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The Shawshank Trail Front view of the Historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio.

The Shawshank Trail Drive-it-Yourself Tour in Mansfield, Ohio!  Explore the sites!  Stand in the same location as Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman!  See where this impressive movie was filmed!   Hear the fascinating stories! 
The Shawshank Trail Drive-it-Yourself Brochure will help you navigate your way around Mansfield, Ashland and Upper Sandusky, Ohio at your own pace visiting the same sites as Hollywood once did when they were filming Shawshank Redemption.  Visitors and fans can print the brochure from www.shawshanktrail.com with directions for each destination.
Highlights of the tour let you see first hand the tunnel in which Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) dug his way to freedom, on display at the Historic Ohio State Reformatory.  Or the opening scene at Pugh Cabin on the property of Malabar Farm State Park where Andy waited for his wife and lover.  See where Brooks fed the pigeons in Central Park in downtown Mansfield.  You can even sit in the very seats where the premier of The Shawshank Redemption was shown in 1993 at the Historic Renaissance Theatre. These are just a few attractions in the Mansfield area where Hollywood walked . . . now you can too!

The web site lists attractions that are open to the general public with their hours of operation.  Visitors are encouraged to bring their cameras for great photo opportunities!  Please note that the Oak Tree is located on private property and photos may only be taken from across the road on Malabar Farm State Park's property.
The majority of the movie was filmed in Mansfield, with scenes from Ashland, Butler, Upper Sandusky, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Portland, Maine. . . .

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In addition, do not forget my Cleveland Indians Baseball team, who are playing good baseball. This just might be their year. After all, The standings are--> Indians 22 17 .564 - 10-11 12-6 5-5 Lost 1 Tigers 19 20 .487 3 10-11 9-9 4-6 Won 1 White Sox 19 21 .475 3.5 7-12 12-9 6-4 Won 2 Royals 15 23 .395 6.5 4-16 11-7 6-4 Lost 3 Twins 13 26 .333 9 6-14 7-12 5-5 Won 3
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/teams/cleveland-indians/#ixzz1vLgpDBHM

But, then again, it is early in the season and many of us seasoned baseball fans have learned from bitter experience not to get too excited too early in the season, but then, again, I am excitable and too old to change, now.  So here go throwing caution to the wind--Go Tribe Go!!!

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