Author: kdrenten
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Antique malls and shops added to Dusty Tires
Gristmill Antiques in Beach City is in a former feed mill. (Credit: Ken Drenten) By Ken Drenten Antique malls and shops are like treasure troves. You never know what you’ll find in one, and you will almost always find something that reminds you of your childhood, or something that you or someone you knew had…
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Bear’s Mill is a Darke County landmark
By Ken Drenten Bear’s Mill in Greenville is one of the few Ohio mills that still operate with water power to grind grain and meal. (Credit: Ken Drenten) Art, history and culture intertwine at Bear’s Mill in Greenville, built in 1849 by Moses and Manning Hart and Gabriel Baer. The mill site and water rights…
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Fowler’s Mill is a thriving survivor in Geauga County
By Ken Drenten Fowler’s Mill is the home of Fowler’s Milling Co., near Chardon, Ohio. (Credit: Ken Drenten) Fowler’s Mill, built in 1834, has been a working grist mill for generations near Chardon in Geauga County. The mill is the sole survivor of a group of mills built in the 1830s on the Chagrin River.…
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Here are some haunted places to visit in Ohio — if you dare
The Kennedy Stone House (above) at Salt Fork State Park near Cambridge, was built in 1837. The last Kennedy family resident lived there until 1966, while the park was being developed. It’s been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975. (Photo illustration by Ken Drenten) By Ken Drenten There are lots of out-of-the-way…
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Ohio is rich in historic Native American sites
Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries and Nature Preserve in Licking County was one of the most important sites to ancient people in eastern North America for the flint reserves found here. By Ken Drenten Ohio has a rich collection of historic sites that pertain to Native Americans, and now a number of Ohio’s Native American heritage…
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Independent bookstores list added to Dusty Tires
A local author event at Gramercy Books in Bexley a few years ago included my book (second from far right) and many others. It was fun to meet other writers and people who attended the sale. (Credit: Gramercy Books) By Ken Drenten I think that printed books are important, even in a world that seems…
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Vinyl record stores, vintage audio shops now listed in Dusty Tires
Dusty Tires now lists places that sell vinyl records and repair and/or sell vintage stereo equipment and radios. By Ken Drenten If you can remember back when “vinyl” meant 33-1/3 rpm LP records and 45 rpm single “platters,” you’re in luck. Vinyl is back in fashion. People are buying new and used records like never…
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