Birthday Bash: The Bob Evans Farm

 

Congratulations! You have made it to the final day of my vacation recap.

            Our last day was a Monday, and we got up early, had breakfast at the hotel, and packed up to leave. I found it amusing that there was a Bob Evans in our hotel parking lot, and we were, in fact, headed out to eat at the original Bob Evans on the way home!

            We enjoyed the last of our mountain views as we drove home from West Virginia, and it didn’t take too long for us to arrive in Ohio with a destination of the tiny town of Bidwell.

            The original Bob Evans restaurant doesn’t look any different from the rest of the franchise, and the menu is the same, too! We ordered brunch and had a great time eating and talking about the fun we’d had on our trip.

            When we were done, we walked around the grounds just a bit. A note for your travel planning: if you go in regular time, as we did, there isn’t a ton to do here. (I knew that and was okay with it.) There are some buildings to explore, but other than that, there isn’t much to see. They do have a festival every fall – in October, I believe – and when that takes place, they bring in lots of activities to fill the fields and pastures surrounding the restaurant. So if you’re traveling with kiddos, you might want to wait until festival time!

            We saw the Bob Evans homestead, which was not open to the public, but we noticed on the sign that his name is Robert Evans, so forevermore, the restaurant will be Robert Evans to us.

            We took some pictures of the barns because they were pretty.

            They have a small collection of log cabins set up to reflect life back in the day. My favorite, hands down, was the school. It was a two-story building set up to house the teacher upstairs, while the classroom was downstairs.

            With full bellies, we hopped in the car to drive the last stretch home. We may have made one more Dunkin’ stop before finding our way back to Indiana.

            We were a half hour from home when we found the longest train known to mankind. PAINFUL.

            And at last – back home in Indiana!

            What a fun trip it was – whitewater rafting and all. 😊