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How to find us...Our festival is held at the City parking lot in historic downtown Amherst, in Lorain County, Ohio.
Alternate Route coming from the EAST…Follow I-90 west until it splits with State Route 2 (I-90 and State Route 2 split approximately ½ mile west of Route 57). Stay to the RIGHT and take State Route 2 to the State Route 58 Amherst-Lorain-Oberlin exit. Turn south (left) onto State Route 58 to Park Avenue. Turn west (right) onto Park Avenue to festival location in the City parking lot located on the south (left) side of Park Avenue. If you are coming from the WEST… Take State Route 2 to the State Route 8 Amherst-Lorain-Oberlin exit. Turn south (right) onto State Route 58 to Park Avenue. Turn west (right) onto Park Avenue to festival location in the City parking lot located on the south (left) side of Park Avenue. Alternate route coming from the WEST…Take the Ohio Turnpike to Exit 140(the new State Route 58 Amherst-Oberlin exit). Turn north (right) on State Route 58 to Park Avenue. Turn west (left) onto Park Avenue to festival location in the City parking lot located on the south (left) side of Park Avenue. Coming in from the SOUTH… Take State Route 58 to Park Avenue. Turn west (left) onto Park Avenue to festival location in the City parking lot located on the south (left) side of Park Avenue. LODGING
If you are camping, you are welcome to stay at the Sandstone Museum Center, approximately 1-mile distance from the festival, near the corner of North Lake St. and Milan Avenue. A large building, the Hickory Tree Grange and Schoolhouse equipped with running water and bathrooms, is available for campers (sorry, no bathing or shower facilities). Amherst also boasts two hotels approximately two miles from the Festival grounds. Both are located on State Route 58 (Leavitt Road), just north of the Route 58 Exit off of State Route 2. Day’s Inn: 934 N. Leavitt Rd., Amherst (440) 985-1428/ (888) 435-3998 Located behind City Hall in downtown Amherst is the 5 Corners Bed & Breakfast – 175 Beaver Court (440)984-3084. |
35th Annual
2008 “Old-Time Jamboree” Festival Friend of the Jamboree: This event is sponsored by The Amherst Historical Society (AHS). It is our chief fundraising source for our ongoing historical society’s operations. This year, the event is planned and sponsored for the weekend of July 11, 12 and 13. If you are unfamiliar with this event, it is an outdoors, family-oriented festival held in historic downtown Amherst, Ohio. Location for this event will be in the City parking lot on Park Avenue. Food, drink, games, historical activities, crafts, children’s games and contests, a parade, and live musical entertainment make up this popular and growing annual festival. We draw a crowd of approximately 20,000 people each year. It is a great moneymaking opportunity for you or your organization. Saturday is traditionally the day for family events made up of games, contests, and entertainment. As the day progresses, entertainment caters to a more adult audience. Sunday features a parade, continuing with live entertainment until our 7:00 p.m. closing. Included on this website is a Vender Application packet for this wonderful event-filled week end. PLEASE READ THE COMPLETE PACKET AS IT CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW. Please feel free to contact The Amherst Historical Society at 440-988-7255 if you have any questions or comments. If you and/or your group would be interested in participating at this year’s festival, please return your completed document(s) by May 15, 2008 to the AHS offices. We hope to see you at this year’s Jamboree! Jamboree Chairman: Kathy Litkovitz John S. Dietrich Amherst Jamboree Forms... |
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