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Defiance County is home to golf courses, wildlife areas, community festivals and numerous cultural activities. We also have many organizations who collaborate in progressing community development on a daily basis.  Some of the highlights include:

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• Oxbow Lake

• Independence Dam State Park

• Camp Lakota

• Andrew L. Tuttle Memorial Museum

• Defiance County Historical Society’s AuGlaize Village

• Huber Opera House & Civic Center

• Stroede Center for the Arts

 

Nearby Fort Wayne, Indiana, features professional baseball by the 

Fort Wayne TinCaps and hockey by the Fort Wayne Komets.

Also, just a short drive away, Toledo is home to the Mud Hens baseball

franchise and the Walleye hockey team.

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Within Defiance City

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• Northtowne Mall, Dunhams Kohls, Phoenix Theaters

• Menards

• Lowes

• Miniature Golf – Fun for young and old.

• Auglaize Historical Village

• Independence Dam State Park

• Eagle Rock Golf Club – 18-hole par 71 course, snack bar and bar.

• Applebees

• Bob Evans

• Panda Express

• Sweetwater Chop House

• Kissners

• Arbys, Burger King, Wendys, McDonalds

• YMCA

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Within a 25 mile radius​

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• Two Bandits Brewing Company - Hicksville, OH

• The Huber Opera House - Hicksville, OH

• Iron Horse Brews - Sherwood, OH

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Within a 50 mile radius

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• Yogi Bears Jellystone Park – Featuring several Water Slides and Camping

• Byler Lane Winery

• Angola Motor Speedway – offering Stock Car racing on most Summer weekends

• Chapman’s Brewing Company

• Satek Winery – featuring local award-winning wines

• Pokagon State Park and Toboggan ride

• Toledo Ohio

• Auburn, IN – Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum featuring an exhibit of more than 100 unique classical automobiles, plus a small theater presentation

• Auburn a World War II museum, just off of I-69 – don’t miss Kruse auction Labor Day weekend

• Mongo, IN – a town just west of Angola featuring Pigeon River Canoe Rental, Indiana State Fish and Wildlife area

• Shipshewana, IN – featuring the famous Shipshewana flea market and a quaint town with old time stores and shopping area

• Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. Voted one of the top ten best children’s zoos in the United States.

• Toledo Zoo