Our area has some great things to do and places to explore. Check out what's local and what we recommend!

Ye Old Mill | Velvet Ice Cream

Tourist Activity | Food

35 min drive - FOR ICE CREAM LOVERS!

Ye Olde Mill | Originally built in 1817, Ye Olde Mill is home to Velvet Ice Cream’s corporate offices in Utica, OH. More than 150,000 visitors each year enjoy delicious Velvet Ice Cream and prepared meals in a turn of the century ice cream parlor restaurant while experiencing a piece of history. With 20 acres of picturesque rolling hills, Ye Olde Mill provides the perfect setting for family fun, reunions, weddings and more.

Open May thorough October

Honey Run Park

Outdoor Activities

This park, named for the stream, Honey Run, that cascades over the 25 ft. waterfall, is open to the public 365 days a year. In 2009, the Park District purchased an additional 19 acres from the Millwood Sand Company, which provides visitors the ability to hike from the waterfall to the Kokosing River. Along the walk, visitors can view spectacular blackhand sandstone cliffs and boulders.

Apple Valley Golf Course

Outdoor Activities

Championship Par 72 course - Open from April through November.

Ugly Bunny Winery

Tourist Activity | Food

25 Min drive.
Local winery with live entertainment/bands seasonally. Beautiful tasting room and patio overlooking gorgeous vineyard. A wide variety of wines, cider and delicious food!

Weaver's Farm and Furniture

Tourist Activity | Food | Shopping

5 min drive.
Barn that has a deli and store with local items as well as Amish crafted furniture and goods.

Mohican State Park

Outdoor Activities | Hiking

Short 20 min. drive. Has gorgeous hiking and bridal trails. Thousands of wooded acres greet visitors to the Mohican region. Mohican State Park's wild landscape offers truly stunning views from both land and water.

Ugly Bunny Winery

Outdoor Activities | Walking/Biking Trail

Closest Trail Access (Bridge of Dreams) - 7 min drive.

4.5 mile trail that you can walk, bike or even ride horses on! This trail goes through the Bridge of Dreams and over the Mohican River. The trail has multiple access points and parking along the way.

Bridge Of Dreams

Tourist Activity | Food | Shopping

7 min drive.

Bridge of Dreams on the Mohican Valley Trail. In the late ’90s, Knox County began to explore the idea of taking the abandoned rail beds and converting them to a multi-use recreational trail.

The Bridge of Dreams in the second longest in the state of covered bridges and the third longest in the country. The horse hitching posts located at the trailhead are constructed out of the original metal pipe used on the railroad.

The “Bridge of Dreams” was completed in December 1998 and dedicated in April 1999. The Mohican Valley Trail officially opened on June 15, 2001. Today the trail extends from East Street in Danville to the Holmes County Line, connecting the Kokosing Gap Trail and the Holmes County Trail

Sunny Slopes Winery

Winery | Food

25 min drive.
Great winery with good food and local made wine.
Sunny Slope has been a part of the Holmes County Ohio community since 1927 and in the Bright family since 1978. Tom and Tara Bright are the current owners, and established the winery in 2016.

The Blonde Robin

Shopping | Coffee

Cute locally owned coffee shop and boutique located just a short drive from the property. A MUST for coffee lovers. We suggest the Hummingbird, a signature coffee from the Blonde Robin.

Bridge Of Dreams

Tourist Activity | Food | Shopping

7 min drive.

Bridge of Dreams on the Mohican Valley Trail. In the late ’90s, Knox County began to explore the idea of taking the abandoned rail beds and converting them to a multi-use recreational trail.

The Bridge of Dreams in the second longest in the state of covered bridges and the third longest in the country. The horse hitching posts located at the trailhead are constructed out of the original metal pipe used on the railroad.

The “Bridge of Dreams” was completed in December 1998 and dedicated in April 1999. The Mohican Valley Trail officially opened on June 15, 2001. Today the trail extends from East Street in Danville to the Holmes County Line, connecting the Kokosing Gap Trail and the Holmes County Trail