Category Archives: Dayton Sights

Sara’s Ghost Tour & Courthouse Square

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Last Saturday, Sara hosted several ghost tours of the downtown area as part of the Dayton Housing Tour! We had a great turnout and met a lot of great people. It was a blast discussing the ghost stories and hauntings in downtown, while exploring the history of the city.

Thanks to all who came out!

Sara’s tour included:
  • Court House Square (Old Jailhouse)
  • Dayton Daily News Building (4th and Ludlow)
  • Dayton’s First Cemetery (5th and Ludlow)
  • Spaghetti Warehouse
  • The Old Courthouse
If you have any suggestions for local tours, let us know!

More Upcoming Events

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This summer is shaping up to be a summer of fun with so many events happening!

  • What: Passport to MetroParks
    Date: May 24 (tonight!!)
    Time: 6-9 PM
    Where: 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton
    Description: A preview of events taking place at each MetroPark this summer. There will be live music, food trucks, and park rangers. Representatives from upcoming festivals will be there to detail their upcoming festivals.

  • What: Cheese Fest
    Date: May 25
    Time: 3-10 pm
    Where: Austin Landing, 10400 Innovation Drive, Miamisburg

  • What: Kettering Block Party
    Date: May 29
    Time: 6-8 PM
    Where: Fraze Pavilion, 695 Lincoln Park Blvd, Kettering

  • What: Halfway to Hauntfest
    Date: May 31
    Time: 9 pm to 2 am
    Where: NextDoor Bar, 454 E Fifth Street, Dayton; Oregon District
    Description: To celebrate the halfway mark to Halloween and reveal the theme for this year’s Oregon District Halloween festival. 21 and over

  • What: Dayton Pride
    Dates: May 31-June 1
    Times: 6pm-10 pm May 31
    11am-4pm June 1
    Where: Greater Dayton LGBT Center, 136 North Main Street, Dayton

  • What: Troy Strawberry Festival
    Dates: June 1-2
    Times: 10 am to 9 pm June 1
    10 am to 6 pm June 2
    Where: Downtown Troy

  • What: St. Christopher Festival
    Date: June 7-9
    Where: St. Christopher Catholic Church, 425 East National Road, Vandalia
  • What: St Helen Spring Festival
    Date: June 7-9
    Where: St. Helen Private Elementary, 5086 Burkhardt Road

  • What: Jewish Cultural Festival
    Date: June 9
    Time: 11 am to 7 pm
    Where: Temple Israel, 130 Riverside, Dayton

  • What: Versailles Poultry Days
    Date: June 14-16
    Where: 459 South Center St, Versailles

  • What: Celtic Fest Ohio
    Date: June 15
    Time: 11am-10pm
    Where: Renaissance Park, 10542 E Ohio 73, Waynesville

  • What: Pride Art Show
    Date: June 21
    Time: 5 PM
    Where: Secret Chamber of Oddities and Artwork 17 West Main Street, Fairborn

Don’t forget to sign up for Sara’s Ghost Tours!

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Sara is teaming up with the Downtown Dayton Partnership, and hosting two walking tours in downtown Dayton to highlight some haunted buildings! The tour will be approximately one mile and last for one hour.
Sign up now!

When: May 11th at 2 and 4pm
Ghost Tour

Our Favorite Hiking Spots

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It’s almost summer! The weather is beautiful, and we’re all starting to get outside more. Here are a few of our favorite places to go hiking in the area!

  • Koogler Wetland Prairie Reserve
  • Russ Nature Preserve
  • Caesar Creek State Park
  • Twin Creek MetroPark
  • Germantown MetroPark
  • Aullwood Farm
  • Charleston Falls Preserve
  • John Bryan State Park

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Happy 226th Birthday, Dayton!

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On this date in 1796, Dayton was founded by the Thompson Party! Happy 226th birthday, Dayton!DUBirthday

Dayton historian, Charlotte Reeve Conover put it best in the her book The Story of Dayton:
“The boat party was the first to arrive. Rounding the curve in the river, where for so many years since then it has been flowing under the Dayton View Bridge, the pioneers perceived before their eyes the swift current of Mad River emptying itself into the main channel, just as it had been described, and saying to each other (so we may imagine), ‘Yes this must be the place,’ they tied the pirogue to a tree at the head of St, Clair Street and led by Mrs. Thompson, all clambered ashore.

At that moment, DAYTON came on the map!”

Edith Deeds

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Edith Deeds was born in Spring Valley in 1869, to Samuel and Mary Walton, and was the older sister of William Walton. In her early life, Edith studied music, painting, and languages at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. Though her father Samuel was a Quaker, the family attended the First Baptist Church after moving to Dayton. It was there that Edith met Colonel Edward Deeds. Edith and Edward married on June 5, 1900. Throughout their marriage, Edith assisted her innovative husband and the infamous Barn Gang by performing office work and participating in the development of the automobile self-starter.
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Upcoming Festivals 2021

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Summer is here and life is slowly returning to normal. With this in mind, here are the statuses of some of the nearby festivals coming this summer:

On for Festivities:

    • Dayton Pride Parade & Festival – Friday, June 4th and Saturday, June 5th in Downtown Dayton
    • Jewish Cultural Festival – Temple Israel with be hosting on June 11th as a drive-thru event
    • Lebanon Country Music Festival – Friday June 11th and Saturday June 12th on Main Street in Lebanon
    • Celtic Festival Ohio – June 19th, 11am-11pm at Renaissance Fairgrounds in Waynesville
    • Waynesville Street Faire – June 19th, July 17th, August 14th, and September 11th, Main Street in Waynesville
    • Lights in Flight Festival and Fireworks Show – July 4th, 5-10 pm at Riverscape

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