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Gallipolis, OH, July 3, 2008. Gallipolis is situated along the Ohio River in Gallia County in southeast Ohio It was settled by French pioneers in 1790.
About twenty years later, Welsh settlers from England joined them and the routes of this historic and beautiful river city were planted.
Today, visitors can still see the French and Welsh influences in the magnificently restored homes and buildings all along the riverfront and around historic Gallipolis City Park.
The park and riverfront were the locations for this year's 43rd annual Gallipolis River Recreation Festival to celebrate the July 4th holiday. Having a festival along the banks of one of America's biggest and most historic rivers is something really special.
We had a great time watching private boats and commercial barges navigate the Ohio River and Ohioans, young and old, navigate the games of skill on the midway.
Our ride to Gallipolis gave us a chance to meet voters in Pickaway, Ross and Jackson Counties, and to visit Bob Evans Farms in near by Rio Grande, OH and the Adamsville Log Cabin Village adjacent to Bob Evans Farms.
A must stop in Gallipolis is the Park Front Diner and Bakery for some 1950's music, great food and fond memories of times gone by. The Fonz of Happy Days would be right at home! Ride on . . .
