New Straitsville, Perry County, Ohio
Main Street
May 24 - 28, 2012
Located in the rolling hills of Southeastern Ohio, the festival features a variety of events including a working Moonshine Still Display, local history museum, flea market vendors, moonshine burgers, moonshine pie, moonshine doggies, carnival rides and games, ,good food, souvenirs, talent show, Cruise-In, and 2 parades concluding with the Grand Parade on Memorial Day. Free entertainment including Grand Ole Opry Show on Sunday featuring David Ball and special guest Haley Watson , Colt Recording Artist Jason Hook appearing Thursday evening at 9:30pm and A Tribute to KISS on Saturday night at 9:00pm. Back by popular demand at the Moonshine Festival we will have a Garden Tractor Pull, a Garden Tractor Demo Derby and a Pedal Pull. Open 5pm Thursday/Friday, and 11am Saturday/ 12 noon Sunday/Monday. For info: rspicer@live.com, or write N.S.B.A., Box 38, New Straitsville, OH 43766.
Contact This Festival:
*N.S.B.A. Box 38 New Straitsville, Ohio 43766
*740-394-2239/740-394-2727
*Email: rspicer@live.com
Places to Visit in New Straitsville:
New Straitsville History Center - 200 West Main Street, New Straitsville, Ohio. Multiple exhibits to tell of the town's rich history which includes mining, oil, and moon shining booms that are world renowned. Call Connie Dunkle for current hours at 740-394-2535.
New Straitsville Annual Moonshine Festival - The Moonshine Festival celebrates New Straitsville's reputation of making Moonshine (an alcoholic beverage) in the 1930's. New Straitsville was known from New York to California and even places over seas as "The Wet Capitol of Ohio." Location: New Straitsville, OH Phone: 740-394-2838
Robinson's Cave - Take an historical step back in time at this outdoor museum documenting the coal miner labor strikes. You can even walk into the same cave the strikers met in secrecy to discuss the strike.
Nearby:
Tecumseh Theater - Located at Rt. 93 and St. Rt. 155 in Historic Shawnee. The theater is Perry County's tallest building. Call 740-394-2278 for more information.
Tecumseh Lake - Located on St. Rt. 93 just half a mile west of Shawnee.
Southern Perry County Museum and Model Rail Exhibit - Located in one of Historic Shawnee's original storefronts is an exhibit in progress being constructed to show how the trains ran through the boom coal mining communities of southern Perry County. Call 740-394-2852 for current hours.
Directions to New Straitsville:
It is situated at the intersection of Ohio State Routes 93, 216 and 595.
From Logan, Ohio, take State Route 93 North approximately 11.4 miles. Turn right on to Main Street.
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