Stricker's Grove

Stricker's Grove is a family-owned amusement park located in Ross, Ohio, USA. Stricker's Grove is closed to the public for most of the year and is instead rented out for private functions, such as weddings. The park is only open to the public for eight days of every year, on July 4, four days in mid-July for the Hamilton County 4-H Community Fair, the second Sunday in August (Family Day), Labor Day, and a Sunday in October called "Customer Appreciation Day".

History

The park opened in 1924 and added its first mechanical rides in 1954. It moved to its present location in 1972.^[1]

Roller coasters

Present

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Teddy Bear	Ralph Stricker	Wooden Kiddie	1996
Tornado	Ralph Stricker	Wooden	1993

Past

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Kiddie Coaster	Allan Herschell Company	Kiddie	1994 or earlier	1994	Unknown

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Tip Top	Hrubetz	Unknown	2007 or earlier
Train	Chance Rides	Miniature Railway	2006 or earlier
Merry Go Round	Allan Herschell	Carousel	2011 or earlier
Ferris Wheel	Eli Bridge Company	Ferris Wheel	1994 or earlier
Freefall	Moser Rides	Junior Drop Tower	2025 or earlier
Flying Scooters	Bisch Rocco	Flying Scooters	2000 or earlier
Scrambler	Eli Bridge Company	Scrambler	2005 or earlier
Tilt A Whirl	Sellner Manufacturing	Tilt-A-Whirl	1994 or earlier
Electric Rainbow	Hrubetz	Round Up	2007
Pirate Ship	HUSS	Pirate Ship	2015 or later
Elephants	Sartori	Jets	2011 or earlier
Kiddie Rockets	King Amusement Company	Junior Chair-O-Plane	2014 or earlier
Kiddie Whip	W.F. Mangels Company	Junior Whip	2011 or earlier
Kiddie Cars	Hampton Rides	Roundabout	2022 or earlier
Kiddie Boats	King Amusement Company	Unknown	2025 or earlier

References

↑ McCabe, Ginny (2014-08-07). "Stricker's Grove celebrates 90 years". Springfield News-Sun. p. 25. Retrieved 2022-07-07.

[1] McCabe, Ginny (2014-08-07). "Stricker's Grove celebrates 90 years". Springfield News-Sun. p. 25. Retrieved 2022-07-07.

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