Keeping Christmas In Our Hearts…

All Year Long Tour

Oh, what fun it is to ride through

Wayne County/Amish Country Ohio! Ask everyone to wear their silliest/tackiest/ugliest Christmas Sweater (or t-shirt) and have

the driver and escort wear Santa hats!

Spend the morning at the awesome Hollywood Christmas Museum, Castle Noel, the

world’s largest collection of Christmas Movie Memorabilia and NYC holiday windows, in

Downtown Medina.

Have everyone bring a wrapped white reindeer gift for a silly gift exchange while on the

bus trip. Play Christmas music and have a sing-a-long and vote on the tackiest sweater.

Enjoy a family-style lunch at the Dutch Kitchen and participate in the Amish Kitchen

Experience, where your group will decorate Christmas Cookies that will be individually

packaged to take home. Schedule time for shopping at their bakery and gift shop.

Enjoy a special factory tour and shopping at P. Graham Dunn in Dalton. Stock up on their

beautifully engraved holiday ornaments, some which can be customized with names while

you wait. Don’t miss their second’s area where even Santa has been known to shop.

A trip to Amish Country wouldn’t be complete without a stop at Lehman’s in Kidron. For

over 50 years, Lehman’s has been your source for old-fashioned and practical items. Your

group will love MCC Connections (think Amish and Mennonite Goodwill Store) and their

wonderful Quilt Room. Call ahead to make sure they will have volunteers quilting and

making rag rugs during your visit.

Then end your day at The J.M. Smucker Company Store and Café. Enjoy an afternoon

snack at their Self-Serve Ice Cream Bar, with all of the wonderful Smucker’s toppings

before departing for home. Everyone receives a small jar of Smucker’s jelly with

pre-reservation.

Play “Find the Elf on the Shopping Shelf Game” at our participating merchants. Your group

members will be instructed to look for our special elf hiding in the stores you will be visiting

on your tour. When they bring the elf to the register they receive a prize!

Castle Noel Dana Klaus 260 South Court St. Medina, OH 44256 330-721-6635 CastleNoel.com

Dutch Kitchen Restaurant, Bakery & Gift Shop Dennis Horst 14278 E. Lincoln Way Dalton, OH 44618 330-683-0530 dasdutch.com

P. Graham Dunn Retail Gallery Joe Knutson 630 Henry St. Dalton, OH 44618 866-922-0306 pgrahamdunn.com

Lehman’s Melissa Ripke One Lehman’s Circle/PO Box 41 Kidron, OH 44636 330-857-5757 Mapping Address for store- 4779 Kidron Rd. Dalton, OH 44618 Lehmans.com

MCC Connections Thrift Shop & Quilt Room 4080 Kidron Rd./PO Box 19 Kidron, OH 44636 330-857-7802 thriftmcc.org/

JM Smucker Co. Store & Café 333 Wadsworth Rd. Orrville, OH 44667 330-684-1500 smuckers.com

Wayne County Convention and Visitors Bureau 428 W. Liberty St. Wooster, OH 44691 800-362-6474 wccvb.com

BROWN BAG TOUR Wayne County/Amish Country, Ohio

Wayne County Convention & Visitors Bureau

Start your day at The JM Smucker Company Store & Cafe where your group will be treated to

freshly baked muffins and coffee while shopping this beautiful country store filled with products from Smucker’s Family of Brands including: Jif, Crisco, Folgers Coffee and Martha White, just to name a few. Stop by the Sample Station and try recipes using the Smucker’s products complete with take home recipe cards. Visit in the afternoon for their self-serve ice cream bar with all of those great Smucker’s toppings.

With just a short trip down the road you will find yourself at the amazing Journey in Time, a

20,000 sq. ft. store specializing in primitive décor, gifts and farmhouse charm. Call ahead to arrange special Amish Country themed visit for your group.

A trip to Wayne County wouldn’t be complete without visiting historic downtown Wooster with

its unique shops and bakeries. This stop begins and ends at Everything Rubbermaid, with easy bus loading and unloading and where everyone receives a free Rubbermaid product. The whole downtown is yours to explore within an easy walking distance.

Enjoy an authentic Amish style meal at Dutch Kitchen, known for their warm country

atmosphere and great Amish cooking. Visit their Gift Shop for unique gift ideas, homemade bread, cookies, fry pies and the best apple butter this side of anywhere! Add a bakery experience with your meal such as filling cream sticks or decorating cookies, right in their kitchen. They are then packaged for you to take home…groups love this feature.

Visit Lehman's Hardware in Kidron, where Amish farmers shop for cookware, tools, crockery, kegs, gas refrigerators, oil lamps and many other non-electric items, over an acre under one roof. You'll find items you haven't seen in years. Visit on a Thursday when Kidron holds their weekly Amish Livestock Auction right across the street.

Your last stop is one of Wayne County’s best attractions, the P. Graham Dunn Retail Gallery.

See Amish craftsmen at work creating laser engraved wood pieces for your home or gifts. You will love their engraved Christmas ornaments, music boxes, and wall carvings. Don’t miss their second’s showroom.

THANKS FOR SPENDING THE DAY WITH US!

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“With a name like Smucker’s…it has to be good!” We’ll start our morning off at The J.M. Smucker Company Store and Café, the home of Smucker’s jams and jellies proudly made right here in Orrville, Ohio. Tour this wonderful store featuring all of the Smucker’s family brands like Jif, Crisco, Folgers and Martha White, and that’s just to name a few. Have your picture put on the label of a jelly jar. Enjoy a beverage and fresh muffin from their café and receive a small jar of Smucker’s Jelly to take home. Our next Wayne County stop is Lehman's, old-fashioned hardware store in Kidron, where Amish shop for cookware, tools, crockery, kegs, gas refrigerators and many other non-electric items, over an acre under one roof and you are sure to find items you haven't seen in years. Take with you a special old fashioned treat. Visit Kidron on a Thursday and you’ll be treated to the Kidron Livestock Auction right across the street. Lunch today will be a special treat at the Dutch Kitchen Restaurant and Bakery. Your group will enjoy a “family-style” meal of great homemade food and wonderful homemade bread, peanut butter spread and apple butter. Add on an Amish Kitchen Experience and your group will join the Amish bakers in the kitchen to frost cookies or fill cream sticks which are then individually packaged to take home. Your group is going to love one of Wayne County’s most unique attractions the P. Graham Dunn Retail Gallery. See Amish craftsmen at work creating laser engraved wood pieces for your home or gifts, such as, engraved Christmas ornaments, music boxes, and wall carvings. Special engraved gift to take home. A one of a kind destination everyone enjoys, especially church and faith based groups. After a morning full of great tours, shopping, and lunch it’s time to check into our accommodations for this evening. Take a short rest or a quick dip in the pool before we depart for an early dinner at one of Wayne County’s fine restaurants, like or The Olde Jaol Restaurant, TJ’s, or Jake’s Steakhouse. Let’s take our seats for the world renowned Ohio Light Opera at the beautiful Freedlander Theater on the College of Wooster Campus. This professional opera company performs many wonderful “light” opera and musicals during their summer festival season. If your group still isn’t ready to head back to the hotel after the show we would be happy to suggest a nearby restaurant for a special after theater dessert and coffee before bedtime. Breakfast and check out of hotel.

Made in Amish Country Wayne County, Ohio

One Day or Overnight Tour

First stop today is the beautiful Secrest Arboretum and Gardens at Ohio State University’s Agricultural Research and Development Center. Take a guided tour of the gardens with some time left to explore on your own. Don’t miss the old world rose garden! A true Wayne County treasure. Next stop historic Downtown Wooster and the Everything Rubbermaid Store, which sits conveniently on the Downtown Square. Everyone in your group gets a free Rubbermaid product to take home. Explore their four floors of products or venture out to the downtown area with its antique shops, bookstores, bakeries, 2nd hand shops, coffee shops, specialty stores, and more. Lunch today will be served in unique Wooster area restaurant. My we suggest a Downtown Wooster Food Tour or lunch at TJ’s Restaurant, Jake’s Steakhouse, or Local Roots. Many of our local restaurants pride themselves on the use of local farm products. End your day at the Hartzler Family Dairy and Ice Cream Shoppe, a great family run dairy in rural Wayne County with delicious ice cream flavors like cow pies and cream and heifer tracks.

Wander the Wonders of Wayne County on the following tour participant’s websites!

The J.M. Smucker Company Store & Café www.smucker.com

Lehmans www.Lehmans.com

Dutch Kitchen www.dasdutch.com

The Ohio Light Opera www.ohiolightopera.org

Secrest Arboretum & Gardens www.secrest.osu.edu

Hartzler Family Dairy www.hartzlerfamilydairy.com

Everything Rubbermaid Store www.everythingrubbermaidstore.com

Historic Downtown Wooster www.mainstreetwooster.org

Wayne County Convention & Visitors Bureau www.wccvb.com