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HistoricRoscoeVillage.com invites you to join the new Roscoe Village VIP Club.

Roscoe Village VIP Club members get these goodies every month:

• VIP invitations to special village and shop events and previews
• Special Roscoe Village shopping coupons
• Discounted Roscoe Village lodging rates
• and free gifts from select Roscoe Village shops!

There is no cost to join the Roscoe Village VIP Club.  Membership is completely free.

To join right now, simply text ROSCOE to 96362 from your mobile phone.  That’s the word “ROSCOE” (without the quotation marks) to this five-digit number:  96362

When you text ROSCOE to 96362 you will immediately receive a text message welcoming you to the club.  You can reply with the word STOP to cancel your membership at any time. Regular message rates from your carrier will apply.

As long as you choose to remain a VIP Club member you will recieve one or two great deals from Roscoe Village every month.  So sign up today for some great stuff from our best shops!

EDITOR’S NOTE:  Medbery Marketplace in Roscoe Village will award a $50.00 gourmet gift basket to one lucky VIP Club member chosen at random on March 17, 2010.  Better hurry up and join today.  Text ROSCOE to 96362 now.

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:  This offer is presented only by HistoricRoscoeVillage.com and Medbery Marketplace, who will NEVER share your mobile phone number with anyone.

Roscoe Village’s antique shops

Roscoe Village Ohio now features 10 new antique shops under one roof  – inside the Shops at Medbery Marketplace

Located at 403 North Whitewoman Street all can be found upstairs on the 2nd and 3rd floors of  Medbery Marketplace.

And since all shops are indoors, the clean well-heated Medbery Marketplace building makes hopping from shop-to-shop fun in all kinds of winter weather.

To see all the photos, click and page through the gallery below.  This gallery contains 32 photos, so you’ll need to click on “2″  or the right-arrow icon below to see them all.  Have fun!

** Visitors will especially enjoy our favorite antiques and collectibles shop Funky Finds on the 3rd floor of the Shops at Medbery.  Visit their website on your smartphone here:  www.FunkyFinds.mobi   — Editor

Vote for new shopping hours in Roscoe Village

With its charming cluster of 13 unique shops and two bustling restaurants, we often say that Roscoe Village is a shopping and dining destination unlike any other place in Ohio. 

But sometimes when we say “unlike any other place” people tell us:

“You’re right.  It closes at 6 o’clock — unlike any other place we can shop.” 

And you know what?   They are exactly right. 

With the exceptions of just

• Medbery Marketplace
• Captain Nye’s Custards and
• The Garden Gate Shop

no other Roscoe Village shop stays open for very long past 6:00 p.m — even on weekdays. 

Does this make sense to you?

After all, most people who work do so until at least 5 o’clock during the week — don’t they?

So we’d like to know what you think.   Should the shops stay open past 6 o’clock for shoppers?

Please answer the quick visitor poll below and tell us what you think.   

Voting is completely anonymous and no log-in is required to vote.

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Find all 4 “Hidden Shops” in Roscoe Village

As every frequent visitor to this website knows, Roscoe Village now features 13 unique and unusual shops located along North Whitewoman Street in our historic 19th-century canal era town. 

But did you know that almost half of our visitors completely miss at least 4 of the most unusual shops in Roscoe Village when they visit us?

As the top online guide to shopping in Roscoe Village, HistoricRoscoeVillage.com is here to help.  Take a look at the short features below, for a handy guide to quickly finding and enjoying ALL the great shopping you’re missing — even when you think you’ve seen it all in Roscoe Village.

1.  Wildwood Music Shop | 672 North Whitewoman Street | (740) 622-4224
Situated alongside the Canal Basin, near the site of the historic Triple Locks structure, Wildwood Music Shop is an internationally renowned music store that barely needs any kind of introduction. 

This remarkable shop stocks more than 400 one-of-a-kind stringed instruments (like handmade guitars and dulcimers) and draws visitors to the village from all across the United States.

On the subject of dulcimers, the owners of the Wildwood Music (along with our good friends at VisitCoshocton.com) were primarily responsible for saving the world-famous Dulcimer Days Festival that once drew thousands of visitors to Roscoe Village every summer.  

Wildwood Music Shop is open every Wednesday through Saturday from noon until at least 5:00 p.m. 

But you can visit Wildwood Music online anytime at WildwoodMusic.com

2.  The Wine Maker’s Cellar | secret lower level | 440 North Whitewoman Street | (740) 622-2383
The Wine Maker’s Cellar is hidden away in the lower (cellar) level inside the very girlie Canal Cargo Shop, with its amazing selection Very Bradley bags and softly scented candles. 

But every man bold enough to slip away from his keeper and sneak down the back stairway uncovers a secret “man cave” strewn with glorious manly treasures like beer making kits and complete setups for making 20 different kinds of homemade wine.

We don’t want to give away much more about this terrific man shop in Roscoe Village, for fear that it might cast undue suspicion on all the sly men who glady say “sure” when invited to visit the Canal Gargo shop.  Just take a look down there the next time you’re inside and you will not be disappointed.

3.  Knob Hill Designs | 403 REAR North Whitewoman Street | (740) 502-9760
Located upstairs from the new Medbery Marketplace, with its entrance behind the building, Knob Hill Designs is most accessible from Hill Street.  But you can also enter Knob Hill from the sandstone-walled garden inside The Garden Gate Shop.   Just look for the big iron gate on Whitewoman Street,  

Interior designer Daphne France has created an amazing display of exquisite decor for the fine home and a one-of-kind showroom for high-quality, contemporary custom Amish furniture by PENWOOD directly from Ohio’s Amish country.

4.  The Village Pantry | 350 North Whitewoman Street (740) 575-4049
Temporarily located at the “canal level” beneath the general store, the Village Pantry Shop is chock-full of gourmet cooking items and utensils that will thrill the most exuberant gourmet (or gourmand) in your family.  

Yes, we did say ”temporarily located at the canal level.”   Due to the smashing success of its July 3rd grand opening celebration, the Village Pantry will soon relocate to a much more visible and accessible address on street level on North Whitewoman Street.

As always, you’ll read about the relocation of this great new Roscoe Village shop here first!

We hope you’ve enjoyed discovering each of these formerly “hidden shops” in Roscoe Village.  We are currently updating this page with fresh new photos of each shop.  Please visit us again very soon.

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Vote for your favorite new Roscoe Village Shop

It’s been a very exciting beginning to summer in Roscoe Village.  With three three brand new shops open this summer (the newest opens on Independence Day weekend) we’d like to know what you think about them. 

Medberry Marketplace  

Captain Nye’s Custards Coneys & Candy 

The Village Pantry of Roscoe 

Please cast your vote below for your favorite new shop in Roscoe Village. 

If you need help, you can click any of the links above to refresh your memory with photos before you vote. 

 

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The Village Pantry Opens in Roscoe!

Roscoe Village’s newest shop, The Village Pantry, held its grand opening celebration on Saturday July 3rd.

The new shop is open every day and visitors are very welcome to stop in to browse as preparations are made and new specialty cooking items arrive.  Please see the images below for a preview of the new shop.

Click any image to enlarge.  Click again to close.

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The Village Pantry
350 North Whitewoman Street
at Canal Level in Historic Roscoe Village
Coshocton, OH 43812
(740) 575-4049
Open Daily

River Ridge Leather celebrates 39 years

Congratulations to Dennis Knight who, 39 years ago this month, completed his leatherworking internship in Colonial Williamsburg and embarked on his amazing career as a master leather craftsman.

Dennis Knight is the proprietor River Ridge Leather Co which is also marking its 8th year in Roscoe Village this month.  Congratulations Dennis!

The photos below show Dennis hard at work in his shop, teaching leatherworking to some great students, stamping a new “DOG CALLER” dog collar, and working on a few other items in his spare time.

For more of Dennis Knight’s fine leatherwork, done entirely by hand with authentic hand tools, visit RiverRidgeLeather.com any time day or night.  Dogs always welcome!

Click any photo to enlarge.  Click again to close.

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Great Gifts and Great Savings

Last-Minute Gift Ideas

Every year after Christmas when our garden plants and friends snuggle in for hibernation, The Garden Gate Shop in Roscoe Village closes for a winter rest.  

This year The Garden Gate Shop will close for the winter at 5:00 pm on Wednesday December 30th.

From now through the 30th, everything in the shop is reduced for final clearance. 

Stop in at The Garden Gate Shop for deep discounts on hundreds of garden items and last-minute Christmas gifts for the gardener your love. 

See you again in April 2010!

The Garden Gate Shop
in Historic Roscoe Village
413 N. Whitewoman Street
(740) 622-8640

Meet “Mr. Christmas” Bill Hixson at the Garden Gate Dec. 12

Meet Mr. Christmas on December 12th

If you follow our website, you know already that world-famous floral artist Bill Hixson is the honorary Candle Lighter for the Roscoe Village Candlelighting ceremony on Saturday December 12, 2009.

But did you know that you can chat with Mr. Christmas all day on Saturday in Roscoe Village?

Bill Hixson is the founder of Hixson’s School of Floral Design and a world-renowned floral artist who has published several authoritative works and lectured floral design students throughout North America, Europe, Japan and Australia.  

But for more than anything else, Bill Hixson is famous for his passion for Christmas.  

For 30 years, Bill Hixson has advised the staff of every American President and First Lady – since Ronald and Nancy Reagan —  in decorating the White House for Christmas. And his experiences there have earned him the moniker of “Mr. Christmas” throughout the world of interior decorating.

The HGTV “White House Christmas” special showing his work is the network’s most popular holiday program every year.  [Watch it online here]

Meet Mr. Christmas at The Garden Gate Dec. 12th

You can meet Bill Hixson at the Garden Gate Shop from noon to 6:oo pm on Saturday December 12th, for an in-person chat about Christmas decorating and floral design. 

Bill will also sign a limited number of his one-of-a-kind handmade Christmas ornaments during his visit to the Garden Gate Shop. 

Saturday December 12th will be Bill Hixson’s only appearance in southeast Ohio this season, so be sure to stop in on Saturday before the Candlelighting ceremony for this rare opportunity to chat with the man they call “Mr. Christmas.”

The Garden Gate shop is located at 413 North Whitewoman Street in Historic Roscoe Village.  Telphone: (740) 622-8640. No reservation required.  Stop in to meet Mr. Christmas from 12-6:00 p.m.

Christmas flowers at The Garden Gate

Beautiful Amaryllis and Paperwhite bulbs have just arrived at the Garden Gate Shop in Roscoe Village– and they’re huge this year!

We have three gorgeous Amaryllis varieties in stock for $12.50 each: Nagano (a coral,) Apple Blossom (white touched with pink) and Royal Velvet (a beautiful dark red.)

We also have lovely Paperwhite bulbs available for only $0.85 each. (Our favorite indoor flower!)

Both Amaryllis and Paperwhites are easy to plant and grow indoors. And … if you pick them up from the Garden Gate Shop and plant them this weekend they will bloom just in time for Christmas Day.

Below is a complete video showing just how easy it is plant these bulbs indoors in time for Christmas.  In fact, it’s even easier than this with help from the Garden Gate Shop

The Garden Gate Shop
403 N. Whitewoman Street
in Historic Roscoe Village
 (740) 622-8640

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