You may know Coshocton Ohio as the host city of our famous shopping and dining center, Historic Roscoe Village and the Ohio & Erie Canal boat cruise. 

But did you know that Coshocton Ohio is the birthplace of the novelty advertising industry — as well as the whitetail deer hunting capitol of Ohio?

With its beautiful setting, unique family attractions and outdoor lifestyle,  it’s easy to see why Coshocton was recently named One of the Top 100 Midwest Towns to Visit by Midwest Living magazine. 

On your next visit to Roscoe Village, we recommend you take your family on a short drive through Coshocton Ohio to find some of the other gems this city has to offer.  Many more jewels, such as beautiful new Clary Gardens (only 500 feet west of North Whitewoman Street in Roscoe Village) are sprinkled throughout the beautiful countryside.

To learn more surprising things you can find in Coshocton County Ohio, call the the Coshocton County Convention and Visitors Bureau for a free brochure 1-800-338-4724 or click here to visit their new website.

It’s Spring 2009 and, 40 years since the restoration, Roscoe Village shoppers are still begging for a shoe store.

This newly available site at 381 Hill Street in Roscoe Village is ideal for such a shop.  

381 Hill Street is uniquely positioned with great exposure to the main Roscoe Village intersection of North Whitewoman and Hill Street.  

Once the location of the Roscoe Village Foundation’s administrative offices, this property is situated between two Roscoe Village landmarks:  the William Roscoe Building and the Apple Butter Inn.

As if it needed anything else to recommended it, this property is one of only two Roscoe Village retail locations with its own dedicated parking area for customers.  This feature alone will delight your customers — especially during the annual Apple Butter Stirrin’ Festival and Christmas Candle Lighting Ceremony.

For more information please contact the Roscoe Village Foundation at (740) 622-9310. 

For all updates about shopping, dining, entertainment and fun in Roscoe Village visit HistoricRoscoeVillage.com every day.  You can also follow us on Twitter here.

Since 1988, Columbus Parent has been the trusted guide to valuable parenting resources – with a local focus on family life, entertainment and enriching travel. 

This month’s issue features an engaging article by Coshocton writer Jan Myers, detailing many of the fun family adventures and enriching entertainment possibilities offered in Historic Roscoe Village Ohio.

Roscoe Village truly is a great family destination and we’re glad such a highly respected parenting resource as Columbus Parent magazine agrees.  We hope you’ll take a minute to read this article online and see for yourself what the buzz is all about.  

Click here to read Columbus Parent online and learn more about what Roscoe Village has to offer.

*Jan Myers is a talented travel and lifestyle writer based in Coshocton Ohio.  We’re excited to announce that you’ll be able to enjoy much more of her insightful work online in the near future.  Stay tuned to HistoricRoscoeVillage.com for details.

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Twitter is free and easy to use, and you can use Twitter to find last minute updates about everything going on this summer in Roscoe Village.  

We Tweet whenever we have new updates or short messages for Roscoe Village visitors. 

We’ll have lots of them as tourist season opens, so sign up today to stay in touch.

NOTE:  We have exclusive Roscoe Village photos you can find only on Twitter.  Check them out HERE

Soda Bread

But Irish Soda Bread isn’t an Irish creation.  It’s a purely Irish-American treat.

Irish Soda Bread is made with baking soda as a leavening agent.  Irish immigrants found the process in wide use in 1830s America and sent it back to relatives in Ireland where the harsh climate hindered the growth of traditional baker’s yeast.

Irish Soda Bread is only one of the many elements of a strong Irish-American heritage in Roscoe Village Ohio.  The contributions and heritage of the Irish people in 19th-century Ohio are preserved and honored at the Abberley House Irish Bed & Breakfast in nearby Coshocton County.  

With St. Patrick’s Day only two weeks away we are pleased to treat you to a sample of our local history with this authentic recipe for Irish Soda Bread, provided to us by innkeepers Heather and Aaron Greenwood.

The Abberley House Irish Bed & Breakfast Inn serves fresh loaves of Irish Soda Bread every morning and ranks at the top of our list of the best places to stay on your next trip to Roscoe Village.  Click here to read what other guests have to say about Abberley House at TripAdvisor.com.

Authentic Irish Soda Bread Recipe from Abberley House Irish B&B
Makes one loaf.  Serves four.

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 Tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 Tablespoons real butter
3/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons buttermilk
1 egg white

In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt
Cut the butter into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or 2 knives
Add the buttermilk and mix thoroughly into a soft dough
Knead the dough on a lightly floured board about 3 minutes or until smooth
Form the dough into a 7-inch round ball, and place onto a lightly oiled cookie sheet
Cut a cross about ½ inch deep in the center of the round
Baste dough with egg white
Bake in a 375 degree oven for 40 minutes
Refrigerate before slicing
Serve at room temperature or warmed in a microwave oven

SLAINTE!  
Heather and Aaron Greenwood
Abberley House Irish Bed & Breakfast
www.AbberleyHouseBnB.com
(740) 327-2229

You may print or e-mail this recipe to anyone you wish. 

For all information and updates about Roscoe Village Ohio, visit HistoricRoscoeVillage.com every day.  To make sure you don’t forget, you can subscribe to our daily news feed here.  It’s completely free and takes only one click in any browser.  (We tried to make it cheaper and easier, but we couldn’t figure out how.)

Both retail spaces are at street level in the most-visited section of Historic Roscoe Village – directly across the street from the landmark Warehouse Steak-n-Stein restaurant.

Addresses available are 315 and 317 North Whitewoman Street and were formerly occupied by The Garden Gate shop which has moved here.

For more information call Mikki Nichols at
(740) 291-8000.  Principals only.

UPDATE:  Both of these retail spaces have been rented to The Cottage Gate Shop (view online here.)  To find other great Roscoe Village locations available for your business call Mikki Nichols at (740) 291-8000.