TRAVEL REPORT
See tall ships from days gone by in Cleveland
Tall ships are headed to Cleveland's lakefront on Thursday through next Sunday.
Visitors can enjoy festival foods, craft beers, music, street performers and reenactments, and can watch, board and even set sail on the beautiful ships. The waterfront festival takes place on the lakefront just north of Firstenergy Stadium.
The festival will begin with a Parade of Sail on Thursday evening featuring 10 traditionally rigged sailing vessels from the U.S., Canada and even New Zealand.
Daily admission is $15; or $13 for senior citizens, veterans and active military members; $10 for children ages 5 to 14 in advance. Ship excursions require an additional fee.
For more information, visit tallshipscle.com.
Plane rides available at WACO museum in Troy
More old-time adventure — only this time in the skies — will be available to visitors to the WACO Air Museum in Troy on Saturday and next Sunday. The museum will offer open biplane rides and the sights and sounds of the golden age of aviation.
Short, 12-minute rides cost $100 per person. A 30-minute ride in the museum's own WACO Classic biplane, Sunny, is $300 for two passengers.
The museum will also offer ride weekends on Aug. 16-18, and on WACO Fly-in weekend Sept. 20-22. Rides can also be scheduled in advance for other dates, when available.
For more information, call 937-335-9226 or visit www.wacoairmuseum.org.
1969 returns again Saturday at anniversary party in Newark
It was the summer of '69 … and whether or not you remember it, you can celebrate the 50th anniversary of that psychedelic year with the Licking County Historical Society at a groovy, 1960s-themed party on Saturday.
The event will run from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Buckingham Meeting House in downtown Newark and will feature drinks and appetizers of the era, live musical entertainment, trivia and a costume contest. Far out!
Tickets cost $30 and include food, festivities and one drink.
For more information, call 740-345-4898 or visit www.lchsohio.org.