Author: kdrenten
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Rock Mill standing proud after 200 years in Fairfield County
Rock Mill is the story of not merely one mill, but actually three. It’s also the story of a dedicated effort to save a treasured piece of history.
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Ben Franklin store in Carrollton doubles as museum
The Ben Franklin store in Carrollton is an operating general store and it’s also a living museum, like taking a step back in time.
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Ohio is home to numerous unique, unusual places and museums
Ohio has many places and museums that are delightfully unique and inventive. Some are mysterious, many are historical, and they all sound like fun places to visit. You can find these places nowhere else.
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B-K Root Beer drive-ins are home to Spanish Dogs
B-K Drive-Ins are a remnant of a root beer brand that once rivaled A&W, Frostop and Dog ‘N Suds. Sometimes written as “B&K,” B-K is an independent chain of drive-in fast-food restaurants, featuring draft root beer, hot dogs and ice cream.
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Old Mill Winery combines history with reds and whites
The Old Mill Winery in Geneva, Ohio, is one of more than 30 wineries clustered in Ashtabula County’s richly established wine-growing region along Lake Erie.
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Tom’s Ice Cream Bowl offers a generous scoop of tradition
Whenever people visit our town of Zanesville, Ohio, for the first time, we always recommend several places for them to visit. One of the places that’s near the top of that list of “must-visits” is Tom’s Ice Cream Bowl.
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Ohio’s caves, other natural areas are really cool
Caves are cool. Really cool. They are known for staying a nice cool temperature at all times of the year, even during the hottest days of summer. Ohio has its share of caves as well as other natural features.
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Kelleys Island is Ohio’s unique Lake Erie getaway
Kelleys Island in the summer is a place like nowhere else in Ohio. That other Lake Erie island is probably more popular, but it’s worthwhile to give Kelleys Island a try.
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Fairfield County has rich tradition in covered bridges
Once there were 279 covered bridges but there are still five restored covered bridges remaining in Fairfield County, protected by the county’s parks district.
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Eddie’s Grill is summertime must-stop at GOTL
Eddie’s Grill in Geneva-on-the-Lake has been the go-to spot for hot dogs and an old-fashioned atmosphere since 1950.