Ravenna Travel Guide

  A WELCOME SIGN, EAST OF TOWN
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  • A WELCOME SIGN, EAST OF TOWN
      A WELCOME SIGN, EAST OF TOWN
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  • SOMEBODY'S HOME SWEET HOME IN RAVENNA
      SOMEBODY'S HOME SWEET HOME IN RAVENNA
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  • A BUSY DOWNTOWN RAVENNA
      A BUSY DOWNTOWN RAVENNA
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  • AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP IN RAVENNA
      AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP IN RAVENNA
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  • THE POOL; JUMP RIGHT IN!
      THE POOL; JUMP RIGHT IN!
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Things to Do  

Drive Main Street
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Mural on Main Street
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Here are photos of an outdoor wall mural of main street. You will see this as you come into town from the south, over the railroad overpass. The mural shows what main street looked like a century ago.

The other photos are of actual buildings, taken in 2008.

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Updated Jan 18, 2008

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ATTEND THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE
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A BEAUTIFUL STAINED GLASS WINDOW.
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VARIOUS CHURCHES LARGE AND SMALL ARE AVAILABLE, I offer this church only as an example. This is the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Ravenna.

Written Mar 12, 2006

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ANNEVAR
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SETTING UP FOR ANNEVAR

If you can be in Ravenna on the third weekend in June, you can take in the yearly Annevar (Ravenna spelled backwards) celebration.

Written Jun 17, 2005

Address: downtown

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Hotels  

AMERICAN QUILT BED & BREAKFAST: AN EXTRA NICE B & B

AMERICAN QUILT BED & BREAKFAST: AN EXTRA NICE B & B, Ravenna

 Rich62 Says:  I have not stayed there but I have been inside and around the grounds. It is very clean, neat, and beautifully decorated. In 2008 a room for two was only $70 and for four people, $100. They have a wonderful front parlor with huge glass windows looking down on a broad... 

Restaurants  

GUS'S PLACE: RAVENNA EATS
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WELCOME TO GUS'S PLACE

LOOKS LIKE they have pizza, I don't know what else. They have food to go, the sign says.

Favorite Dish: never tried it.

Written Jan 18, 2008

Phone: 308 452-3571

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Transportation  

DETOUR
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THE NEW OVERPASS AT THE SOUTH END OF TOWN
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The main entrance to Ravenna from the south is an overpass that takes you over some very busy railroad tracks. This overpass has recently been completely redone and was opened to traffic in early 2006.

Updated Mar 12, 2006

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Local Customs  

HONORING THE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM
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THE GIRLS ARE GOING TO STATE!

THE RAVENNA GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM MADE THE STATE TOURNAMENT in 2006, so the boosters put up individual mini-baskets, each with a team member's name, in the middle of the median on Main Street. Chances are, no vandals harmed these baskets.

You gotta love small towns.

Written Mar 12, 2006

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Off The Beaten Path  

THE PIANO
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THE PIANO
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ON A FARM NEAR RAVENNA IS THIS MAGNIFICENT OLD PIANO, brought over on a ship, accompanied by its owner, from Stuttgart, Germany.

Four photos attached.

Written Oct 12, 2007

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DRIVE BY RESIDENTIAL AREAS
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THE MAIN HOUSE
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SEE THE HOMES, OLD AND NEW, where Ravenna folks live.

This particular house is in the country near Ravenna.

Written Mar 12, 2006

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