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Desirably Located Home For Sale

Entertaining guests is a breeze with this gorgeous 3 bedroom, 2 full bath home for sale in the Colonial Hills Subdivision of Mount Vernon, Ohio, offering 2,200 square feet of living space and fantastic back yard. This beautiful home welcomes visitors with a large formal living room accentuated by gleaming hardwood floors as well as a pretty cabinet filled kitchen with Corian countertops and major appliances, adjoined by a fantastic dining room space.

Impressive Quality

This stunning home has so much to offer with its expansive owner's bedroom and sitting area, a relaxing 3 - season sun room, finished walkout lower level with a gas log fireplace and huge family room and that leads to an impressive rear patio and back yard with a yard barn for added storage. Located in the Mount Vernon City School District (East Elementary School), this property includes forced natural gas heat, central air conditioning, and an attached 2 car garage. This impressive home won't last long and is priced to sell at $189,900!

Click here for more information on this 8 Claypool Drive home for sale in Mount Vernon, Ohio, 43050.

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Beautiful Home With Fenced In Area

Located on the desirable North end of Mount Vernon, Ohio, this 3 bedroom, 2 bath home for sale is situated on a nice, level, 0.43 acre lot. This lovely home offers 1,550 square feet of total living space and provides a natural light filled living room adjoined by the dining area with easy care laminate flooring. Cooking is a breeze in the stunning oak cabinet filled kitchen and a breakfast bar! This property also offers an owner's suite with double closets and private on suite bath as well as a finished lower level with a family room highlighted by a charming brick gas log fireplace and a relaxing rear deck with an above ground swimming pool. This Monroe Township property includes an attached 2 car garage, concrete driveway, and is located in the Mount Vernon City School District (Pleasant Street Elementary). Priced to sell fast at $159,900.

Click here for more information on this 15771 Sherri Drive home for sale in Mount Vernon, Ohio, 43050.

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What's The Buzz About?

Free parking, free games, some of the best christian music played on two stages, food trucks with tasty grub, memorabilia, and so much more are offered at the SonFest Music Festival every year, who wouldn't want to go? This event is great for friends and family to celebrate life through melodies and fun games that result in some of the best memories and pictures. The festival will be on September 22nd, 2018 and is located at The Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Mount Vernon, Ohio and lasts 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. with gates opening at noon so attendees can set up their picnic blankets and lawn chairs.

Admissions:

$20 for General Admission in advance

$25 for General Admission at the gate

$15 For Groups of 10+ in advance

Children ages 3 and younger are free admittance

Once an attendee has recieved a stamp at the gate, they can leave and come back as needed.

The Do's, Do nots, and What You Need To Know

SonFest is a place for visitors to enjoy great music and play games, that being said, there may be rules that apply that people may not be aware of. For visitors planning on enjoying the inflatable game set - ups, a waiver must be signed, those who are under 18 years of age must have a parent signature prior to play. If an attendee happens to get a bump, bruise, or cut, there will be a first aid tent available! Visitors are more than welcome to bring necessities for enjoying the festival including sunscreen, frisbees, blankets, chairs, etc. Absolutely NO alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, outside food / drinks (no coolers), weapons, or skateboards are permitted. In the case that rain may come, SonFest will still go on! If there is a possibility of dangerous weather, feel free to call the Mount Vernon Nazarene Concert line at 740-397-9000 ext. 4550.

If you love attending the SonFest Music Festival, consider moving to Mount Vernon, Ohio! Click HERE to find Mount Vernon, Ohio's homes for sale. Want to move close to the area? Check out Knox County, Ohio's homes for sale HERE.

This feature article is part of our ongoing series titled 365 Things To Do in Knox County Ohio by Sam Miller of REMAX Stars Realty 740-397-7800.

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Low Maintenance / High Convenience

Enter this spotless and bright 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo for sale at the Knolls Condominiums in Mount Vernon, Ohio and fall in love. This beautiful home offers 1,296 square feet of living space with an open floorplan filled with natural light with a vaulted ceiling accentuated by a skylight. Enjoy an open living room, oak cabinet filled kitchen with modern appliances, and an adjoining dining area. Retreat to the vaulted ceiling master suite with its own private bath and walk in closet, relax in the enclosed sun porch with ceramic tile flooring, and take advantage of a simple lifestyle with convenient main level laundry, forced natural gas heat, central air conditioning, and an attached 2 car garage with a paved driveway. This home is located in the Mount Vernon City School District (Twin Oak Elementary) and is available for quick possession. Priced to sell fast and won't last long at $164,900.

Click here for more information on this 705 Knolls Drive condo for sale in Mount Vernon, Ohio, 43050.

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Fly Above Knolls Condominiums

Click below to catch a quick one minute drone flyover of the Knolls Condominiums! This unique clip features the gorgeous vaulted ceiling condos surrounded by beautiful landscaping and captures the surrounding neighborhoods and trees. Knolls Condominiums are located off of South Main Street behind the Re/Max Stars building, making a great location to live being just down the road from Mount Vernon, Ohio's Public Square.

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Lace Up Your Walking Shoes

Have you ever been stuck on trying to find something to do with your free time on a sunny afternoon when you want to enjoy the beautiful weather? If you're looking for something to do, take a walk through downtown Mount Vernon, Ohio. In the drone footage above, we begin hovering above the historic Public Square, providing you with a fantastic birds eye view of downtown Mount Vernon and its extraordinary charm. This lovely town is decorated with many shops, places to eat, and plenty of park benches to take a moment of rest and watch people take a stroll down the sidewalks. As simplistic as it may seem, walking the sidewalks of downtown Mount Vernon, Ohio not only gives you a breath of fresh air, but it displays the charisma of local, small businesses and certain personality of the beloved small town.

Window Shopping, Good Food, and Happy Faces

Walking South from the Public Square, you'll find the Mount Vernon Grand Hotel (renovated in 2016) where guests from all over come to stay and admire it's classic beauty. Off to the right are First Knox National Bank and PNC that are housed in beautiful architecture. The Mount Vernon Nazarene University expanded to Main Street with its Buchwald Center and Hunter Hall are where you'll find students communting to their classes, enjoying coffee at the Happy Bean Coffee Shop, or studying in the pretty landscaped Buchwald Plaza. Central Ohio Technical College also is located on Main Street and is easily identifiable with large insignia of "COTC" on the side windows of the building. Grab a quick bite to eat at La Paloma or The Alcove Restaurant and Lounge where you'll be treated with kindness and utmost care. Paragraphs Book Store is a local treasure that has all kinds of fantastic reads to thumb through, endless reccommendations from their staff, places to sit down and read, and they carry unique gifts for loved ones!

Things To Do and Places To Visit

Recently, the Woodward Opera House has been under renovation and will soon provide the community with a new opera house theater as well as two venues that will be of great use for performing arts as well as many other benefits to the community. You can schedule a tour to discover the history that lies beneath the walls of the exceptional 4 story building and have a look for yourself! If you walk down further South, The Kenyon College Wright Building is home to SPI spot that welcomes people of all ages. Entice your inner child by visiting SPI to find interactive experiments, scientific explanations, and explore their spacious building that's packed full of excitement and fun things to learn. Their goal is to bring the community together, by peaking curiousity of others and providing substantial opportunity.

Aerial Views

 From East Chestnut Street to East High Street, find stunning panoramic views that capture the Mount Vernon Memorial Building and Saint Vincent De Paul's signature green roof across from Mount Vernon's Police Department. Find The Knox County Courthouse Clocktower and the Memorial Theater building standing proud on the streets of East High Street surrounded by luscious greenery and historic buildings. No matter how far you walk, you're sure to find facinating history in your surrounding environment which makes Mount Vernon, Ohio a great place to be!

This feature article is part of our ongoing series titled 365 Things To Do in Knox County Ohio by Sam Miller of REMAX Stars Realty, 740-397-7800.

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The 19th Century Hiawatha Park and Resort

Each year, thousands of vistors stop by from all over the state to take part in the Knox County Fair located in Mount Vernon, Ohio. However, many may not know that the fairgrounds land located North of Mount Vernon, has been a popular attraction since 1895 when it was previously known as The Lake Hiawatha Park and Resort. Many guests would come to vacation at the retreat to enjoy activies like bowling, croquet, riding ponies, gambling at the casino, or enjoying the view of the pond, while renting rooms / suites varying between $10 - $16 a month. 

The History of The Knox County Fair

Beginning in 1847, the first Knox County Fair was held at a local resident's home, with the successful turnout it was then was moved to the county courthouse, and after that, the next 40 Knox County Fairs were hosted on property North of Coshocton Avenue. It wasn't until the late 1920's that the fair was then moved to its current location on Fairgrounds Road when it was purchased by the Knox County Commissioners after The Lake Hiawatha Park and Resort closed its doors in 1918.

Present Day Entertainment

Attendees who visit the fair now, look forward to the daily scheduled events that include the Demolition Derby, Rough Truck, a musical performance, tractor pulls and various types of entertainment. While enjoying your stay, you'll notice the heavy focus on the importance of agriculture and celebration of adolecent accomplishments, especially when you take a walk over to the 4-H booths to see competitions that end with prize winners and happy faces. Head over to the draft horse barn and see the gentle and giant creatures with their magnificent beauty, or visit the other numerous barns to see friendly goats, furry rabbits, and talkative poultry. Take a moment to shop with local merchants to discover locally crafted products, trinkets, and micellaneous goodies and make sure you don't forget to stop at a food vendor or two to purchase some of the tastiest food and mouthwatering lemonade.

A Birds Eye View

Below, we've shared with you our custom drone footage that highlights the signature red roofed barns as well as beautiful panormaic views of the horse track, riding arena, and glimmering pond. You'll find rolling hills off in the near distance that surround the neighborhood of the Knox County Fairgrounds and captivating birds eye views of this Knox County, Ohio treasure. 

The Knox County Ohio Fairgrounds is located at 601 Fairgrounds Road, Mount Vernon, Ohio, 43050.

If you love attending the annual Knox County Fair, consider moving to the area! Click HERE to find all homes for sale in the Dan Emmett School District, or click HERE to find all homes for sale in Knox County, Ohio.

This feature article is part of our ongoing series titled 365 Things To Do in Knox County Ohio by Sam Miller of REMAX Stars Realty 740-397-7800.

Peaceful Country Living

Beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 full bath ranch home for sale situated on 4 country acres. Located on the South end of Mount Vernon, Ohio, this property has a lot to offer with its 40 x 32 pole barn and additional barn thats currently used for horses and chickens. The home on this property provides an open great room floorplan with vaulted ceilings, a large living room and dining area, as well as a pretty oak cabinet filled kitchen and adjoining main level laundry / mud room. This home also includes an owner's suite with its own private bath, a full basement that offers tons of storage space, and a relaxing rear deck that's perfect for sitting back and soaking up the country life. Located in the Mount Vernon City School District (Twin Oak Elementary), this home also includes an attached 2 car garage, forced propane heat, central air conditioning, and is within close proximity to State Route 13 and O.H. 661, perfect for those who commute. With a fantastic edge of town location and country living at its finest, this ranch home won't last long and is priced to sell at $239,900.

Click here for more information on this 6100 Sharp Road home for sale in Mount Vernon, Ohio, 43050.

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Nice, Clean, And Affordable Home For Sale

Attractive 3 bedroom home with classic styling and lots of charm throughout. Open staircase entrace foyer with an extra large living room, spacious dining room with gorgeous easy care laminate flooring.  Cabinetry filled kitchen that includes extra nice range and refrigerator, many updates such as vinyl windows, modern electric breaker box, a newer metal roof, there's a covered front porch with room for a porch swing, big deck that is perfect for cookouts, extra big 2 car garage with high ceilings and concrete flooring.  You will be impressed with this home especially for $89,500.  Click here for more information on this 505 East Hamtramck Street Home For Sale in Mount Vernon, Ohio, 43050.

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16 Miles Of Outdoor Exploration

Whether it's walking, biking, running, or inline skating, The Heart of Ohio Trail (HOOT) could be your new favorite pathway leading you to better health and more awareness of the gorgeous nature surrounding it. This trail is maintained by the Heart of Ohio group and includes several bridges including the newest being a 182 - foot overpass that was once a railroad bridge on Lytle Road in Centerburg, Ohio. The trail holds a calm soundtrack from Dry Creek Stream and tends to be the background music for visitors through many locations of the 16 mile trail.

Connecting Communities

Find the start point of the Heart of Ohio Trail in either Mount Vernon, Ohio at the C. A. & C. Depot located at 1 Columbus Road, Mount Vernon, Ohio, 43050 or in Centerburg, Ohio on Huffman Road, Centerburg, Ohio, 43011 with parking located at 2750 Huffman Road, Centerburg, Ohio, 43011. The majority of the trail is paved, making for a smooth treck on your adventure towards strength and fitness. New improvements have been made to the path including the paved section of the trail from Huffman Road and North Clayton Street that was completed back in October of 2016 and now there is a connection between the Heart of Ohio Trail and The Kokosing Gap Trail in Mount Vernon, Ohio after crossing Main Street! Below, we've shared with you a video displaying the new connection, captured by our custom drone footage, providing a very unique perspective.

If you love exploring the Heart of Ohio Trail, check out the homes for sale in Centerburg, Ohio by clicking HERE, or find Mount Vernon, Ohio's homes for sale HERE.

This feature article is part of our ongoing series titled 365 Things To Do in Knox County Ohio by Sam Miller of REMAX Stars Realty, 740-397-7800.

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Well Maintained Home on a Quiet Street

Adorable 3 bedroom and 2 full bath ranch home for sale on Kimberly Drive in Mount Vernon, Ohio with over 2,000 square feet of living space. This lovely home features a beautifully updated eat in kitchen as well as a nice sized living room highlighted by built in bookcases and a charming brick fireplace. Enjoy the convenience of main level laundry, a relaxing enclosed sun porch and rear deck, and a finished lower level with a huge rec room / family room. This well maintained property also features forced natural gas heat, central air conditioning, an attached garage and paved driveway, and a yard barn for added storage. Priced to sell at $129,500.

Click here for more information on this 306 Kimberly Drive home for sale in Mount Vernon, Ohio, 43050.

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