VISITORS CENTER PROVES ITS WORTH

July 17, 1998 - Area hotels have turned down more beds, plumped more pillows and gone through more mints in the past six months than they did over the same period last year - 36 percent more. >> More

CENTER GIVES FARMERS HELP IN MARKETING

July 20, 1998 - There weren't any apples for sale outside the Johnny Appleseed Visitor Center yesterday, but there were plenty of other farm products that the legendary fruit grower likely would have found tempting. >> More

APPLESEED CENTER TAKES BYTE INTO NEW TECHNOLOGY

September 20, 1998 - Route 2 merged into the information highway last week as members of the Johnny Appleseed Trail Association unveiled a new touchscreen computer system. >> More

JOHNNY APPLESEED'S "DESCENDANTS" FOR SALE

February 05, 1999 - John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, left his Leominster home to plant trees along the American frontier, but area residents can now bring a living example of his legacy back home. >> More

APPLESEED TRAIL HAS BUSHELS OF GOOD THINGS TO SEE, EAT, DO

June 3, 1999 - A journey along the Johnny Appleseed Trail in north central Massachusetts could bear fruit in hours of summer pastimes for area residents and visitors alike. >> More

REGION BLOOMS AS TOURIST MECCA

July 06, 1999 - People come from all over to see the region's colorful foliage and to pick the apple harvest in the fall. In the winter, Mount Wachusett attracts the ski and snowboard crowd. >> More

APPLESEED VISITORS CENTER VOLUNTEERS HONORED WITH SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY

March 12, 2000 - Their birthday wish? To have at least another five years of volunteering their time at the Johnny Appleseed Visitors Center. >> More

STATE AIMS TO DISPOSE OF POPULAR TOILETS

March 16, 2000 - Even today, nearly three years after the Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center opened, the toilets still draw comments. >> More

APPLESEED VISITOR CENTER DRAWS A CROWD

April 30, 2000 - Sitting atop a hill off Route 2, the Johnny Appleseed Visitor Center is the fulfillment of a decade-old vision to help bolster the region's economy. >> More

VISITORS CENTER PUTS ON THE DOG; BOARD OKs LICENSE FOR FOOD CART

June 08, 2000 - Soon, motorists will be able to stop at the Johnny Appleseed Visitors Center for a quick bite. >> More

REGION'S VISITORS FIND FONT FACTS

July 13, 2000 - As area residents pack their suitcases for vacations in distant locales, the region is dealing with the arrival of vacationers from other realms. >> More

TOUGH TIMES FOR JOHNNY - APPLESEED STATUE FALLS VICTIM TO THE ELEMENTS

July 20, 2000 - Last winter may have seemed mild, but it was a harsh one for Johnny Appleseed. Two years ago, the Leominster Historical Society donated a statue of the city's folk hero, made from polyurethane resin, to the Johnny Appleseed Visitor Center on Route 2 in Lancaster. >> More

RESIDENTS URGED TO "DIG DEEP" FOR JOHNNY

September 01, 2000 - Anticipating a successful fund-raising effort, plans are in motion to place a new bronze statue of Johnny Appleseed at the Visitor's Center on Route 2. >> More

JOHNNY IS SAVED - NEW BRONZE STATUE TO BE UNVEILED, DEDICATED AT THE VISITORS CENTER

September 06, 2000 - Asked to help finance a bronze replacement of a statue of Johnny Appleseed destroyed last winter in a storm, area residents and visitors responded like champions. >> More

JOHNNY APPLESEED RETURNS - RECAST STATUE UNVEILED AT ROUTE 2 VISITOR CENTER

September 08, 2000 - It was a perfect day. The small boy looked happy to be there. And all the adults were happy too, seeing him back where he belonged. Johnny Appleseed returned to the region of his birth, yesterday, in his familiar form, but in bronze, reattached to the polished granite base. >> More

JOHNNY APPLESEED RETURNS IN BRONZE - ORIGINAL COULDN'T HANDLE ITS POPULARITY

September 9, 2000 - Johnny Appleseed is back where he belongs. A bronze sculpture of the local folk hero, born John Chapman, was unveiled yesterday morning at the Johnny Appleseed Visitors Center on Route 2. >> More