Honey Market · September 14–16, 2028 · Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe — the Ross County seat and Ohio's first state capital, situated at the confluence of Paint Creek and the Scioto River in the heart of the Appalachian Plateau's western edge — anchors one of Ohio's most historically rich and botanically diverse honey-producing regions, where the Scioto River's broad agricultural bottomlands, the surrounding Appalachian foothills' mixed hardwood forests, and the remarkable concentration of Hopewell Culture earthwork ceremonial sites create a honey landscape of deep historical and ecological significance. Ross County's honey landscape is shaped by the black locust and tulip poplar flows of the Paint Creek watershed's Appalachian foothills forests, which produce Ohio's most prized varietal honeys; the basswood and black locust flows of the Scioto River bottomland hardwood forests; the white clover and sweet clover flows of the Paint Valley's diversified farmland; and the sourwood at the extreme northern limit of its range in the Hocking Hills sandstone country to the east that occasionally provides small artisan lots of Ohio sourwood honey. The Hopewell Culture National Historical Park amphitheater and downtown Chillicothe host this September market celebrating Ross County's honey heritage alongside the Hopewell Culture's 2,000-year-old ceremonial landscape — a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The market features an Ohio Honey Competition with black locust, basswood, and tulip poplar categories; culinary pairings of Scioto Valley honey with Appalachian Ohio heritage foodways; Ohio State Beekeepers Association educational programs; and heritage exhibits celebrating the Shawnee Nation's Paint Creek homeland and Ohio's remarkable concentration of pre-Columbian earthwork architecture.
Type: Honey Market
Date: September 14–16, 2028
Location: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, 16062 State Route 104, Chillicothe, Ohio
Official website: Chillicothe Mound City Honey & Hopewell Heritage Market 2028
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