Tri-County FAM Tour

On November 29 - December 3, three area destinations hosted a FAM (Familiarization) Tour for 13 tour operators from Ohio and Kentucky. Entitled "Victorian Holidays in Ohio's Appalachian Country," the tour highlighted holiday activities in Marietta/Washington County, Cambridge/Guernsey County and Tuscarawas County for group tours.



The tour began at the Blennerhassett Hotel in Parkersburg on Thursday evening. After touring the Marietta/Washington County area, the group will spend a day and one night in Cambridge/Guernsey County visiting several attractions. The tour will conclude in Tuscarawas County on Monday.


Pictured here is staff from each of the three destinations. Front Row - L - Tiffany Gerber, Tuscarawas County Convention & Visitors Bureau ; Debbie Robinson and Dawn Beasley, Cambridge/Guernsey County Visitors & Convention Bureau. Back Row - L - Kelly Blazosky and Christina Thrasher, Marietta/Washington County Convention & Visitors Bureau; Shauna Hearing, Cambridge/Guernsey County VCB and Donna McKnight, Marietta Washington County CVB.




To learn more about each of these destinations, log onto Marietta/Washington County - http://www.mariettaohio.org/; Tuscarawas County - http://www.ohiotimelesadventures.com/; or Cambridge/Guernsey County - http://www.visitguernseycounty.com/.

Glass Pass Consortium Meets During Dickens Victoran Village

Members of the Glass Pass consortium met in Cambridge recently for their quarterly meeting.

The Glass Pass is a partnership of glass museums and companies whose goal is to enlighten and encourage individuals to further explore the rich heritage and artistry of glassmaking and collecting throughout Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

After their lunch and meeting, which took place at Theo's Restaurant, members walked to the National Museum of Cambridge Glass while observing the Dickens Victorian Village scenes along the way. Once at the museum, NCC members shared with them "Partnerships that Work," including information on "A Dash through the Past" and NCC's involvement with the Dickens project.

In this photo, museum docent Sandy Rohrbough, in her Victorian costume, talks with Glass Pass partners Ron and Norma Hufford from the Fostoria Glass Museum in Moundsville, WV. To learn more about the Glass Pass, log on to http://www.visitguernseycounty.com/ and request a Glass Pass brochure.

Cambridge/Guernsey County VCB Attends OACVB Event

The Ohio Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus (OACVB) held its 6th Annual President's Luncheon recently at the Buckeye Hall of Fame Cafe in Columbus. Debbie Robinson, executive director of the VCB and Toni Kellar, president of the VCB Board of Directors attended the luncheon.

The highlight of the event was the presentation of the coveted Don Patterson Award which was given to Dee Grossman-Tasker, executive director of the Tuscarawas County Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Shown here are L- Robinson and Grossman-Tasker, who has been a mentor to and a friend of Robinson's since 1999 when Robinson first began her career in travel & tourism in Guernsey County. The OACVB's mission serves to advance the value and influence of and investment in, Ohio's convention and visitor bureaus.

VCB Staff Attends OAC Quarterly Meeting

Debbie Robinson, executive director of Cambridge/Guernsey County Visitors & Convention Bureau along with Shauna Hearing, information manager for the VCB, traveled to Greenfield, Ohio in Highland County for Ohio's Appalachian Country quarterly meeting on November 8. Of note, as of this most recent meeting, OAC has now held their quarterly meeting in all 29 Appalachian Counties.

Members of the Greenfield Historical Society hosted the event. After the business luncheon, Participants learned about the Highland Sanctuary and took part in a panel discussion on Cultural & Heritage tourism: Challenges & Responsibilities.

Pictured here is Shauna Hearing in front of the beautiful Greenfield Historical Museum.
To learn more about Ohio's Appalachian Country, log on to www.AppalachianOhio.com/tourism.

Great Expectations Chocolate Walk a Great Success

Approximately 200 people participated in the Dickens Victorian Village inaugural event on Wednesday, November 7 to officially kick off the second year of Dickens Victorian Village! Twenty-eight downtown businesses took part in what was affectionately dubbed as "trick or treating for adults.

The chocolate fountain provided at Peoples Bank was a real crowd-pleaser.
For more information on Dickens events, go to http://www.dickensvictorianvillage.com/.

New Dickens Event Promoted During PLCC's Broadway Show

During the most recent Broadway Show at Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center, members of the Dickens Victorian Village committee had an opportunity to meet and talk with attendees before and after "Stay Tuned" about the newest Dickens event, Dickens Evensong Service & Feast.

Shown here are L- Debbie Robinson, Cambridge/Guernsey County Visitors & Convention Bureau executive director, Fran Taylor, Cambridge Main Street executive director and Jonett Haberfield, co-chair of the Dickens committee with their booth.

The Dickens Evensong Service & Feast will be held on Saturday, December 8. Beginning at 5:30pm at St. John's Episcopal Church, the Evensong Service will take place followed by a processional and dinner at Unity Presbyterian Church. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased at the Attic Trunk and the Cambridge Area Chamber of Commerce, both located in Downtown Cambridge.

For more detailed information on this event and all Dickens events, log on to http://www.dickensvictorianvillage.com/