🌱 Patch AM: See who filled Front Street for Marietta’s Washington County Fair Parade

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In today's newsletter:

• See who filled Front Street for Marietta's Washington County Fair Parade
• What's still ahead at the Washington County Fair this week?
• How far these sternwheelers travel just to party in Marietta

Also on today's calendar: Fall Native Plant Propagation Course (Morning & Afternoon Sessions) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Hot with partial sunshine, temps: high: 90, low: 69.
• Thursday: Not as warm with a t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Picture This: Fair parade brings crowds to Front Street (mariettatimes.com) — Crowds packed Front Street in Marietta as local schools, youth groups, and businesses marched in the Washington County Fair Parade on opening day. The Marietta High School band, Washington Elementary staff, and Miss Marietta Volunteer Kenzie Smith all helped energize spectators lining the route to the fairgrounds with music, candy, and plenty of small-town pageantry.
   

• Fair weather fans? Temperatures, tradition, activities dictate people's attendance (mariettatimes.com) — Marietta families are flocking to the Washington County Fair, where local kids like 4-year-old Levi McNish are winning fun contests and enjoying cooler weather. The fair's 175th anniversary features rodeo action, Columbus Zoo animal shows, kids' competitions, and a full Monday–Tuesday schedule including pancake breakfasts, demolition derby, and the Junior Fair livestock sale.
   

• Boats from Pittsburgh and West Virginia make multi-day journeys to Marietta (wtap.com) — Sternwheel boats from Pittsburgh and West Virginia are already tying up in Marietta ahead of the 50th Ohio River Sternwheel Festival, bringing decades-long traditions back to town. Captains describe the multi-day river trips as their yearly vacation and urge residents to enjoy the expanded schedule, fireworks, and volunteer-run festivities planned along the riverfront.
   

📸 Around Marietta

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marietta

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Travis Tritt →
  Peoples Bank Theatre, 222 Putnam St, Marietta
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 11
• Social Trip: Ohio River Sternwheel Festival →
  OH River Sternwheel Festival, 201 Ohio St, Marietta
• Hervida Lemon Shake Stand at the Ohio Sternwheel Festival →
  Greene Street, Marietta
  8:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Ohio Open Doors at Campus Martius Museum →
  Campus Martius Museum, 601 Second Street, Marietta
  9:30 am
• Ohio Open Doors →
  Campus Martius Museum, 601 2nd Street, Marietta
  9:30 am
Tuesday September 15
• September Cash Mob →
  Armory, 241 Front Street, Marietta
Thursday September 17
• Stanleyville Cattle Company Chef's Table →
  The Galley, 203 2nd Street, Marietta
• Hervida Camp Board Meeting →
  OSU Extension Office, 1115 Gilman Avenue, Marietta
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Claymont at Marietta →
  Marietta High School, 208 Davis Ave, Marietta
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• 2026 Marietta, OH - Take Kids Fishing Day →
  Buckeye Park, Marietta
Saturday September 26
• Fall Native Plant Propagation Course (Morning & Afternoon Sessions) →
  Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge - Visitor Center, 3982 Waverly-Williamstown Rd, Williamstown
  8:00 am
Monday September 28
• Washington County Health Department Annual Drive-Thru Flu Clinic →
  27855 OH-7, Marietta
  9:00 am

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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