The River Walk begins at the northeast corner of Main Street and Monument Avenue, where you will see an 8×8 brick medallion in the pavement. This medallion announces that Dayton is the “Innovation Capital of the World,” due to the fact that Dayton has had more inventions per capita than any other city in the United States.
Besides the seven main Invention Stations, the bricks commemorate several other inventions and innovations:
- cellophane
- digital watches
- Freon
- the cracking of the Enigma Code in WWII
If you’re interested in walking around the Dayton Inventors River Walk to get a little bit of excerise, check out our post, Exercise Dayton: Riverscape Inventors Walk. We have also hosted a Photo Walk at the Inventors Walk!
Dayton Unknown Rocks
We’ve decided to start a new project/activity in the Dayton area, and we are so excited!
When Bethany visited Richmond, Indiana last year, she discovered the Wayne County Rocks, and was inspired to start this in Dayton!
We are in the process of painting rocks with different designs and will be placiing them around Dayton.
Here are a few examples:
Our goal is for you to find the rocks, take pictures and post them using our hashtags on the back of the rock, and then you have the choice to either re-hide the rock somewhere else (anywhere in the world!), keep it for yourself, or give it away.
Dayton Sideshow 15 is Cancelled
Even though Sideshow is cancelled this year, we wanted to show our support and love for this event.
Here are a few of our favorite pictures from past Sideshows.
Take a look at our posts about Sideshow in years past:
Dayton International Peace Museum
The museum is located in the historic Isaac Pollack house, located at 208 West Monument Avenue, at the corner of Wilkinson Street and Monument Avenue.
Crafty Con 2020 is Cancelled
We always look forward to this fundraiser for Sideshow, and are saddened that the event isn’t taking place this year. As of right now, Sideshow is still scheduled for May (look for our post when it’s closer to the event).
Even though Crafty Con is cancelled this year, we wanted to show our support and love for this event.
Take a look at our posts about Crafty Con in years past:
Bill Yeck – The Father of the Park District
While under his direction, the Park District grew to include 43 parks with over 893 acres of open, green spaces. At the time the Park District was formed, there was a state law that allowed only one public park per township and nobody knew what kinds of parks were needed, where parks should be located, or how the parks should be maintained, especially with no funding. Bill Yeck researched, visited other park districts and sought help from experts and enthusiasts to build the Centerville-Washington Park District.
Be Hope Holiday Bazaar
Some of our favorite vendors were:
KenKare Jewelry and Crafts – great rings and jewelry as usual!
Bootleg Bracelets – we always buy their bracelets!
Nailed It – really cool string art!
Be Hope Church Holiday Bazaar
The Holiday Bazaar was founded in 1992, and is one of the community’s largest craft shows with gifts, homemade treats and handmade crafts, and admission is free!
When: Saturday, November 9th from 9am-3pm
When:
Be Hope Church
1850 North Fairfield Road
Beavercreek, OH 45432
Windows of Woodland
Spooky Spectacular Dayton
Check out the pictures below!
