Author: kdrenten
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Fairfield County’s Baltimore is growing quietly
Baltimore, Ohio, located in Fairfield County about halfway between Buckeye Lake and Lancaster, is one of those quiet, peaceful, nondescript towns that is a good place to raise a family but otherwise seems pretty common.
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Try this great Ohio ice cream trail
Looking for great ice cream from family-owned businesses and don’t know where to start? Try this “ice cream trail” in central and east-central Ohio.
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Ohio’s jewels of nature, wildlife areas along Lake Erie
Old Woman Creek State Nature Preserve is one of the most unique natural areas in Ohio. (Credit: Ohio Department of Natural Resources) By Ken Drenten Arranged like a string of pearls across Ohio’s Lake Erie coastline are some of the state’s most diverse wildlife and nature preserves. These wildlife areas and state nature preserves contain…
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Southern Theatre shows its age well
The Southern Theatre at 21 S. High St. in downtown Columbus is the oldest surviving theatre in central Ohio and one of the oldest in the state.
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Vermilion has history as colorful as its name
A town that is as colorful as its name, Vermilion, Ohio, was founded in 1837 and is now one of the most-visited port towns on the Great Lakes.
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Travel Ohio with Dusty Tires: Finding Bigfoot at Salt Fork
Salt Fork State Park is Ohio’s largest state park, with more than 17,000 acres of land and nearly 3,000 acres of water. It’s also allegedly home to the legendary Bigfoot, with dozens of sightings reported since the 1980s.
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There’s a lot to love about state parks along Lake Erie shoreline
If you’re planning a trip to Ohio’s North Coast this summer, be sure to include one or more of the excellent state parks along the Lake Erie shoreline.
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Second winner of subscription contest named
I’m happy to announce that the second winner of the Dusty Tires Subscription Contest has been chosen. Clare Blashford of Stow, Ohio, will receive a $50 Ohio State Parks gift card to use as she likes. The other winner is Judy Pyle of Zanesville, Ohio.
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