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    Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum

    4.7 (18 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Jen W.

    Ermagerd! What a cute little museum. All of one room this museum is loaded with pencil sharpeners of all shapes and sizes! Located outside the visitor center there is no charge. Just walk in. Not something I would have gone on a mission to find, this turned out to be a very fun and interesting exhibit. Great family fun. Make a game out of it. Who can find the VW? Where is the ship? Can anyone find Mickey? Why not? If you're in the area and just need an excuse to get out of the car, stop on by, or better yet add it to your itinerary. It was a lot of fun.

    Christine B.

    So the visit to this stop was an unexpected surprise and a lot of fun to explore. Over 3,000 pencil sharpeners of all different kinds that you would have no idea existed - ever! The tiny building is the original one from Mr Johnson's property but moved to the current location after he passed away. If you are in the area, stop and take a look!

    Sandy W.

    I had no idea there was such an museum! There were over 3200 different pencil sharpeners! All were inside glass cases. The museum is inside a darling shed located near tourism building for Logan, Ohio. I remember having a couple of those pencil sharpeners growing up but seeing how many different ones there blows my mind. All were collected by one man. I think it's a place to visit if you're ever close to Logan!

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    Gwen W.

    Cool collection of ALL KINDS of pencil sharpeners. All the way back to pre-world wars to more current 90s paraphernalia. I particularly liked the copper metal looking ones: miniature musical instruments, old planes, historical US monuments, even vintage typewriters and sewing machines. Everything is grouped, which made it appealing the eyes. Definitely worth a visit, if you're in the area!

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    The pencils sharpeners were so funny and so awesomely awesome. Absolutely life changing!!

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    Who would have thought that you would see tons of pencil sharpeners under one roof. From the average to the unique. Interesting to see.

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    5.0(2 reviews)
    41.8 mi

    I highly recommend CSA shares to anyone who wants to eat more local foods, learn more about how…read moretheir foods are grown, and try a greater variety of produce. (What is a CSA? Visit www.localharvest.org/csa). I found Bird's Haven Farms through localharvest.org, a website that allows you to search for local farmers, markets, and CSAs. From the very first day I picked up my share from Bird's Haven Farms, I was in love. This year, I signed up for the 2012 CSA subscription the day the email hit my inbox. What's great about Bird's Haven? First off, I can pick up at the Westerville Farmers' Market, a smaller weeknight market where I don't have to fight the Saturday crowds at Worthington or Clintonville. Second, the cost is very reasonable considering the amazing quantity of vegetables that we receive over the season. I took pictures every week last summer so I could truly assess how much we got. It was 22 weeks of insane bounty! Third, the extras were just phenomenal. The first week we went to pick up, we got a hanging basket of flowers. Other weeks, we'd occasionally get strawberries or fresh-picked flowers or some other addition to our vegetables that made the day special. Fourth, and this is the best part, they don't pre-box the CSA. They post a list of what's included that week and how many you can take, and you get to pick from big boxes of produce. That means that if you're first to get to the market that day, you get your pick of the harvest. If you're a big family, you can pick out the baseball-bat sized zucchini. If you're not cooking tonight, you can pick out the tomatoes that need a day to ripen so they'll be perfect for tomorrow's dinner. You get to pick what works for you. And finally, I love Bird's Haven for their service. Each week, CSA subscribers receive a recipe for in-season vegetables and a little update on the farm. When I went on vacation, they held back my CSA for a week and let me get double the next week (not all farmers are so understanding). And they're always really friendly!

    My husband and I are always looking for short trips out of Columbus on our motorcycle and U-Pick…read morestrawberries at Bird's Haven Farm was today's trip. It is an easy 40 minute ride from Columbus and the second half of the trip was beautiful, rural & idyllic. The small farm is just past the edge of the paved road and is very easy to find. When we got there we were greeted with a smile and a basket for our ripe red gems. The strawberries were early this year, so even though we got to the farm an hour before they closed there were still ripe fruits on the plants. Early in the picking I wanted to make sure it was worth the effort and sampled a strawberry- it was small, but perfectly sweet, ripe and had the most beautiful flavor. It was worth it. They have beautiful plants and fresh veggies you can buy there too and since we missed the farmer's market this morning it was perfect. Their plants were healthy and loved and I can't wait to plant my sage and rosemary. They do take credit cards for those of us who never cary cash. They do recommend calling ahead to make sure the fields have ripe fruit. Make sure you also wear appropriate footwear. They use a black plastic landscape mulching system to cut down on weeds, but the isles are pretty weedy and can get muddy if it has rained. The fields are new this year, so the seasons to come will just be that much better. I can't wait. The Bird family has a wonderful thing going here.

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    44.8 miUniversity District

    This beautiful labyrinth is located in a peaceful garden in the Lane Avenue section of Chadwick…read moreArboretum. If you enter through the trellis and head to the right, you'll find a cozy, shady area featuring the labyrinth and surrounded by benches. The labyrinth itself has its roots in an 800 year old French medieval one, the Chartres Cathedral Labyrinth. It's so peaceful and relaxing to walk it, and the setting really adds to it. Despite the fact that it is technically between a busy street and a parking lot, the trees and plants obscure these views and give it a great atmosphere. The arboretum designed it as a white blooming garden to minimize distractions and encourage feelings of restfulness and restoration. If you are unfamiliar with a labyrinth, it is a one way path designed for contemplation. You follow the prescribed path to the center and then follow it back out. If you often find your mind wandering during meditation when sitting still, you might find the labyrinth helpful, since you can focus on your breathing and the steps ahead of you to help you achieve the meditative state. I love a good labyrinth walk and enjoy that we have this one. There is a nearby parking lot, though it's campus parking, or you can find parking meters on Fyffe near Howlett Hall and the Learning Gardens section of the arboretum.

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    A small community with a festival named after the High School football team. The somewhat small…read morevillage park is taken over by all things Viking for a weekend. Lots of craft and souvenir vendors. A few interactive venues and rides. Comedians, performers, historical commentary, and many, many workers and visitor getting their Viking spirit on in period finery. And a number of various food vendors to entice us! It's a free admission, but, they ask for a canned food donation for the food pantry. It's a small town event. Fun, cheerful, small enough to see and participate at most any age without exhaustion.

    We stayed here All. Day. That says something…read more It's a small to medium size festival, in a small town. I'd heard of it but never gone. Baby K for some reason liked watching a Viking group do mock fights at the Ohio History Center last year, so we made a point to come. She loved it, I liked it, we met friends and family for part of the time, and ended up being here from 1030am-6pm, and they opened at 10am. Mock fights here, too, and you can (pay to) do it yourself as well, with rubber weapons (at least for kids.) There are jousts, other battles in armor, and more. Wandering reenactors plus guests dressed in period clothes. Vendors of old-style gear and art. Food trucks and a dining hall. Bubbles and crafts and games for kids. Dogs everywhere. Magicians, sword swallowers, troubadours. A full schedule of entertainers on half a dozen stages. Held in a nice park, beside a school that has a decent playground. A little parking onsite, most in the surrounding streets; we found some without much trouble. The dining hall food was cheap and decent. Turkey legs, plus pretty standard fair/fundraiser food. More interesting fare at food trucks, including bbq, bourbon chicken, sandwiches, and more. An ice cream truck doing brisk business. A root beer/ginger ale stand. They ask for canned (or boxed) food donations in lieu of admission, at a tent near the middle. There you can get a map and schedule. Park is pretty open so you can wander in anywhere though. Definitely going next year.

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