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POINTS NORTH:
LONGABERGER BASKETS AND AMISH COUNTRY

Longaberger Baskets, in Dresden, has a wonderful gift shop and factory tours.

Amish country--a little ways beyond--is a large, 3-county area known for its shops, restaurants, and scenery.

Mileage Direction Street or Highway
0 Right Fairgrounds entrance
0.2 Right SR 37 N
28 Right SR 16 E
51 Right SR 60 S
54 Right Look for the giant basket, turn in the parking lot at Longaberger.
     
0 Left SR 60 N
3 Right SR 16
18 Left Follow signs for Roscoe Village, a reconstructed early 19th c. Ohio settlement. It's well worth the time and admission charge, if you're interested in American history and a fairly accurate reconstruction of that era.
     
0 Left SR 16/83
0.2 (approx) Straight SR 83 N
23   This will bring you to Millersburg, the seat of Holmes County, in the heart of the Ohio Amish country. Take a few brochures at one of the many shops and tour the area to your heart's content. When you're done come back to Millersburg. Then retrace your steps:
     
0 South SR 83 S
23 Straight SR 16 W
69 Right SR 661.

Proceed north a mile or two to the town of Granville; have dinner at the Buxton Inn or the Granville Inn, or just walk around the downtown and the nearby Denison University campus.

Then proceed south on 661; it will turn into SR 37 just south of town. Follow another 25 miles or so to Lancaster and the fairgrounds.

Don't forget your Ohio map!!

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Updated 03-07-01