WHAT: The Athens County Quilt Barn Ride(Optional Riding loops of 40 to 90 miles)
WHEN: Saturday July 5, 2008 at 8 a.m. (on-site regisition 8am - 10am)
WHERE: Athens County Convention & Visitors Bureau
667 East State Street
Athens, Ohio 45701
More Information
- All Registration Materials are found here on this site
- Maps of the different loops will be provided the day of the event only
- The Routes will be marked for the event
- Self Guided Tours start at 8am until 10am
- Refreshments are available at specific Quilt Barns with proceeds benefiting different local organizations
- SAG Support will be provided during the event for mechanical help
- Last SAG WAGON will ride through at 5pm
- For Additional information contact the Athens County Convention & Visitors Bureau 1-800-878-9767
About Quilt Barns
The Athens AM Rotary Club is hosting a bicycle tour of the Athens County Quilt Barns. This event for the whole family is on Saturday July 5, 2008. A special route for this event only has been designed to provide the participants with an enjoyable and beautiful ride through Athens County, with stops at several of the Quilt Barns. You may be asking; What are Quilt Barns?
In an effort to boost awareness of Athens County, Ohio and enhance this region's beauty, a community-based group of visual artists, quilters, property owners and civic and social organizations have been looking to decorate county barns with quilt squares.
The group is working with the Athens County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and is continuing to seeking barn nominations. The barns are decorated with quilt squares painted on 8-foot by 8-foot wooden panels. The goal is to highlight the heritage of Appalachian Ohio.
Similar projects have been done in Adams and Monroe Counties in Ohio, as well as counties in Tennessee, Kentucky and Iowa.
This event is truly “A Patchwork Path Through Athens County”.
For more information please contact the Athens County Convention & Visitors Bureau at 800-878-9767.