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Contact Mary BeacSwiss Valley Tou

P.O. Box 552, Sugacreek, Ohio 4468Toll Free: 866-520-6690 | Phone: 330-852-3898 | Fax: 330-852-389

Located in Beautiful Sugarcreek, Ohio

Over 20 Years Experience

Full Service Receptive Operator

We Go The Extra Mile to Make You Look Great!

TOURS 2010


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Spring - Summer - Fall - Winter

All seasons have their own beauty and all seasons are a perfect time to visit Ohios Amish Country.

Come with us on a Backroads tour of our Amish Countryside, see the women working in their tidygardens and flower beds, laundry flapping in the breeze, and children playing in the yard. Watch thefarmers bringing in their harvest with the help of the sturdy draft horses or just enjoy the Fall Foliageor the pureness of a countryside bedecked in snow.

We hope you bring a hearty appetite with you so you can enjoy our delicious Amish & Swiss Cooking,in an Amish Home or one of the many fine restaurants of the area. You can also sample Swiss Cheese,Salsa, Dips & Chips, Homemade Ice Cream, Chocolates, and maybe a taste of wine before you go home.

I have lived here all my life so I have a good knowledge of the area and as a member of the Amishcommunity I am qualified to explain the beliefs and the customs of the Amish in our area. I have beena Tour Planner and step-on guide for 20 years (first at Swiss Hat Tours and now Swiss Valley Tours)and we are committed to giving you quality customized tours to fit the needs of your guests. We are afull service Receptive Operator, we can make all your reservations, including lodging if you want. Weoffer entertainment for your groups in the evening, such as the Sound of Praise Gospel Music, ButtonBox Music or Trumpet in the Land.

Our County along with neighboring Holmes County boasts such attractions as the World RenownedWarther Carvings, BeHalt, Rolling Ridge Ranch, Yoders Amish Farm, Alpine Hills Museum, The ReevesHome, Trumpet in the Land, and many fine gift and craft shops. We are close to such in teresting placesas Lehman Hardware, Furniture Shops, P.Graham Dunn, Dennison Depot, Akron, Roscoe Village andLongaberger baskets, which we could incorporate in a tour for you.

TOURS 2010

Swiss Valley ToursFull Service Receptive Operator

20 Years Experience- We go the extra mile to make YOU look great! -

Mary L. BeachyTour Planner

Swiss Valley ToursP.O. Box 552

Sugarcreek OH 44681330-852-3898 Toll Free 866-520-6690


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ROLLING RIDGE RANCH Animal Park

Fun activities for the whole family!

Over 500 animals - birds from around the world.Feed them from our guided horse drawn wagon.

OPENMid April - Mid October

Visit Us At

www.visitrollingridge.com

PETTINGZOO

PLAYGROUND

GIFTSHOP

PICNIC AREA

3961 CR 168 Millersburg, OH 44654

330.893.3777

A Typical AmishFAMILY STYLE Dinner

All-You-Care To-EatChoice of 2 meats:

Chicken - HamRoast Beef - Poor Mans Steak

You get all these side dishesReal Mashed Potatoes & Gravy

Tossed SaladNoodles

Choice of VegetableHomemade Bread & Pie

A Typical Swiss/GermanDinner

SchweinsnitzelBaked PotatoTossed SaladBread SticksHot Vegetable

Dessert


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Tour # 1 8 Hours

Taste of Home Tour(get a gift everywhere)

Warther Carvings (a pair of hand carved pliers) Broadrun Cheese House and Victorian Gifts (Cheese Nibbles) An Amish family style dinner (A bag of homemade noodles) A Backroads Tour (a loaf of Elsie Yoders homemade bread) Coblentz Chocolates (a small box of Chocolates) Swiss Village Bulk Foods (an ice cream cone)

Tour # 2 8 Hours

Chocolates, Cheese & Wine Tour

Lehman Hardware Rolling Ridge Ranch A Backroads tour of the Amish Countryside Coblentz Chocolates A Family Style Dinner at one of the many fine restaurants or Amish Homes

in the area Alpine Hills Museum Broadrun Cheese & Swiss Heritage Winery

Tour # 3 8 Hours

A Tour for the Cure - Behind the Scenes

A tour of the Cheese making at Broadrun Cheese Care & Share Baskets & Crafts - watch basket weaving & quilting Homestead Furniture - watch them make quality Amish crafted furniture An Amish Family style dinner Coblentz Chocolates - where you can watch them make chocolates and get to

sample the chocolates

Lamp & Light Candles - watch them make candles

We can customize a tour from 2 hours to 7 days to fit the needs of your group

Mary L. Beachy, Tour DirectorSwiss Valley Tours108 E. Main St., P.O. Box 552Sugarcreek, OH 44681Tele. 330-852-3898 Toll Free 866-520-6690

10% of all proceeds from this tour will go to Relay for Life for research for a cure for Cancer


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Tour # 4 7 Hours

Buggies, Baskets and Backroads Tours

Backroads Tour of our Amish Countryside Hershbergers Home Bakery Yoders Amish Home and Buggy ride An Amish Family Style Dinner Care and Share Baskets and Crafts Swiss Village Bulk Foods

Tour # 5 8 Hours

An Amish Country Backroads Tour

Rolling Ridge Ranch Lehman Hardware A Family Style Dinner at one of the fine restaurants of the area

Coblentz Chocolates Yoder's Amish Home Walnut Creek Cheese & Bulk Foods

Tour # 6 7 Hours

Trails Through History

BeHalt The Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center Alpine Hills Museum

Broadrun Cheese & Swiss Heritage Winery A German Dinner at Chalet in the Valley Dennison Depot WW II Museum Trumpet in the Land - outdoor drama

Tour # 7 7 Hours

Gardens & Gifts Tour

Warther Carvings and Gardens (a pair of hand carved pliers) BeHalt The Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center (a gift of their choice) A Backroads tour of our Amish Countryside and see the beautiful gardens

(a loaf of Elsie Yoders homemade bread) An Amish Family Style Dinner (peanut butter spread) Broadrun Cheese & Swiss Heritage Winery (cheese nibbles)



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Tour # 8 8 Hours

An Amish Country Christmas

Guide will explain how the Amish celebrate Christmas Hershbergers Bakery Holmes County Amish Flea Market - finish your Christmas shopping An Amish Family Style Dinner Tis the Season Christmas - get some points on decorating Coblentz Chocolates The J.E. Reeves Home - beautifully decorated for Christmas

and you will enjoy cheese and Sangria

Tour # 9 8 Hours

A Timeless Victorian Experience

Victorian Lace Shop at Broadrun Cheese Coblentz Chocolates Family Style Dinner at one of the fine restaurants of the area Lamp & Light Candles Swiss Village Quilts The Victorian J.E. Reeves Mansion

Tour # 10 2 Days

Day 1

Yoders Amish Home & Buggy ride

A Backroads tour of our Amish Countryside Hershbergers Bakery A Family Style Dinner at one of the many fine restaurants in the area Alpine Hills Museum Swiss Village Quilts Coblentz Chocolates Trumpet in the Land - Ohios longest running outdoor drama

Day 2

Lehman Hardware - where being old fashioned is always in fashion

Care & Share Baskets Some time to browse and shop at The Walnut Creek Amish Flea Market Walnut Creek Cheese - everyone gets a free ice cream cone A private tour at Warther Carvings followed by a candlelight

dinner in the Ivory Room and The Sound of Praise Gospel Music



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Brief Description of our Sites and Attractions and Lodging

Alpine Hills Museum: exhibits of the Swiss and Amish Heritage of Sugarcreek

Backroads Tour: a tour of the Backroads of our Amish Countryside, narrated by a local step-on guide explaining the customs and

beliefs of the Amish

BeHalt: guided tour of a cyclorama depicting the history of the Amish and Mennonites

Broadrun Cheese House and Victorian Gifts: tour of a Swiss Cheese producing facility. Gift area sells Victorian Pictures, Curtains,

and Lamps

Care and Share Baskets and Crafts: watch them weave baskets and quilt

Coblentz Chocolates: watch them hand dip chocolates in an old-fashioned country store

Comfort Inn:AAA - 3 Diamond rated - 2007 Platinum Award, 60 rooms, continental breakfast. Located 1/4 mi. from I-77 and only

7 mi. from Sugarcreek

Dutchman Hospitality Group: Dutch Valley and Der Dutchman restaurants, Carlisle Inn at Walnut Creek and Carlisle Inn Sugarcreek,

gift shops and Dutch Creek Foods

Holmes County Flea Market: one of two great Flea Market shopping experiences in Holmes County

Homestead Furniture: beautiful Amish made furniture - watch them at work

Hershbergers Bakery: savor the delectable aromas and the homemade goodies

J.E. Reeves Home and Carriage House: 19th century home with original furnishings

Lamp & Light Candles: made the old fashioned way with a careful blend of creativity

Lehman Hardware: where being old fashioned is always in fashion

P.Graham Dunn: watch them make beautiful laser engraved wood items

Rolling Ridge Ranch: over 500 exotic animals, take a ride on a horse-drawn wagon and feed and pet the animals as you go along

Schoenbrunn Inn & Suites:Amish style charm, in room coffee, deluxe continental breakfast

Sound of Praise: The Brown family sings some of the old Gospel favorites as well as some new songs

Swiss Heritage Winery:Wine and cheese tasting, nice selection of Wines & Cheeses

Swiss Village Bulk Foods: specializing in bulk foods, fresh spices, dried fruits & nuts

Swiss Village Quilts: hundreds of quilts, wall hangings, and many other hand-made items for sale

Trumpet in the Land: outdoor drama of the first Christian Indians to settle in the state of Ohio

Walnut Creek Amish Flea Market: one of two great Flea Market shopping experiences in Holmes County

Walnut Creek Cheese & Bulk Foods: old fashioned general store, bulk foods, cheeses & countless other specialty items

Warther Carvings: priceless carvings of steam engines, hand carved in Ebony, Ivory, and Walnut, Mrs. Warther's extensive button

collection, working knife shop, Swiss Gardens, and gift shop

Yoder's Amish Home: tour 2 homes on a 100 acre working Amish Farm, buggy rides, School House, animal petting barn, gift shop

Entertainment Available

Local events and happenings in 2010:May 7th - 8th; Dandelion Festival at Breitenbach Winery

June 12th; Fabulous Fifties Car Show in Sugarcreek

Oct. 1st - 2nd; The Ohio Swiss Festival in Sugarcreek

Nov. 13th - 21st; Christmas Tree Walk at Warther Carvings

Nov. 6th - Dec. 21st; Victorian Christmas at The Beautiful Reeves Mansion


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J.E. REEVES VICTORIAN HOME RESTORED TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY MANSION WITH

ORIGINAL FAMILY FURNISHINGS

CARRIAGE HOUSE MUSEUM AND GIFT SHOP

OPEN ANYTIME FOR GROUPS

AVAILABLE FOR DINNER TOURS

AVAILABLE TO RENT FOR PARTIES AND WEDDINGS

ALL TOURS ARE GUIDED

COMPLETELY AIR-CONDITIONED

325 EAST IRON AVENUEDOVER, OHIO 44622

330.343.7040 1.800.815.2794fax: 330.343.6290

web: www.doverhistory.orge-mail: [email protected]

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1186 West High AvenueNew Philadelphia, Ohio 44663

Phone (330) 339-4334

[email protected]

FEATURES64 Rooms with Amish Style Charm

Convenient Location to area attractions

Complimentary Hot Breakfast

Indoor swimming pool, hot tub, sauna and

fitness center

Relaxing Pub

24 hour coffee/tea/hot chocolate/juice bar

Rooms feature two queens or one king bed

In-room coffee pot, iron/ironing board and hairdryer

Meeting Room Available Sales Manager- Mandy Wilson

Photo Courtesy of Jim Celuch

Think it isnt made anymore?

Check with Lehmans before

you give up.

www.Lehmans.com

Bigger store. Lots more!

One Lehman Circle

P.O. Box 270, Kidron, OH 44636

Ph: 888-438-5346

Open every day except Sunday

Phone: 330-674-6096 Fax: 330-674-2050

Hershberger & Family

5452 SR 557, Millersburg, OH 44654


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Enjoy...Exciting TheatreUnder the Stars

at The Shoenbrunn Amphitheatre

June through AugustMonday - Saturday 8:30 p.m.

For Ticket InformationFor exact show dates: (330) 339-1132or write: P.O. Box 450New Philadelphia, OH [email protected]

Sugarcreek, OH Oct. 1 & 2, 2010

Ohio Swiss Festival

Lamp and Light CandleLarge Variety of Candles

unity sets, carved caked, square,round and ball

Gift Items

Beachy SistersEsta, Katie, Elmini, Iva

4320 CR 114 Sugarcreek, Ohio 44681 330-852-4293

Focal point of downtown Sugarcreek. Three floors of historical

artifacts depicting the early days of the Swiss & Amish heritage

unique to this area. Including Audio/Visual educational displays

of an 1890 Cheese house, 1895 Woodworking shop, Amish

Kitchen, early Fire Equipment, Gun shop & more.

The Sugarcreek Information Center & a mini theater are located in the lobby.

Open April-mid Nov. Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

106 W. Main St., Sugarcreek, OH 44681

330-852-4113 or 888-609-7592

Over 50,000 sq. ft. of indoorand outdoor shopping!

Easy bus access forpassenger pickup & drop off

Entertainment daily Free shuttle rides Bakery Farmers Market

Cheeses & Meats Varieties of food including

BBQ chicken made daily,Amish cooked foods,hamburgers & much more

Demos held weekly Beautiful Landscaping

Open April through Mid-Dec., Thur-Sat 9 am-5 pm330-852-0181, www.walnutcreekamishfleamarket.com, [email protected]

Located on SR 39 between Sugarcreek and Walnut Creek

A Country Setting with a Festive Atmosphere


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SWISS VILLAGE

QUILTS, FABRICS AND CRAFTS

SOME OF AMISH COUNTRYSFINEST QUILTS

TWO FLOORS OF ALL RELATED ITEMS

QUALITY OAK AND CHERRYWOOD ITEMS

COLLECTABLE FARM TOYS

Phone: (330) 852-4855

P.O. Box 514

113 S. BroadwaySugarcreek, Ohio 44681

Step back to a simple time and way of life.Tour our Authentic 100-acre Amish Farm.

Located in scenic

Holmes County, Ohio

on State Route 515between Trail and Walnut Creek

330.893.2541www.yodersamishhome.com

HOURS: 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.Mid April thru October - Mon. thru Sat.

Open: Memorial Day, July 4th & Labor Day

90% Local Made Items


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