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Tis’ Autumn: Little Muskingum Watershed Association sets fall foliage tour

The Rinard Covered Bridge, built in 1875, is on the Fall Foliage Tour sponsored by the Little Muskingum Watershed Association Oct. 11-12. (File photo)

The Little Muskingum Watershed Association in Washington County will hold its 36th annual fall foliage tour Oct. 11-12.

The driving tour on Ohio 26 north of Marietta will feature the natural autumnal beauty of the leaves changing colors with 10 featured stops along the way with special events and vendors.

“There’s going to be something at each stop,” said Karen Eddy, an organizer.

Hours for the tour are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12.

All of the stops on the tour are on Ohio 26 or just off the road, Eddy said.

John Duke lifts his daughter, Aly, to pick an apple at Hidden Hills Orchard during the 2019 Little Muskingum Watershed Association Fall Foliage Tour. The 36th annual event will be held Oct. 11-12. (File photo)

Stops on the tour are:

1. Washington County Home.

2. Hidden Hills Orchard, where apples can be picked or purchased already bagged.

3. Hills United Methodist Church on Saturday only.

4. Hills Covered Bridge.

The Mail Pouch Tobacco barn across from Biehl’s Store on Ohio 26. Both are among the 10 stops on the 2025 Fall Foliage Tour sponsored by the Little Muskingum Watershed Association Oct. 11-12. (File photo)

5. Wonder of Woods on Laurel Road off Cow Run Road.

6. Old Biehl’s Store, which is not open.

7. Mail Pouch Tobacco barn.

8. Hune House where there will be a quilt show.

9. Rinard Covered Bridge.

10. Little Muskingum Watershed Association at mile marker 22.

The tour will feature food including a BBQ chicken dinner, hot dogs, tacos in a bag and chicken and noodles. Various vendors, which include glass and wood workers, will sell their wares, Eddy said. Anyone interested in being a vendor can contact Eddy at 740-473-2766.

Apple butter will be made and sold on both days, and Saturday’s entertainment will feature the local band Pickin’ on Country. Tractor pulls will be held each day, along with hay rides, kids’ activities, a country store, an engine show and raffles.

A church service by Pastor Erin Curtis of the Lawrence Baptist Church is scheduled for 11 a.m. Sunday at the watershed site.

Starting at $2.99/week.

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