Exploring Blackhand Gorge

      October 21 to 23, 2022

      The Tour Headquarters is the Hampton Inn, 1008 Hebron Road (State Route 79) in                Heath, Ohio. A block of rooms has been set aside for the Canal Society of Ohio at the            rate of $109 per night. This price is guaranteed through September 21, 2022.

      A briefing on Saturday’s tour will be held Friday evening at the Hampton Inn’s

      meeting room.

     The bus tour will take place on Saturday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The bus leaves the         Hampton Inn for the tour at 8:00 am sharp. Lunch will be provided.

     A catered Saturday Banquet will be offered at the Buckingham House, Headquarters of         the Licking County Historical Society. Our keynote speaker will be Aaron Keirns, local             author of books on Blackhand Gorge, Baughman Park, and Ohio’s airship disaster.

     A Sunday morning program is anticipated. It will likely be a visit to the Showman’s triple         arch culvert on Cherry Valley Road.

    Tour Committee: Mike Morthorst, Chair, Andy Hite, Dave Gschwind, and Kay Sheldon.          For further information contact us at gongoozler@fuse.net.