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Hosts: Gary & Charlene Davis
Lunch 11:30 AM
Please join us for an Around the World Lunch at Sully’s Irish Pub for a little piece of Ireland right here in Medina. From Irish beers to traditional Irish food, Sully’s makes you feel welcome with every visit. Located at 117 W. Liberty St .Medina, OH (click for directions).
To sign up, contact Gary via email at or 330-347-2000
Tour Leader: John James
This is a tour of the Five Oaks Mansion located in Massillon, Ohio. This mansion was built in 1892 by renowned architect Charles F.
Schweinfurth and is noted for its historical, gothic architecture. The mansion is maintained by the Massillon Woman’s Club and is an interesting place to walk around.
The Five Oaks Mansion is also the site of paranormal activity that include the appearance of ghostly apparitions, strange voices, the scent of cigar smoke and a statue that appears to move on its own. The mansion has also been the site of several paranormal investigations.
We will be meeting at 12 noon at the Wolf Creek Center located on Route 94 near Sharon Center (click for directions). We will be leaving for Massillon at 12:45 PM and drive some backroads to the Mansion and the Mansion Tour begins at 2:00 PM.
After the tour is completed, we will have dinner at a local restaurant.
This tour will be limited to 12 cars, to signup for the tour email John or call (216) 491-0659.
Hosts: Gary & Charlene Davis
11:30 AM
Please join us for an Around the World Lunch at Santo Suossos family owned Italian restaurant. Located at 3725 Medina Rd. (Route 18) Medina, OH To sign up, contact Gary via email or at 330-347-2000
Tour Leaders: Rod & Bev Barkley
This will be a tour to the Edison Museum in Milan, Ohio (click for website) with a stop for dinner on the return trip. Tour is limited to 12 cars and participants will be meeting at Wendy’s, 3309 Center Road (Rt 303) in Brunswick (click for directions) at 1:15 pm and leaving by 1:30. We will be making a stop at a historic site in Kipton on the way to Milan and arriving at the Museum by 3:00 pm for the guided tour. The cost for the tour is $4 per person. Please note that the Museum is not handicapped accessible with steps going upstairs to the bedrooms and down to the basement kitchen. Leaving the Museum we will be running some nice backroads including sections of the Buckeye Trail on our return trip. We have scheduled dinner at 6:00 pm at the Corkscrew Saloon in Medina (click for website).
Please arrive with a full tank of gas and bring a 2-way radio if you have one. The tour is presently full, but, we can add you to the waiting list in the event there are any cancellations. Please contact Rod or Bev Barkley at 330-334-6702 click to email Rod & Bev if there are any questions, or to get on the waitlist, or if you have to cancel. Rod’s cell phone number for the day of the tour will be 330-571-7862
The Reformatory (click for website) was built in 1834 and housed prisoners until 1990. It is noted for its German architecture, its infamous haunted history and filming location of the movie, ” Shawshank Redemption”. The Ohio Caverns, discovered by locals in 1887, is known as “America’s most colorful caverns” and one of Ohio’s outstanding natural attractions (click for website). There will be special group rates for the Reformatory and Caverns as well as the motel. Specific details will be given to those confirmed tour participants. This tour is limited to 14 cars and please signup by 7/20. To sign up please email either Mike & Lois or Gary & Char or sign up at the meeting.
Hosted by Dennis Beckman, Maryann Tower and Dan and Terri Cali
Two nights at Fairfield Inn in Frankfort, Kentucky and two days touring and tasting at various distilleries. Trip is limited and just about filled. If you are interested, email Dennis Beckman for spot on waiting list.
Hosted by the Ottes and Selbys
This is a tour highlighted by several places of interest as we traverse the Allegheny National Forest with an overnight stay in Bradford, PA. The next day we will visit another museum before heading back to Ohio along the Allegheny River. Come join us for a leisurely drive and scenic vistas along the way. This tour is limited to 10 cars.
To sign up contact us via email or call 216-780-4533.
