Visit Grove City Trailblazer Awards

The Visit Grove City Trailblazer Awards celebrate the Grove City tourism community and honor the people, places, and organizations that make it successful. Nominees and winners are chosen by our community and are recognized at the Visit Grove City Annual Meeting in August.

A "Trailblazer" is someone or something that forges a path of greatness and guides others along the way.

Visit Grove City is an organization that markets Grove City to bring in visitors. We are so fortunate to have so many great people, places, and organizations that make Grove City a great place to visit and live!

Take a look at the Trailblazer Hall of Fame. If you have a shout-out in mind, be sure to nominate them for an award. If you don't want to wait for the next awards cycle, email your great recommendation to welcome@visitgrovecity.com so that we can feature it in some way!

Visit Grove City Trailblazer Hall of Fame

2017 Trailblazer Winner Highlight

Steve Carr, Creator of the Grove City High School Alumni Softball Tournament

Mr. Carr noted his appreciation, “I appreciate the Grove City tourism community’s recognition of the Alumni Tournament and the role I played for 34 years.

Although I was awarded the Individual Trailblazer Award, many people and organizations contributed to our success. The tournament is a lot like Visit Grove City’s tagline: ‘Altogether Adventure. Altogether different… both a fierce, but friendly competition and community-wide reunion. Altogether unexpected… who could have predicted that Grove City would become home to the world’s largest alumni tournament? Altogether memorable… forging lifelong friendships and memories.”

Pro tip: Be a spectator at The Grove City High School Alumni Softball Tournament held annually on the last weekend of July. Visit the World's Largest 3D Stereo Painting "Game Time" at Fryer Park at the World's Largest High School Softball Alumni Tournament while you are there! Check our events page for details.

Nominate a Trailblazer

If you would like to nominate a Trailblazer, take a look at the categories and fill out the form. Nominations are open starting June 15, 2026, until July 3, 2026.

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