Food Scene
The Village Inn
102 Gaskin AveGood food, but can be busy. The bar welcomes all comers!
WOOD-FIRED PIZZA! Need we say more? Don't let the full parking lot or the people waiting for a table scare you off. We have never waited more than 15 minutes, and we always wait less time than what they tell us. They have pasta, too!
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Amato's Woodfired Pizza
668 North Sandusky StreetWOOD-FIRED PIZZA! Need we say more? Don't let the full parking lot or the people waiting for a table scare you off. We have never waited more than 15 minutes, and we always wait less time than what they tell us. They have pasta, too!
Recently completely renovated and given a brand-new menu and attitude, this long-time local landmark is ever-popular! (Their new " 'do " was co-created by Cameron Mitchell, Columbus Restaurateur)
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The Alcove Restaurant & Lounge
116 S Main StRecently completely renovated and given a brand-new menu and attitude, this long-time local landmark is ever-popular! (Their new " 'do " was co-created by Cameron Mitchell, Columbus Restaurateur)
Great flavor ideas and always packed when it is hot outside! (Closed during the winter)
Whit's Frozen Custard
500 S Main StGreat flavor ideas and always packed when it is hot outside! (Closed during the winter)
Excellent Pizza and salads! We love their concoctions and have never had a bad selection.
Pirate's Cove
108 Coshocton RdExcellent Pizza and salads! We love their concoctions and have never had a bad selection.
A true diner in every sense! Great breakfast and always busy!
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R & M Southside Diner
620 S Main StA true diner in every sense! Great breakfast and always busy!
Long-time Mount Vernon family just (June 2018) re-opened this classic Italian restaurant. Their food is a good as ever, and we locals LOVE the Mazza's salad : heavy on the garlic, just right on the gorgonzola, and very addicting! Yum!
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Mazza's
11587 Upper Gilchrist RdLong-time Mount Vernon family just (June 2018) re-opened this classic Italian restaurant. Their food is a good as ever, and we locals LOVE the Mazza's salad : heavy on the garlic, just right on the gorgonzola, and very addicting! Yum!
Great Mexican food! They also have another location on Coshocton Ave., known as "Fiesta Mexicana Express", but it is also a full-service restaurant.
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Fiesta Mexicana
308 W High StGreat Mexican food! They also have another location on Coshocton Ave., known as "Fiesta Mexicana Express", but it is also a full-service restaurant.
Parks & Nature
This is also the local dog park!
http://knoxcountyparks.org/
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Wolf Run Regional Park
17686 Yauger RdThis is also the local dog park!
http://knoxcountyparks.org/
Honey Run Park
10855 Hazel Dell RdBest waterfall in the county!
http://knoxcountyparks.org/
Beautiful scenery just north of here, full of old-growth hemlock trees and incredible color in the autumn. Great hiking, a good workout for biking, and dog-friendly!
http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/mohican
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Mohican State Park
3116 OH-3Beautiful scenery just north of here, full of old-growth hemlock trees and incredible color in the autumn. Great hiking, a good workout for biking, and dog-friendly!
http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/mohican
Long-time treasure nestled south of here, just on the other side of Newark! Fantastic Japanese Garden, interactive learning center, and beautiful plantings.
http://dawesarb.org/
Dawes Arboretum Pond Dam
Long-time treasure nestled south of here, just on the other side of Newark! Fantastic Japanese Garden, interactive learning center, and beautiful plantings.
http://dawesarb.org/
Great place to fish!! But don't forget to buy a license!
http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/knoxlake#tabr1
Knox Lake Wilderness Area
Great place to fish!! But don't forget to buy a license!
http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/knoxlake#tabr1
Sightseeing
Beautiful park that also showcases the area's glass producing history. They also host events (usually free). Also great exercise climbing the stairs that circle the old smokestack.
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Ariel-Foundation Park
10 Pittsburgh AveBeautiful park that also showcases the area's glass producing history. They also host events (usually free). Also great exercise climbing the stairs that circle the old smokestack.
Known as "The Ivy League of the Mid-West". The campus is beautiful and worth a look, nestled in the village of Gambier.
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Kenyon College
106 College Park DrKnown as "The Ivy League of the Mid-West". The campus is beautiful and worth a look, nestled in the village of Gambier.
Roscoe Village is one of the last places to see where the Ohio Erie Canal passed through and what life was like at that time. You can also take a canal boat ride, pulled by horses on the canal path! Before the railroads were built, the canal system was the transportation to distribute goods and people from the Great Lakes inland. A really neat slice of history, with enough modern conveniences to make it a nice stop.
https://roscoevillage.com/
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Historisches Roscoe Village
600 N Whitewoman StRoscoe Village is one of the last places to see where the Ohio Erie Canal passed through and what life was like at that time. You can also take a canal boat ride, pulled by horses on the canal path! Before the railroads were built, the canal system was the transportation to distribute goods and people from the Great Lakes inland. A really neat slice of history, with enough modern conveniences to make it a nice stop.
https://roscoevillage.com/
The Amish country of Ohio is now bigger than the settlements of Pennsylvania. These people live a life from yester-year, believing that modern conveniences (such as electricity) reduce our interdependence of a close community, thereby leading to the breakdown of society. They are God-centered, dress in old-fashioned clothing, travel by horse and carriage, and speak in "Pennsylvania Dutch". A whole culture to be discovered!
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Ohio Amish Country
The Amish country of Ohio is now bigger than the settlements of Pennsylvania. These people live a life from yester-year, believing that modern conveniences (such as electricity) reduce our interdependence of a close community, thereby leading to the breakdown of society. They are God-centered, dress in old-fashioned clothing, travel by horse and carriage, and speak in "Pennsylvania Dutch". A whole culture to be discovered!
Shopping
Crickets On South Main
120 S Main StBoutique antique store great to check out!
Boutique clothing store known for her unique items and her great selection! Jean does it right!
The Weather Vane
103 Scott LnBoutique clothing store known for her unique items and her great selection! Jean does it right!
Essentials
Kroger
855 Coshocton AveOpen 24 hours
The Village Market
111 Chase AveSmall, but some very good area-made items, as well as a decent wine selection
Rite Aid
1009 Park Ave WClosest pharmacy to us. Also the local liquor store! No kiddin'!
ALDI
1545 Coshocton AveBaker's IGA
524 S Main StLocal IGA, close to our place. Known for the best glazed doughnuts!
Local meat market, deli, grocery, very handy to our house. Their in-house Pepper Bacon is truly some of the best. Ever. Buy Kaiser Farm's eggs while you are there and it's breakfast!
Lanning's Foods
1033 Newark RdLocal meat market, deli, grocery, very handy to our house. Their in-house Pepper Bacon is truly some of the best. Ever. Buy Kaiser Farm's eggs while you are there and it's breakfast!
Vitamins and Natural foods. Freshly made peanut butter that is very well done!
Down To Earth Natural Foods
104 W Gambier StVitamins and Natural foods. Freshly made peanut butter that is very well done!
Troyer's Of Apple Valley
20354 Coshocton AveDeli, market, bakery and more!
Getting Around
A+ Autobrokers, Inc.
504 W High StOnly place to rent cars in Mount Vernon
Mort's Auto Care Center
509 W Gambier StWe trust them with everything!
Everything Else
Bike path that runs along the old rail lines, so it is nice and flat. Open to walkers, bikers, joggers, dogs, etc.
Heart of Ohio Trail trailhead
Heart of Ohio TrailBike path that runs along the old rail lines, so it is nice and flat. Open to walkers, bikers, joggers, dogs, etc.
Bike trail that you can access just around the corner from the house. Built on old rail lines, so it is nice and flat. Goes west and south to meet up with the Heart of Ohio Trail, and east and north to connect to the Mohican Valley Trail. All are welcome: walkers, joggers, bikes, dogs.
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Kokosing Gap Trail
Bike trail that you can access just around the corner from the house. Built on old rail lines, so it is nice and flat. Goes west and south to meet up with the Heart of Ohio Trail, and east and north to connect to the Mohican Valley Trail. All are welcome: walkers, joggers, bikes, dogs.
Incredible Covered Bridge on the Mohican Valley Trail. Not too far from Honey Run Park, and an attraction that gets 4.5 stars!
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Bridge of Dreams
15799 Main StIncredible Covered Bridge on the Mohican Valley Trail. Not too far from Honey Run Park, and an attraction that gets 4.5 stars!