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The Ohio and Erie Canal brought passengers, freight and a means to transport grain to market. The first canal boat floated through Winchester in 1831. The village was named Canal Winchester when the post office was established in 1841, because there were five other locations in the state named Winchester. [6]
Prairie Township features six neighborhood parks and a 111-acre sports complex (currently under construction). The Community Center opened in June 2015 and has an indoor swimming pool, indoor walking track, fitness area and gymnasium.
Oct. 16—This year, Halloween falls on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, so check out the following list of Ashtabula County's Halloween events: Andover — 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31 Ashtabula City — 5-7 p.m. Oct ...
Beggars Night, or Beggars' Night, is a regional term for the practice of going "Trick or Treat" in the period before Halloween night. Beggars Night emerged to address security concerns over young children involved in unsupervised Trick-or-Treating. Instead, younger children were encouraged to Trick-or-Treat on another night, before Halloween.
Trick or treating, according to popular polling, typically ends around 9 p.m. each Halloween for older kids, with younger kids tiring out at around 8 p.m. Kids may tuck in earlier if it's a school ...
Christmas in the Village is on Dec. 6 and 7 in historic downtown Canal Winchester.
Despite the concept of trick-or-treating originating in Britain and Ireland in the form of souling and guising, the use of the term "trick or treat" at the doors of homeowners was not common until the 1980s, with its popularisation in part through the release of the film E.T. [72] Guising requires those going door-to-door to perform a song or ...
This event is free and open to the public. iPlay America will also feature a Trick-or-Treat Trail, costume contest, kids eat free at the Bistro and more. Participants must register by October 24.