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Crowds Swarm for Lithopolis Honeyfest by Morgan Day, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette Blog: Adventures of a trapped 300 pound man "With a population of only 600, it's impressive that the village of Lithopolis, just southeast of Columbus, would be able to pull off a successful honey festival . . ." Blog: RiverSpitter . . . An Everyday Mom "A festival that lived up to it's name . . . Lithopolis Honeyfest, Glory bee!!! We were beside ourselves with joy and honey. Pooh would have been envious . . ." A very sweet day: Lithopolis Honeyfest returns this Saturday by Morgan Day, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
Lithopolis Honeyfest planned for Sept. 11 The Times Newspaper How Sweet it is! by Rick Schanz cityscenemagazine.com | Columbus arts, entertainment & style "A Honey of a Festival" by Tammy Drobina Fairfield Towne Crier Newspaper August 28-September 17, 2009 "The Sweetest Day in September: The Lithopolis Honeyfest" South Central Power Country Living September 2009 The Buzz on Bees: Coping with Vanishing Colonies Talk of the Nation NPR.org August 7, 2009 "Honeyfest - The buzz about a sweet event in Lithopolis" Over the Back Fence Magazine July/August 2009 "What is your favorite Fairfield County event or activity?" "Of all the events I covered, I most enjoyed the Lithopolis Honeyfest. I've been to nothing else like it." Morgan Day, Reporter - Lancaster Eagle-Gazette An excerpt from the "Get to Know Our Employees" section of the Gazette
COMMENTS
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visitors' responses below to our What's the Buzz survey.
From all
around Ohio, into Michigan, Missouri and
Florida . . . Lithopolis Honeyfest is the spot to bee!
We are putting this on our calendar for next year! Beekeeping is a new interest for me and my husband. (Columbus, OH) Pleased to see the shuttle service - we look forward to next year! (Columbus, OH) Love bees - 1st time and really enjoyed ourselves! Will return next year. We heart bees! (Columbus, OH) We love it! (Columbus, OH) Scioto Valley group explained to me and others about bees. I am 65+ years old and never did know queen bee is very helpless! (Columbus, OH) Great event! (Columbus, OH) Size of event is nice, vendors keep with theme. No one gouges on prices. (location unlisted) Great fest! Thanks! (Dayton, OH) The [honey] extraction was great where it was located and many stayed for additional informaiton and questions. A lot of interest! Very good festival and much new interest in bees every year! (Circleville, OH) International honey tasting by the state group was excellent! (Canal Winchester, OH) Nice printed program! (Delaware, OH) I love Lithopolis! (Grove City, OH) It's a great time. Lots of fun information and activities. The information I picked up last year enabled me to become a beekeeper this year. Thank you! (Groveport, OH) Kudos! You did "good!" (Groveport, OH) Very good food and large helping. Great festival! Wonderful location! (Kettering, OH) Love bee pollen and honey candles! (LaRue, OH) Thank you for a great "new" festival. Excellent kids things to do! (Lancaster, OH) It was all awesome! (Lithopolis, OH) Pasta with feta cheese and veggies - very good! (Marysville, OH) Honey ice cream was great! All food was delicious. This was a very nice festival - our first time. (Peebles, OH) Excellent planning! (Pickerington, OH) Thanks for offering a great weekend of fun! (Reynoldsburg, OH) Very nice town, love small town feel. (Reynoldsburg, OH) I think that all of the community based shows that we have done, this one ranks #1 on all categories. Expecially cleanliness of restrooms, food vendor choice and helpful volunteers! (West Rushville, OH) I was impressed with how much was going on especially how much was going on about "bee" and "honey." We loved the artisan booths and gave praise that they were actually the artisans! The bee and honey booths were all great. We plan to return and spread the word! (Xenia, OH) |
