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Art Through Nature

Take a leisurely walk with Naturalist/Artist Tom Bachelder to learn about nature through the artists eye. Participants will create an art project suitable for framing. There is a $10.00 fee for this event and pre-registration is required. Read More...

Can I go on the land where the oak tree is located?

No. This is private property and is currently being used as farmland. Please respect the owner's property and land by not tresspassing. Please do not stop on the road to view the tree. The tree is best viewed on Malabar Farm's property or along Pleasant Valley Road. Check with Malabar's staff in Read More...

Press Room

Mansfield and Richland County are ripe with some of America’s best stories. And we’re experts at dealing with the media – print, online and broadcast. Whether you’re looking for assistance with story ideas and source development, press trips, arranging art and interviews or f Read More...

Oak Tree (Site of the stone wall)

"Right Out of a Robert Frost Poem" Advisory: As the oak tree is on private property and is currently being used as farmland, please respect the owner's property and land by not trespassing. Please do not stop on the road to view the tree. The tree is best viewed on Malabar Farm's property. C Read More...

Mansfield, Ohio has the cure for the kids’ cabin fever

The Holidays are over. The weather outside is frightful and the kids are acting less than delightful. What to do to break up the January dole-drums and get the little dears out of the house? Mansfield has a number of great offerings for the little ones as well as fun, age appropriate entertain Read More...

Mansfield, Ohio has the cure for kids cabin fever

The Holidays are over.  The weather outside is frightful and the kids are acting less than delightful.  What to do to break up the January dole-drums and get the little dears out of the house?   Mansfield has a number of great offerings for the little ones as well as fun, age app Read More...

The Haunted Bissman Building

"Brooks was here. So was Red" Site of the Brewer Hotel & Portland Daily Bugle193 N. Main St.Mansfield, OH 44902740-972-5400 (Contact:  Ellis Byrd) http://www.bissmanbuilding.com/ The structure was built in 1886 where Peter Bissman's expanded wholesale grocery still stands today, bu Read More...

Huntington National Bank

"Severance Pay for Nineteen Years" (Site of Casco Bank of Portland)19 W. Main St.Ashland, OH 44805419-281-0685http://www.visitashlandohio.com/  The private bank was started by the Freer Brothers in 1874. In 1917 the bank became known as The Farmers Bank. The vault's 13-ton door was delivere Read More...

Shawshank Tree damaged by storm; Trail continues to draw film fans

Mansfield, OH – While a devastating storm appears to have destroyed the oak tree that played a key role in the dramatic finish of the blockbuster movie, The Shawshank Redemption, fans of the cult film favorite continue to visit Mansfield to see the tree site, along with other attractions along Read More...

Shawshank Tree damaged by storm; Trail continues to draw film fans

Shawshank Tree damaged by storm; Trail continues to draw film fans   Mansfield, OH – While a devastating storm appears to have destroyed the oak tree that played a key role in the dramatic finish of the blockbuster movie, The Shawshank Redemption, fans of the cult film favorite continue Read More...

Amber Waves of Autumn

August-October 2009 Day 1 Apple Hill Orchards offers your group high-quality apples, cider, jams, apple butter, candies, baked goods and popcorn. But what brings 'em back again and again is our famous apples, sweet cider and apple donuts.  Add a wagon ride, apple donut and ci Read More...

Ohio offers world's quirkiest museum experiences

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: Amy WeirickMarch 15, 2011 Office: (614) 848-8380 Cell: (614) 296-8513 amy@weirickcommunications.com Mansfield, Ohio offers world's quirkiest museum experiences MANSFIELD, Ohio – There's no better way for travelers to immerse themselves in Read More...
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Glitter and Garland Christmas Tour

November-December 2009 Day 1 Tour the Miracles of the Old Testament at BibleWalk. This tour is presented as a reminder of God’s great works and includes life sized wax figures and special effects. All figures are re-created scenes from the Bible. As an added bonus, Biblewalk offers at no c Read More...

Heavenly Journey

A suggested itinerary on your own at your own pace Rediscover, Recapture & Rekindle through this Inspirational Journey MORNING:  Tour the Miracles of the Old Testament at BibleWalk.This 60-minute tour is presented as a reminder of God's great works, His strength, His deliverance, His pe Read More...

Trail Sites

"Welcome to Shawshank" Historic Ohio State Reformatory (Site of the Shawshank Prison)100 Reformatory Rd.Mansfield, OH 44905419-522-2644http://www.ohiostatereformatory.org/ Begin your Hollywood Tour at the Historic Ohio State Reformatory. One of the top five largest castle-like structures in the Read More...

Trail Site- Main

"Welcome to Shawshank" Historic Ohio State Reformatory (Shawshank State Prison)100 Reformatory Rd.Mansfield, OH 44905419-522-2644http://www.mrps.org/ Begin your Hollywood Tour at the Historic Ohio State Reformatory. One of the top five largest castle-like structures in the USA, the Reformatory Read More...

Tourism Excellence Recognized by Convention & Visitors Bureau

  Tourism Excellence Recognized by Convention & Visitors Bureau Five Honored at Annual Meeting For Immediate ReleaseMay 12, 2010 Contact: Lee Tasseff, PresidentMansfield/Richland Convention & Visitors Bureau419-525-1300, ltasseff@mansfieldtourism.com Victoria Cochran, Board ChairAn Read More...

Ohio Taxidermy Show & Championships

Ohio Taxidermy Show & Championships State Assn to Bring Annual Convention and Public Showto Mansfield For Immediate ReleaseMarch 19, 2010 ContactRod Tennant, President Ohio Taxidermists Assn.330-231-8508 Lee Tasseff - PresidentMansfield/Richland Convention & Visitors Bureau419-525-1300, Read More...

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Shawshank Redemption Participation

Shawshank Redemption Participation CVB launches Shawshank Trail Facebook page and needs your help For Immediate ReleaseDate April 13, 2010 Contacts:Lee Tasseff, PresidentMansfield/Richland Convention & Visitors Bureau419/525/1300 ext 24 ltasseff@mansfieldtourism.com Jodie Puster, Group Tour/ Read More...

50th Annual Winter Carnival at Snow Trails

For Immediate Release January 26, 2011 Celebrating 50 years of winter fun and rich history with events and entertainment during the Annual Carnival at Snow Trails  Mansfield, OH, January 26, 2011: Snow Trails, Ohio’s popular ski, snowboard, and snow tubing resort, will host the 50th Ann Read More...

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Tourism Excellence Recognized by Convention & Visitors Bureau

Six Honored at Annual Meeting The Mansfield/Richland County Convention and Visitors Bureau (M/RCVB) recognized Excellence in Tourism at its Annual Membership Meeting, held May 11th in the Central Guard Room at the historic Ohio State Reformatory, filming site of the movie “The Shawshank Redem Read More...

NASA: National Championships Celebrates Successful Weekend At Mid-Ohio

Posted September 15, 2011 - SPEED NASA is celebrating 33 new National Champions, who raced their way to the top step of the podium over the weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) Annual National Championships presented by Toyo Tires is celebrating 33 Read More...

Ohio State Reformatory announces 2012 Ghost Hunt dates

Mansfield, Ohio – The infamous Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio has announced dates for the 2012 Ghost Hunts® and Ghost Walks®. The popular overnight Ghost Hunts were named one of the Travel Channel's "101 Things to do before you die." These unusual nocturnal experiences are a Read More...

Mansfield in National Historic Trust Preservation

Mansfield has someting on the wall at the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, DC.  Follow this link to the post by Tammy Brown on the Ohio Tourism Division's Industry facebook page.  http://www.facebook.com/groups/OhioTourismIndustry/310061862339469/ Read More...

Couples Say I Do

Life Sentences at OSR make the Ohio News Network.  http://www.onntv.com/content/stories/2011/12/09/story-Reformatory-Weddings.html Read More...

Our quirky museums enchant visitors

There's no better way for travelers to immerse themselves in a new destination than to soak up the local way of life through its cuisine and culture. When you come to Mansfield, you can immerse yourself in some quirky local history and culture with a stop at some of the area's unique and intriguing Read More...

Hollywood of the Midwest

Hollywood of the Midwest Hollywood discovered Richland County more than 40 years ago and continues to visit regularly -- especially when a major motion picture calls for memorable prison scenes. Air Force One, starring Harrison Ford and Glen Close, was shot in Mansfield in 1997. In 1995, Read More...

ABOUT THE AREA

With spectacular scenery marked by rolling hills and pastoral scenes, unique attractions and warm, friendly people, the area truly is America at its Best. Its extraordinary attractions have become a favorite among Hollywood producers as movie-making locations. The historic and haunted prison, M Read More...

GETTING HERE

Eight major highways pass through Richland County, including Interstate 71 (running north and south), making it easily accessible. The city’s airport is home to an active Ohio Air National Guard unit whose huge C-130 transport planes fly missions around the world. Mansfield is locate Read More...

HISTORY

The city of Mansfield was named after Surveyor General of the US Colonel Jarred Mansfield. Richland County was organized March 1, 1813 and named from the character of its soil.   Mansfield was first settled on a ridge by a large spring that eventually served as a dependable source of wat Read More...



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Winter Shorts Festival 2012 - Ohio State Mansfield Founders Auditorium Theatre
Ohio State Mansfield Founders Auditorium Theatre
Thursday, February 9, 2012
7:00 pm

ARRIVAL: A Tribute to Abba - Renaissance Theatre
Renaissance Theatre
Thursday, February 9, 2012
7:30 pm

Highlands of Ohio presents Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas - All Souls Unitarian Universaliist Church
All Souls Unitarian Universaliist Church
Thursday, February 9, 2012
7:30 pm

CONFLUX - An Exhibit - The Pearl Conard Art Gallery at OSU-M
The Pearl Conard Art Gallery at OSU-M
Friday, February 10, 2012

Beer and Wine Tasting - Wayne's Country Market
Wayne's Country Market
Friday, February 10, 2012
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Winter Shorts Festival 2012 - Ohio State Mansfield Founders Auditorium Theatre
Ohio State Mansfield Founders Auditorium Theatre
Friday, February 10, 2012
8:00 pm


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