Spectators may participate. Wayne County Historical Society at 546 E. Bowman St., Wooster. Craft demonstrations will include rope making, flax scutching and early surveying methods. The logical touring order could be to start in the Doylestown area, go on a southern swing, then hit Wooster and go north. No admission will be charged.
Most historical societies operate on limited budgets so donations are welcome.
Tour brochures with a map will be available at the nine stops. There will also be more than 70 spots to view en route. Paul Locher of the Wooster Daily Record, chairman of the Back Roads Tour, said a bicentennial publication listing the extras will be available at tour stops. Most places will have some kind of food. It may be apple dumplings in Orrville, cookies in Dalton, pie and sarsaparilla in Wooster, ice cream in Marshallville, funnel cakes and sandwiches in Smithville, lemonade with smoked turkey sandwiches in Doylestown and popcorn in Creston and Rittman.