Visitors Bureau marks tourism week with puzzle activity
Staff Report
The Cambridge/Guernsey County Visitors and Convention Bureau will mark National Travel and Tourism Week May 2-8.
Starting on May 3, residents can stop by the tourist information center pick up instructions and a clue sheet to 18 participating tourism partners to build a puzzle. Participants can visit at least five of the partners during the week to get their puzzle pieces and return them to the information center no later than May 10 to redeem a gift and be entered into a chance to win an overnight in one of our hotels.
VCB Announces Recipients of 2021 Grant Assistance Program
2021 GAP recipients back row (l) Cindy Arent- National Museum of Cambridge Glass; Heather Carpenter – Guernsey County Community Improvement Corporation; Brad Richert – Cambridge Lions Club; Rick Booth – Guernsey County History Museum; Ralph Ray – Cambridge Lions Club; Dana Launder – Deerassic Park Education Center; Karen Boyer – Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center . Front Row (l) Lindy Thaxton – Dickens Victorian Village; Brenda Taylor – Salt Fork Arts & Crafts Festival; Mary Beth Sills- Cambridge Main Street and Debi DiVenti – Cambridge Performing Arts Center
CAMBRIDGE, OHIO (April 23, 2021) – The Cambridge/Guernsey County Visitors & Convention Bureau recently announced 10 local non-profit organizations that are recipients of the 2021 Grant Assistance Program (GAP).
Experience Southeast Ohio’s Small Town Charm by Discovering its Artists
CAMBRIDGE, OHIO (March 1, 2021) – There’s something about a handmade item that is crafted with care, passion, patience and love. Five Southeast Ohio businesses and organizations take those qualities and wrap them in a gift of inspiring talent.
The smell of fresh cut wood welcomes you when you enter the door at the
Cambridge Wooden Toy Company & Great American Steam Locomotive Museum. For over 40 years, master craftsman Brian Gray has been creating handmade steam locomotives from walnut. The museum display room is a magnificent look at the impact railroads had on the growth of America. Model trains, equipment, and old photographs tell the story of America’s Steam Locomotives.
Spring, Summer Schoolcations Ideas in Southeast Ohio
CAMBRIDGE, OHIO (Feb. 22, 2021) – One of the newest travel trends to emerge from the 2020-21 global pandemic is ‘schoolcations.’ More and more families have opted to take remote learning on the road.
Forget about staying confined to your home. If you’re new to remote learning or are a homeschooling family, then Southeast Ohio offers a number of wonderful opportunities for your kiddos to have hands-on learning experiences.
“The potential upside to remote learning or homeschooling is the opportunity to set your own schedule,” Debbie Robinson, Cambridge/Guernsey County Visitor & Convention Bureau Executive Director said. “Our region of Ohio is perfect for socially distancing while also enjoying the great outdoors, history and more. We have numerous points of interest to making distance learning convenient and fun.”
Talking Tourism: Schoolcation ideas for families
Debbie Robinson
Columnist
One of the newest travel trends to emerge from the pandemic is schoolcations. More and more families have opted to take remote learning on the road.
Forget about staying confined to your home. If you’re new to remote learning or are a homeschooling family then Southeast Ohio offers a number of wonderful opportunities for your kiddos to have hands-on learning experiences.
The potential upside to remote learning or homeschooling is the opportunity to set your own schedule. Our region of Ohio is perfect for socially distancing while also enjoying the great outdoors, history and more. We have numerous points of interest to making distance learning convenient and fun.