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The courtyard of the Cherry Valley Hotel in Newark includes a catch-and-release fishing pond. ADDRESS: 2299 Cherry Valley Road, Newark, OH (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

This is the striking facade of Newark's live music venue Thirty One West. Built in 1902 (when the large number of local venues earned the town the nickname 'Little Chicago'), the space has had many lives including serving as a dance hall and meeting space for Oddfellows, a furniture showroom, and an event space. It circled back to its musical roots in 2016 when it reopened as Thirty One West. ADDRESS: 31 West Church Street, Newark, Ohio, (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak{ }// Published: 2.12.21

A tasty flight at the O&E Tap House in Newark's Cherry Valley Hotel featuring the Heartlandia lager by Wolf's Ridge Brewing, an IPA by Columbus Brewing Company,{ }Weekend Wanderer pale ale by Trek Brewing, and a German marzen by Homestead Beer Company ADDRESS: 2299 Cherry Valley Road, Newark, OH (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

Pictured is the 30-foot SciDome planetarium at{ }The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology in Newark. The museum also features interactive history, science, and technology exhibits, as well as a glass-blowing studio. ADDRESS: 55 S. 1st Street, Newark, Ohio (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak{ }// Published: 2.12.21

The risotto ball appetizer is just part of the menu of a cooking demo by Chef Mynor Estrada in the Cherry Valley Hotel. The rest of the menu includes shrimp bisque, a spinach salad, baked snapper with Italian stick vegetables, red jacket potatoes, and parmesan crostini with a vanilla cream cheese fruit tart and served with the Hey Honey bourbon cocktail. ADDRESS: 2299 Cherry Valley Road, Newark, OH (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

Early Bright Chinese witch-hazel in bloom at Dawes Arboretum is just one of the 17,000 plants there. The arboretum includes nearly 2,000 acres of gardens, collections of plants, and natural areas. There are eight miles of hiking trails and a four-mile driving tour. ADDRESS: 7770 Jacksontown Road, Newark, Ohio (43056) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

Seen here are the 1,800 seats of the Midland Theatre in downtown Newark. Built in 1928, it fell into hard times in the 1970's and eventually closed after the Blizzard of '78 caused irreparable damage. After sitting vacant and abandoned for 14 years, it underwent an eight-year, $8.5 million-dollar renovation to reopen in 2000 as a performance venue for live music, classic films, and other performing arts events. ADDRESS: 36 North Park Place, Newark, OH (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak{ }// Published: 2.12.21

Bryn Du Mansion in Granville is on the National Register of Historic Places. The mansion consists of 52 rooms and has 12 fireplaces while the grounds cover more than 50 acres. It is host to various art and flower shows and fundraisers, polo matches, and is a popular wedding venue. ADDRESS: 537 Jones Road, Granville, OH (43023) / Image: Chez Chesak{ }// Published: 2.12.21

The ham and brie 'Frenchie' is just one of the many fabulous sandwiches available at the Snapshots Lounge in Granville, an upscale sandwich shop with a lengthy menu and a full bar. Owner Lucas Atwood is a former professional photographer. The biscuits at their sister establishment Snapshots Coffee & Kitchen are not to be missed. SNAPSHOTS LOUNGE ADDRESS: 1320 Weaver Drive, Granville, OH (43023){ }/ Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

Pictured is the Japanese Garden at Dawes Arboretum, which includes nearly 2,000 acres of gardens, natural areas, eight miles of hiking trails, a four-mile driving tour, and some 17,000 plants. ADDRESS: 7770 Jacksontown Road, Newark, Ohio (43056) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

Pictured is one of the fireplaces in the grand lobby of the Cherry Valley Hotel in Newark.{ }After a $13 million renovation, the property now includes one of the largest event spaces in central Ohio (60,000 square feet), updated guest rooms, local craft beers served at the new O&E Tap House, a forthcoming spa, The Craftsman Kitchen & Terrace Restaurant (which uses local ingredients and offers new spins on classic cocktails), a lobby bar, meeting spaces, and coffee shop. ADDRESS: 2299 Cherry Valley Road, Newark, OH (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

Pictured is an Interurban Railway Car housed in its own building in The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology. These cars were built in Newark and used for mass transportation in the early 1900's. This particular car was actually converted into a stationary, private residence in the 1970s until it was removed from its lot, completely renovated, and turned into a permanent exhibit. ADDRESS: 55 S. 1st Street, Newark, Ohio (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

Chef Mynor Estrada demonstrates a masterful cooking demo in the Cherry Valley Hotel. One of the delicious menus includes a risotto ball appetizer, shrimp bisque, a spinach salad, baked snapper with Italian stick vegetables, red jacket potatoes, and parmesan crostini with a vanilla cream cheese fruit tart served with the Hey Honey bourbon cocktail. ADDRESS: 2299 Cherry Valley Road, Newark, OH (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

The bar at the Snapshots Lounge in Granville, an upscale sandwich shop with a lengthy menu{ }ADDRESS: 1320 Weaver Drive, Granville, OH (43023) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

This is one of the rooms in the Cherry Valley Hotel in Newark. After a $13 million renovation, the property now includes one of the largest event spaces in central Ohio (60,000 square feet), updated guest rooms, local craft beers served at the new O&E Tap House, a forthcoming spa, The Craftsman Kitchen & Terrace Restaurant (which uses local ingredients and offers new spins on classic cocktails), a lobby bar, meeting spaces, and coffee shop. ADDRESS: 2299 Cherry Valley Road, Newark, OH (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

Winter red common winterberry at Dawes Arboretum{ }ADDRESS: 7770 Jacksontown Road, Newark, Ohio (43056) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

Here are two s'mores kits from the Cherry Valley Hotel in Newark. Guests can purchase the kits and walk out to the open air courtyard to cook them via an on-demand gas fireplace next to the pond. ADDRESS: 2299 Cherry Valley Road, Newark, OH (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

The glass blowing studio at The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology in Newark. ADDRESS: 55 S. 1st Street, Newark, Ohio (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

Pictured is a flight at Three Tigers Brewing, ranging from their Small Ax pale ale to the delicious Skeleton Key stout. They serve an array of Vietnamese and Vietnamese-inspired food, as owner Scott Wilkins lived in the country for some time. It's just one of several breweries in Licking County, which offers a beverage trail guide of local breweries, wineries, and coffee and soda shops. ADDRESS: 140 N Prospect Street, Granville, OH (43023) / Image: Chez Chesak{ }// Published: 2.12.21

This is one of the 12 fireplaces in Bryn Du Mansion in Granville village. On the National Register of Historic Places, the mansion consists of 52 rooms while the grounds cover more than 50 acres. It is host to various art and flower shows and fundraisers and is a popular wedding venue.{ }ADDRESS: 537 Jones Road, Granville, OH (43023) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

The spinach salad is just part of the menu of the cooking demo by Chef Mynor Estrada in the Cherry Valley Hotel. It includes candied walnuts, strawberries, mandarin orange segments, goat cheese, and raspberry vinaigrette. ADDRESS: 2299 Cherry Valley Road, Newark, OH (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

The courtyard of the Cherry Valley Hotel in Newark includes a catch-and-release fishing pond. ADDRESS: 2299 Cherry Valley Road, Newark, OH (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

The delicious Hey Honey cocktail at the Cherry Valley Hotel is made with Four Roses Small Batch, honey simple syrup, angostura bitters, and a lemon garnish.{ }ADDRESS: 2299 Cherry Valley Road, Newark, OH (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

Camp Shelby witch-hazel in bloom at Dawes Arboretum is just one of the 17,000 plants there. The arboretum includes nearly 2,000 acres of gardens, collections of plants, and natural areas. There are eight miles of hiking trails and a four-mile driving tour. ADDRESS: 7770 Jacksontown Road, Newark, Ohio (43056) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

Pictured is the fabulous Trail Magik vanilla stout at Trek Brewing Company. There are several local breweries within Licking County, which has a beverage trail guide of local breweries, wineries, and coffee and soda shops. ADDRESS: 1486 Granville Road, Newark, OH (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak{ }// Published: 2.12.21

A walkway through the Cyprus Swamp near the visitors center at Dawes Arboretum{ }ADDRESS: 7770 Jacksontown Road, Newark, Ohio (43056) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

The Hot Chicken sandwich coated in Texas Pete and topped with coleslaw and served with fries (and a kid's cheese pizza) at Elliot's Wood Fired Kitchen and Tap in Newark. ADDRESS: 16 W Main Street, Newark, OH (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak{ }// Published: 2.12.21<br>

A mastadon skull and other artifacts are located on the second floor of The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology.{ }The first floor of the museum is dedicated to interactive science, engineering, and nutrition exhibits, while the second floor is filled with items from the fascinating history of Licking County. ADDRESS: 55 S. 1st Street, Newark, Ohio (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

Inside Newark's live music venue Thirty One West{ }ADDRESS: 31 West Church Street, Newark, Ohio, (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

Baked snapper with Italian stick vegetables and red jacket potatoes at Cherry Valley Hotel{ }ADDRESS: 2299 Cherry Valley Road, Newark, OH (43055) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

The Cyprus Swamp at Dawes Arboretum{ }ADDRESS: 7770 Jacksontown Road, Newark, Ohio (43056) / Image: Chez Chesak // Published: 2.12.21

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