QUIET IN THE COUNTRY

Enjoy the peace, serenity and beauty of the rolling hills as you travel to Mesopotamia, Middlefield and Burton, in Geauga County, OH.  Geauga County’s Amish community is the 4th largest in the U.S. & 2nd largest in Ohio.  You will also visit the beautiful countryside and small towns of Portage County, OH.  Contact the Streetsboro VCB for assistance with planning your itinerary at (888) 558-5580.

 

DAY 1

4:00                Check in to hotel, welcome reception.

6:00-11:00      Carousel Dinner Theatre-Dinner and Show

 

DAY 2

7:30-8:30        Breakfast at hotel 

9:45-10:45      Arrive Mesopotamia-Visit & enjoy the tranquility of an “Amish Oriented" town that
                     has changed little over nearly two centuries. Shopping at
End of the Commons General
                    Store
. Established in 1840 this Old Time General Store is one of the oldest in Ohio. 

11:00-11:45    Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op-shopping, cheese making. 

12:00-1:15      Mary Yoder’s Amish Kitchen-enjoy an Amish style lunch.

1:30-2:45        Middlefield Cheese-tour & cheese sampling “Best Swiss Cheese in the U.S.”

3:00-3:45        A & K Home Bakery & Settler’s Farm-shopping at this real Amish bakery
                     and village of shops. 

4:00-5:00         Century Village Museum in Burton-Step back into the 19th century & experience the
   lifestyle of early Geauga pioneers. 

7:00-8:30        Thorn Creek Winery & Gardens- Toast the day as you unwind with a great dinner, tour &
                     wine tasting.

 

DAY 3

8:00-9:00         Breakfast and check out of hotel 

9:30-10:30       John Johnson Farm- This 19th Century farm home of John Johnson the site of           dramatic historic events in the early days of The Church Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  Located in the beautiful rolling hill of Hiram. 

11:00-11:45    Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park- Enjoy spectacular rock formations like Devil’s Icebox & Old Maid’s Kitchen that have become trademarks of the park. 

12:15-1:30       Garrett’s Mill-Lunch and tour of the Grist Mill & Micro Brewery. 

2:00-4:00         Aurora Farms Premium Outlets-Shopping at over 70 outlet stores.

                                                        or

                       Kent State University Museum-A fabulous museum of fashion & decorative arts.