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Wine Country
Ohio’s wine country
Around half of every grape grown in Ohio comes out of this valley. These are the neighbors worth an afternoon.
Wine Country
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15 min drive
M Cellars
Estate-grown European varieties, Georgian rarities and traditional-method sparkling: the most modern winery in the valley.
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Wine Country
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15 min drive
South River Vineyard
The tasting room is an 1892 church, found abandoned and moved forty-two miles to stand above the vines.
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Wine Country
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10 min drive
Cask 307
Modern winegrowing and contemporary styles, made for the Grand River Valley appellation.
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Wine Country
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15 min drive
Debonne Vineyards
Ohio's largest family-owned estate winery, fifteen minutes inland from our gate.
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Wine Country
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15 min drive
Ferrante Winery & Ristorante
A family estate winery that has been making wine in this valley since 1937.
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Wine Country
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15 min drive
Harpersfield Vineyard
The serious end of the trail: estate-grown Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay.
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Wine Country
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20 min drive
Grand River Cellars
A winery and full restaurant in the middle of the valley, with a fireplace worth the winter drive.
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Wine Country
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20 min drive
Laurello Vineyards
A small family room at the eastern end of the Route 307 run.
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Wine Country
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A dozen wineries · 5–20 min
The Grand River Valley Wine Trail
The wine region around the estate: wineries strung along the Grand River inside the Lake Erie AVA, most within twenty minutes of the door.
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On the Lake
Beaches and bluffs
Forty-foot bluffs, a protected estuary and the longest natural beach in the state, all inside half an hour.
On the Lake
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5 min drive
Arcola Creek Park
A protected estuary and barrier beach five minutes from the gate, on the site of a vanished port town.
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On the Lake
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10 min drive
Geneva State Park
Six hundred feet of sand beach, a six-lane boat ramp and a creek you can paddle.
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On the Lake
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20 min drive
Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park
A lifeguarded sand beach with paddle rentals, concessions and a village worth staying in afterwards.
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On the Lake
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20 min drive
Lake Erie Bluffs
Six hundred and seventy acres of forty-foot bluffs, wild beach and a tower with a view to the horizon.
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On the Lake
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25 min drive
Headlands Beach State Park
The longest natural beach in Ohio: a mile of sand, twenty-five minutes west.
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Fishing
Steelhead Alley
The walleye capital of the world is off the end of the dock, and the steelhead run starts in October.
Fishing & Fly Fishing
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10 min drive
Perch & Winter Fishing
Yellow perch in the autumn, and a lake that does not stop fishing when the weather turns.
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Fishing & Fly Fishing
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10 min drive
Walleye Charters
Lake Erie's central basin is the walleye capital of the world, and the boats leave ten minutes away.
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Fishing & Fly Fishing
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15 min drive
Grand River Steelhead
Ohio's largest Lake Erie tributary, fifty miles of fishable water, and the best float in Steelhead Alley.
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Fishing & Fly Fishing
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25 min drive
Ashtabula River Steelhead
The wade-fisher's river: it clears first after rain and takes less pressure than the big water.
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Fishing & Fly Fishing
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45 min drive
Conneaut Creek
The far eastern end of Steelhead Alley, and worth the drive when the run is on.
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Golf
Six courses, fifteen minutes
The nearest first tee is under a mile from the gate. Five more sit inside a quarter of an hour.
Golf
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5 min drive
Madison Country Club
A par 72 laid along the Lake Erie shore, five minutes from the estate.
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Golf
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10 min drive
Deer Lake Golf Club
The third of Geneva's public courses, ten minutes inland.
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Golf
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10 min drive
Geneva-on-the-Lake Golf Course
Open since 1927, near the lake, and part of the fabric of the old resort.
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Golf
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10 min drive
Powderhorn Golf Course
Forty bunkers, par 70, and one of the better-value rounds in the county.
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Golf
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15 min drive
Hemlock Springs Golf Club
The longest course nearby: 6,812 yards, par 72, opened in 1961.
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Field Sports
Public ground and open flyway
Five thousand acres of public hunting, upland birds, and a migratory flyway that was here long before we were.
Family & Sport
Arcades, ziplines and an Olympic arena
Ohio’s oldest summer resort is ten minutes east, and so is one of the largest indoor sports complexes on earth.
Family Fun
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10 min drive
Adventure Zone
Six acres of go-karts, batting cages and arcade at the top of The Strip.
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Family Fun
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10 min drive
Lake Erie Canopy Tours
Ziplines and sky bridges through twenty-five acres of Geneva State Park woodland.
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Family Fun
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Geneva, Ohio
SPIRE Academy
Visiting SPIRE Academy? Plan dinner on Lake Erie or an adults-only stay at Vincent William in nearby Madison.
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Family Fun
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15 min drive
The Strip at Geneva-on-the-Lake
Ohio's first summer resort: a mile of arcades, custard and neon, fifteen minutes east.
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Covered Bridges
Nineteen bridges, one county
Including the longest covered bridge in the United States and an 1868 span across the Grand River.
Covered Bridges
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15 min drive
Harpersfield Covered Bridge
Built in 1868 and 228 feet long: the county's second longest, over the Grand River.
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Covered Bridges
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25 min drive
Smolen-Gulf Covered Bridge
The longest covered bridge in the United States: 613 feet, ninety-three feet above the river.
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Arts & History
Barns, lighthouses and the Underground Railroad
A barn theater running since 1946, a lighthouse you can climb, and a house that was a final stop before Canada.
Arts & History
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5 min drive
Rabbit Run Theater
Live summer theater in a working barn since 1946: five minutes down the road.
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Arts & History
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20 min drive
Fairport Harbor Marine Museum & Lighthouse
An 1871 sandstone lighthouse you can climb, and a museum that was a stop on the Underground Railroad.
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Arts & History
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20 min drive
Hubbard House Underground Railroad Museum
A final stop on the Underground Railroad, in the house where it happened.
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Arts & History
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40 min drive
Holden Arboretum
A canopy walk sixty-five feet up and a twelve-story tower with a view to Lake Erie.
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Harbor Towns
Bridge Street and the lift bridge
An 1880s port district of owner-run shops, and the working town the vineyards belong to.
Harbor Towns
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10 min drive
Downtown Geneva
The working town behind the wine country, and home of the Grape Jamboree each September.
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Harbor Towns
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15 min drive
Geneva-on-the-Lake
Ohio's first summer resort: a lakefront mile of arcades, food stands, patio bars and live music, running since 1869.
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Harbor Towns
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25 min drive
Historic Ashtabula Harbor
A walkable port district of 1880s buildings, owner-run shops, and a lift bridge that still lifts.
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From the journal
Plan a little further.
Compare winery stops, understand the region and put together a day among the covered bridges. These guides help you choose what belongs in your visit.
Vincent William
1300 Belleair Ave.
Madison, OH 44057
(440) 428-1300
Opening Hours
Wednesday
12 to 9 pm
Thursday
12 to 9 pm
Friday
12 to 9 pm
Saturday
12 to 9 pm
Sunday
11 to 8 pm · Brunch to 2
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Madison, Ohio · Lake Erie