Bowling Green Heritage Days June 8th - 9th, 2013 Wood County Historical Center & Museum 13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green, OH 43402 The Wood County Historical Center & Museum held a day filled with demonstrations and reenactments of the late 1800's.  Some of the activities included  candle dipping, musical groups,  homemade ice cream, and many more!  There were events for all different ages-  ranging from a kiddie pedal pull to a log cabin museum.  One of the demonstrations: how to make homemade ice cream! Guests could watch a blacksmith hard at work. Teaching guests how to spin wool into yarn. A musical group playing dulcimers- a late 1800 musical instrument. The Wood County Historical Center & Museum will now hold a  Harvest Festival in place of this event, September 20th, 2014.

Now a beautiful museum, the Wood County Infirmary was in operation from 1869-1971 catering to the county's poor, mentally ill, physically disabled and infirmed. The 36,000 square-foot Victorian-era building sits on 50 acres of land with many out-buildings, a beautiful herb garden, log cabin and more! This historical site has withstood the test of time and with so much attention to historical detail and investment in infrastructure it feels like stepping back in time. With frequently changing exhibits and multiple great events per year, this is a great place to visit. Check out their website to see all the up and coming exhibits and great events.    13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 (419) 352.0967  

Heritage Days  & Power of Yesteryear Farm & Tractor Show          Heritage Days in Bowling Green, Ohio is a fantastic way to learn about Northwest Ohio's history! The event, which takes place at Wood County Historical Museum, is weekend long event with fun educational events for all ages!  This year, Heritage Days took place June 8 & 9th and was a wonderful success!  Below, are some photos of Heritage Days 2013!  A display of tractors ranging from the past to present Live Music!  Real churned ice cream! Yum!   Learning how to hold a baby chick! How Cute!  Northwest Ohio Farmers brought their cows to display!  The Herb Garden at the Historical Center Learning how to quilt! Visitor's going in the chicken coop!  Weaving demonstrations!   Learning how to make rope!            ...

A great place to travel to this summer is Snook's Dream Cars. Snook's is located north of Route 6 on County Home Road in Bowling Green Ohio. The "living" automobile museum has an extensive collection of automobile memorabilia and antiques. They also have a showroom of classic cars ranging from the early 1930's to 1960's. They are a family owned business where you can read about their story if you click here! Inside the Museum