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BRINKHAVEN – The Mohican Valley Trail Board has been officially reactivated after several years of dormancy, marking a new chapter for the organization that helped bring the iconic Bridge of Dreams to life nearly three decades ago.

The board was originally formed in 1996 by a horseman’s group out of Fredericktown, Ohio.

Several members of that group played a leading role in raising the funds to construct the Bridge of Dreams in Brinkhaven, which today stands as the one of the longest covered bridges in Ohio and a central feature of the Mohican Valley Trail.

In recent years, the board became inactive and was eventually deactivated by the Ohio Secretary of State’s office.

However, following meetings with the Marketing Director of the Knox County Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Director of the Knox County Park District, efforts were undertaken to restore the board.

The Mohican Valley Trail Board has now been reactivated with the Secretary of State’s office and is once again recognized as an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Officers have been established to lead the renewed board:

• Chuck DeWitt, President
• Christopher Wyant (Brinkhaven mayor), Vice President
• Tami Ruhl (Knox County Public Health Department), Secretary
• Baihley White (Fiscal Officer for Brinkhaven and Brown Township), Treasurer
• Aden Yoder, Maintenance

With renewed leadership and nonprofit status, the Mohican Valley Trail Board is committed to continuing its mission of supporting, promoting, and improving the Mohican Valley Trail and the Bridge of Dreams for the benefit of residents, visitors, and future generations.

To find out more about supporting the trail, whether by donations or volunteer opportunities, please email mohicanvalleytrailboard@gmail.com

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According to The Scare Factor, Ohio is home to 144 haunted houses, with 11 added since last year. The website lists California as runner-up with 132 and then Illinois with 123.

Among local places, Akron’s Haunted Schoolhouse and Laboratory checks in at No. 5 on The Scare Factor’s rankings of best haunted haunts. Canton’s Factory of Terror follows at No. 6, with the Chippewa Lake Slaughterhouse and Mansfield’s Blood Prison at Nos. 7 and 8.

The scariest of the scary, according to the website, is Fear Columbus, followed by the Dent Schoolhouse in Cincinnati.

The site bases its rankings on places it has reviewed, visited or that are popular. Though it clearly ranks them numerically, it says, “This is not a ‘best of’ list.” Hmm, that’s kind of scary.

There are numerous attractions within driving distance offering everything from haunted hayrides to themed weekends and elaborate multi-house experiences. Todd Stumpf

The following is a list of some of the haunted places within a 30- to 45-minute drive of the area, depending on where you start:

Forest of Screams, Medina

1662 Medina Road (state Route 18), Medina, 3 miles west of I-71.

Dates: Weekends through Nov. 1.

Hours: Fridays and Saturdays from 7 p.m. to midnight and Sundays from 7-10 p.m. (box office closes 30 minutes earlier each day).

Tickets: $35 Fridays and Saturdays and $32 Sundays.

Speed Pass: $45/$42 gets you in faster, not first.

Attractions: Haunted Hayride, Haunted Trail and Haunted House, all for one price.

Website: www.Forestofscreams.com.

Chippewa Lake Slaughterhouse

5665 Chippewa Lake Road, Chippewa Lake, 5 miles north of I-76/I-71 interchange.

Dates: Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 8.

Hours: 7:30 p.m. to midnight.

Tickets: $30 through Oct. 11, $32 Oct. 12 through Nov. 1 and $30 Nov. 8.

Attractions: “Hollywood-quality” sets and professional actors, 70,000 square feet of horror.

Website: www.Slaughterhouseohio.com.

Mohican Haunted Schoolhouse

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