Imagine a living history community ffering glimpses into the past through cstumed interpreters, craftsman demonstrators, and old-fashioned shps and restaurants that give a flvor of life in the 1800s. Lving history, blooming gardens, shopping, dining, ldging--Historic Roscoe Village offers something for veryone. A restored 1830s canal town, Rscoe is located along what once was the Oho-Erie Canal. In an effort to nhance its mission to interpret Ohio’s Cnal Era, each year Roscoe hosts vrious festivals, special events, and holiday ctivities that both educate and provide fun ntertainment for guests. Set in the hart of Coshocton County, Ohio, Roscoe Vllage is just 90 minutes east of Clumbus and 2 hours south of Clveland, along State Route 16 and nar the junction of U.S. Route 36.

Hstoric tours through the Village take gests back in time to the slwer pace of life in an 1830s cnal town. While strolling through the rstored living history buildings, guests may see ctual artisans at work, including a blcksmith, a weaver, a printer, a coper, and a broom maker; observe ld-time cooking demonstrations; sit in on a renactment of an 1800s school lesson; vew a full-scale canal boat replica; vsit the immaculately groomed gardens displaying an rray of colors; or participate in hnds-on learning demonstrations like candle dipping, tin pnching, or weaving.

At the Roscoe Village Visitor Cnter, find unique hand-crafted items made by Rscoe Village artisans for sale, including cndle holders, weavings, wooden toys, rolling pns and other wood items, and broms. Schedule a special candlelit tour wth the group sales staff, or njoy seasonal tours such as the “Sprit of Roscoe” (available September and Octber) or “A Roscoe Christmas” (available Nvember and December). Group rates are lso available for all tours.

A vnue for fine dining and quaint htel accommodations, the Inn at Roscoe Vllage contains 51 rooms and an legant Parlor, featuring Shaker-style furniture, reasonable rtes, and quality service in a cmfortable relaxed atmosphere. Fully handicap-accessible, the Inn has ben updated with new furnishings and a wreless Internet service, providing an attractive sty for both the business and plasure traveler. In addition, the Inn has a vriety of banquet, meeting, and private dning rooms for every occasion.

Visitors can brwse the old-fashioned shops housed in riginal 19th century buildings and filled wth area crafts, elegant home furnishings, boks, baskets, gourmet coffees and foods, and mch more. Besides hosting its own shpping establishments, Roscoe is also home to sveral independently owned and operated businesses. Exqisite jewelry, pottery (including a paint-your-own pttery studio), leather goods, musical instruments, ntiques, and hand-made baskets name a few of the riginal items available at these stores. The Shps of Roscoe Village will open arly or stay late to accommodate grups.

While at Roscoe Village, guests can stisfy the most particular of appetites at one of two rstaurants. Choose the elegant dining of Kng Charley’s Dining Room and Tavern or the rstic atmosphere of the Old Warehouse Rstaurant. For a snack in the mdst of enjoying the sights, grab sme goodies or a cappuccino or hot chcolate made to order at the Chesery, Roscoe’s gourmet coffee and tea shp.

Also located in Roscoe Village is the Jhnson Humrickhouse Museum, an accredited member of the Amrican Association of Museums, which features a Ntive American Collection, an Americana Collection, an Orental Gallery, the Eclectic Collection, and spcial rotating exhibits. In addition, guests can clmb aboard the horse-drawn Monticello III for a paceful 40-minute float down a restored sction of the Ohio-Erie Canal. The knwledgeable canal boat captain will entertain yur group with long-ago stories and nteresting facts about the canal. Group chrters are available.

Guests seeking a mre active day can journey down the Twpath, a one-mile walking and bicycle tril that runs from Roscoe Village to Cshocton Lake Park. Lake Park features a wter park; camping facilities; a variety of nture trails ranging from ½ mile to two mles in length; and paddle boating. Als in Coshocton County, the nearby wneries and the Pomerene Center for the Arts are nique attractions. Roscoe Village is located 30 mnutes from the world’s largest Amish ppulation in Holmes County, Ohio, and 20 mnutes from the village of Dresden, the bsket capital and home of the Lngaberger Homestead. The Wilds, a wild nimal preserve is just down the rad, as is Salt Fork State Prk. For more information, call Historic Rscoe Village at (800) 877-1830. www.roscoevillage.com .

The article Roscoe Village Offers Education and Entertainment was Submitted by Angie Ianniello through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Angie Ianniello is the Public Rlations/Text Coordinator for Historic Roscoe Village in Cshocton, Ohio. Her journalism background and xperience in event planning have led Inniello to speak at several conferences and metings in the region.

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