10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

If you like re-enactors, colonial spirit, and the smell of gun powder and wood campfires, you’ll love the Fair at New Boston.

Now in its 29th year, the fair is an annual gathering at George Rogers Clark Park near Springfield. The fair is dedicated to creating a slice of life as it might have appeared to folks living in these parts between 1790 and 1810. Besides all that reliving history stuff, you’ll be able to see some fantastic handmade gifts from skilled artisans and merchants throughout the park. Enjoy live shows and working craftsmen. Taste the sweet life of 19th Century foods along with authentic music and dance. It’s a day steeped in history presented in a way that everyone will enjoy.

Nearby field parking is free, their is an admission charge for the fair.

$8.00 Adults
$3.00 Children 6-11 (5 and under free)
$5.00 Active Duty Military (with ID)

NO PETS

The Fair at New Boston is located just west of Springfield on SR 4

PUT-IN-BAY: Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial, 93 Delaware Ave., Put-in-Bay
Help our Canadian friends and neighbors celebrate their independence day and celebrate almost 200 years of peaceful co-existence at Perry’s Victory. This year’s educational programs will focus on The Native North Americans of the United States and the First Nation People’s of Canada. Join us for special programs, children’s Canadian crafts activities, and of course – birthday cake!

July 01, 2011
12 – 4:30 P.M.

SANDUSKY, OHIO: Fly on the plane that made island hoping in Lake Erie a daily adventure.  Take this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the magic of flight in the world’s first mass-produced airliner. The Tri-Motor carries up to 9 passengers at a time, and every seat on the aircraft has a window. It is possible to reserve an entire flight of 9 passengers.

Flights Reservations available online or by phone (800.843.3612 or 419.239.8292)
www.airventuremuseum.org/fordtrimotor

June 30 – July 4, 2011
Thurs 2-5 pm, Fri-Mon 9 am-5 pm

Griffing Sandusky Airport
3115 Cleveland Rd., Sandusky, Ohio

LEBONON, OHIO: Travel back to the rough and tumble times of the old west alongside gold prospectors departing Lebanon bound for a connection to Yuma. Prospectors, known for sometimes carrying large quantities of gold, are often targets of train robbers, looking for some get-rich-quick schemes. Warning: Alerts have already gone up and down along the Lebanon Rail Road line to be on the lookout for the Big Iron Rangers, a gang of notorious robbers well known in the hills and hideaways of southwest Ohio!

The Lebanon Rail Road will host their annual Great Train Robbery on July 10, 11 and again on July 16, and 17. Price for taking part in this robbery is just $18.50

TIME: 11:00am, 1:15pm, 3:30pm (boarding begins 10 minutes prior to departure time)

WAYNESVILLE, OHIO: Waynesville’s Second Saturday events from May thru September on the second Saturday of each month. Local artists, crafters, and authors display and sell their works on the sidewalks of historic downtown Waynesville. Local entertainers perform in the Main St. Gazebo. Application and more information available on the website. Booth Space $15.00.

www.waynesvilleshops.com

Ray Fuller and the Blues Rockers

MARIETTA OHIO: ReStore Marietta, Inc. invites you to 17th annual Red, White, and Blues Festival on Friday July 1st, 2011. Gates open at 6 p.m. with live music starting at 7 and going to midnight at the 17th Annual Red, White and Blues Festival in Marietta along the Ohio River. The event will be held in the historic Lafayette Hotel Parking Lot (101 Front Street) admission is just $5.00.

Bring your lawn chair and kick off the Holiday weekend with Blues, Brews, and BBQs. This years’ line up will include Chris Sutton from Barbersville WV, Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers from Columbus Ohio, and the Elm Street Blues Band from Cleveland Ohio.

All proceeds from the 17^th Annual Red, White and Bluesfest benefit ReStore Marietta, Inc. and the enhancement and beautification of downtown Marietta Ohio through their efforts. The proceeds assist in the cost and maintenance of the hanging flower baskets, American flags, and Holiday decorations that adorn the lampposts in Marietta’s downtown.

COLUMBUS: Because July 4 lands on a Monday this year, Columbus’ Red White and Boom! planners opted for a Friday evening extravaganza and the weather is supposed to be great for beginning the big American birthday bash. Just a perfect way to start the celebrations. For those that haven’t been to the big sparkler display along the river, the rockets will be launched from Vets Memorial (across the street from COSI and across the river from the Leveque Tower.

Live music starts at 3:00 p.m. and lasts till around midnight on Nationwide Boulevard. Plenty of good food will also be on hand. The annual Red White and Boom will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Broad Street at COSI heading east, proceeding north on Front Street. The parade will feature over 80 entries from Central Ohio.

Above: the full size orbiter replica, Explorer, on display at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

With NASA’s Space Shuttle program coming to an end, retirement homes were needed for the old space shuttle orbiters.  One of those homes was hoped to be the massive National Air Force Museum in Dayton.  Of all the shuttles, only 2 remained without a designed landing spot. Hopes of acquiring a shuttle orbiter in Dayton were running high. Dayton which was home to the original fly boys (the Wright Brothers) would be a logical choice for NASA, but then in recent years, NASA has displayed an uncanny lack of sense in their increasingly political posturing.

Dayton is just one of 29 locations hoping to bring home a shuttle orbiter for display.  But there is a little more to it than just putting in a written request. Originally there were 5 orbiters: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour plus the prototype Enterprise (originally called “Constitution” the name was changed after a successful write-in campaign to change the name in honor of the Star Trek series). This vehicle  was only used to test the atmospheric flight characteristics of the shuttle design. Challenger and Columbia were both tragically lost, leaving just 3 orbiters and the 4 full-scale replicas of the shuttle: Explore, Adventure, America and Pathfinder.

So does Ohio’s National Air Force Museum stand a chance? Maybe. Only U.S. museums and educational institutions are eligible. The chosen location also must have an indoor display area suitable for the noble shuttle. Plus, the organization has to have a check in hand for the estimated $28 million required for shipping and handling. NASA wants the chosen receivers to be able to take shipment by May, 2012.

April 12, 1961 April 12, 1981

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of manned space flight. On April 12, 1961, the Soviet Union sent Yuri Gagarin, the first human being ever,  into space on a 108 minute flight that orbited the earth. Twenty years later on April 12, 1981, the first shuttle mission, STS-1 lifted off from Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center. Columbia orbited the earth 36 times during its 54 1/2 hour mission.

THIS JUST IN: As reported on NASA TV the following locations have been selected to display the shuttle orbiters:

Discovery: flew to space more times than any other spacecraft. First spacecraft to return a satellite to earth.It flew the oldest astronaut, the first woman pilot, and the first black astronaut. Discovery will go to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Musem in Washington DC.

Atlantis: will be the last shuttle orbiter to fly in June and will go on permanent display at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Endeavour: California Science Center in Los Angeles

Enterprise: New York City’s Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Musem

Those cycling enthusiasts will be enjoying some wonderful places during the day cycling through some really beautiful parts of Ohio. Each leg of the trip is between 45 – 60 miles per day, with a total of about 259 or 416 if you opt for some additional loops.

The absolute deadline for registrations is 5pm Wednesday, May 18.  This will be the 23rd year for the event.