Flint Ridge State Memorial — Attraction in Hopewell Township

I didn't think it was that fabulous. It is a little building that we first passed up. We went back and the building was the memorial and for 3 dollars a person they get you a tiny tour. They showed you what the flint looked like and what arrowheads looked like when carried from the flint. They are had pieces you could buy which we did, and the man was very kind and gave us a piece fro the back. Then you walk outside on a half mile path that showed where the Hopewell Indians would quarry the stone. You can not mine it at the memorial. There was supposed to be a place down the road to mine it but we drove all over the place for over and hours a there was no place to mine the flint. That was a bit disappointing, because I would have like to bring a piece I found home. It was a nice one tank trip for us, but not...

An Ohio History Connection site. The museum is dedicated to Native American flint quarries. The grounds have numerous flint quarries along the hiking trails, which wind through a hardwood forest. The museum is built around one of these quarries. The museum has many displays on flint production, trade, and the making of flint tools by the indigenous people of the area. You can see the arrowhead, spear points, knife blades, hide scrapers, and other tools formed by knapping an edge on the flint. Friendly people are there to give you a brief overview of the site. The grounds around the visitor center have many short hiking trails, the longest only about two miles. It is a great place to visit if you are interested in Native...

I had a fantastic time at the Flint Napping festival this Labor Day weekend. There were so may amazing people from all over the US and even other countries. Only, I feel sad these respectful enthusiasts will no longer get to congregate at this location going forward. Perhaps there are complexities I don't know about but it seems a shame that their passion for such an art isn't embraced and allowed to continue. Perhaps they have other plans for the future. I would attend this festival again but wouldn't return to the site unless a similar event were...