Author: kdrenten
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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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Lynn Auto Theatre, oldest in Ohio, still making audiences smile
By Ken Drenten Lynn Auto Theatre open since 1937, is the oldest drive-in movie theatre in Ohio. The Lynn Auto Theatre, at the junction of SR 250 and SR 21 just northwest of Strasburg, is the oldest drive-in movie theatre in Ohio and the second oldest continuously operating drive-in theatre in the world. It’s also…
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Pair of historic taverns on National Road have new uses
By Ken Drenten The Headley Inn Winery & Vineyard is housed in an historic 1830s tavern. (Credit: Ken Drenten) Two solidly-built stone houses have stood side-by-side a few miles west of Zanesville on US 40, the National Road, since the 1830s, when the road was first built in Ohio. The road, dotted with stone mile…
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