HARMONY HILL VINEYARDS (Bethel) www.hhwines.com

 

 

Historic RIPLEY OHIO      www.RipleyOhio.net

10 miles west of Ripley: Take the historic ferry to Augusta Kentucky, birthplace of Rosemary Clooney
www.augustaky.com/articles/home.asp

Not far from Old Washington, Kentucky, home to Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton www.washingtonky.com

Georgetown, Ohio, home to General Ulysses S. Grant

Things to do in and around Ripley on Saturday

Visit The Artisan Center at Maple Creek in Moscow
Drive by Kinkead Ridge Vineyard (maps available at the winery)
Visit Harmony Hill Vineyards (Bethel) and see their wine cave. www.hhwines.com
Take the ferry to Augusta Kentucky (cars $5, walk-ons usually free)
Visit Front Street and watch the Ohio River
Home of John Parker
Ripley Tobacco Museum
Ripley Farmers Market, Saturday 9-noon (seasonal)
Lunch at Rockin Robins Soda Shop or CoHearts Riverhouse (no corkage fee if you bring in wine)
Driving further east? Eat at Moyers
Visit the Rankin House and learn about Ripley's Underground Railroad History
Visit Old Washington Kentucky, stomping grounds of Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton
Check your email at the Ripley Library
Antiques at the Old Piano Factory
Visit the Easy Spirit Shoe Outlet east of Ripley
Meranda Nixon Winery (Catawba, Traminette)
Find a treasure at the Ripley Flea Market

The Ohio River House Bed and Breakfast, Higginsport Ohio
http://www.ohioriverhouse.com/