Contestant need not be an Ashtabula County resident. No altered or computerized pictures will be accepted. Contest winner must submit the winning photograph's negative within one week or forfeit the prize. The negative will be returned by September 28, 2001. Any number of photos may be submitted of Ashtabula Countys 16 Covered Bridges.
All entries become the property of the Covered Bridge Festival Committee.
Non-winning photos may be used in the official Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival Souvenir Program newspaper supplement. Winners will be announced at the April 2001 Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival Committee meeting and will be notified by mail. Maximum of two photos per contestant will be published in the 2002 Calendar. One photo will be chosen for the Grand Prize and will be used as the cover for the 2002 official Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Calendar. One photo will be chosen for each of the sixteen bridges.