One of my family’s favorite places to visit throughout the year is the Dawes Arboretum. It’s located in Newark, Ohio. There is almost 2,000 acres of land to explore. If you love gardens, plants, trees, wetlands and more, you will want to see the beauty of this place. So if you are ever in the area, you should stop by…
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Exploring Ohio – Touring The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield
Have you ever been to the Ohio State Reformatory? You may have also heard it as the Mansfield Reformatory. It is located in Mansfield, Ohio. I have heard about it over the years but we never went to check it out until recently. We actually went to tour the place this past weekend. It was built in 1886 through 1910…
Summer Adventures: Hocking Hills, Cedar Falls
Hocking Hills, Cedar Falls “This remote, primitive chasm is laden with hemlock and bound by steep rock walls and their accompanying grottos and waterfalls. It is a wild and lonely but spectacularly beautiful place. Cedar Falls itself is the greatest waterfall in terms of volume in the Hocking region. Queer Creek tumbles over the face of the Blackhand sandstone displaying…
Our Day at RiverScape Metro Park – Dayton, Ohio
When we went to Dayton a few weeks ago to go to the US Air Force Museum, we stopped at RiverScape Metro Park before we headed back home. There’s a few things to do there in the summer and even in the winter including ice skating. At the park there is a pavilion where events are sometimes held. Alongside the…