours per day. It is closed on Christmas day and if the wind reaches 30 miles per hour or the river is up the ferry is closed. Hours of operation are from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. There is a charge of $5 per vehicle and free for pedestrian traffic. For more information, contact Augusta Ferry, Inc. at 201 Seminary Ave. in Augusta, Ky. Phone: (606) 756-3291. |
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 Brown County is home to 19 barns with the art of JoAnn May a graduate of the Art Academy of Cincinnati and local resident who merged her passions of fine arts, restoration work and quilting by translating patterns to works of public art to be shown throughout the county. All sites are on private property and should be viewed from the public roads. |
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 There were over 80 covered bridges in Brown County spanning such picturesque streams as Straight Creek, White Oak Creek, Red Oak Creek and the East Fork of the Little Miami River. Today, five bridges remain as a part of Brown County’s local heritage and history. Three of these are open to vehicular traffic, two are by-passed and open to foot traffic. |
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 The Mount Oreb Depot, built in 1886 is the oldest building in Mount Orab at the corner of Front and Woodyard Streets. It was closed in the early 1970's. It was donated to the Mount Orab Women's Club and is on the National Register of Historic Places along with a wooden caboose. The train depot is now used for meetings and community activities. |
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 The John P. Parker House Museum is a National Historic Landmark and was the home of John Parker a former slave, abolitionist, inventor, and businessman. He is credited with helping hundreds of slaves escape slavery to the north through the alleys, creeks and underbrush.The Parker Home Museum opened in 2003 after a restoration project. www.JohnParkerHouse.org |
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 The Rankin House is a State Memorial and a National Historic Landmark that was the home of Rev. John Rankin an anti-slavery leader. This home was an important stop on the Underground Railroad. Views from the house include downtown Ripley and the Ohio River. The Ripley Heritage Board of Trustees has voted on the following changes in Rankin House admission and hours for 2009: Admission: $4 adults, $2 students, children 5-under free. Hours: May 2-October 31, Wednesday-Saturday, 10 am-5 pm; Sunday 12 noon-5 pm; December 16, 1 -5 pm (Historic Home Tour) For more information view the Ohio History web site. http://www.ohiohistory.org/ |
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 It is considered the Midwest's Fastest Quarter Mile Dirt Oval with racing every Friday Night consisting of Sunesis Construction Late Models, Mt. Orab Ford UMP Modifieds, U.S. Race Gear Street Stocks and Holman Motors Chevettes on a regular basis. We have various other classes making appearances throughout the year including the Winged Mini Sprints, 360 Sprints, CJ Rayburn’s NASRA Series and many others. Dowload this year's schedule. - Moler Raceway Park Schedule - 2010)
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