Author: kdrenten
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Christmas tree farms are a tradition in Ohio
When I was a young lad, my family trod up and down snow-covered hills somewhere in central Ohio to cut down a Christmas tree. We would take turns with axe and saw until finally my father took down the tree once and for all.
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Blackbird Records is giant of a small record store
Tucked away in the city of Wooster in north central Ohio is Blackbird Records, a store that’s a throwback to the heyday of record stores in the 1970s.
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Here is the video — Travel Ohio with Dusty Tires: Tracking Zane’s Trace, Part 1
Subscribers, here’s the video link that was omitted from the original blog post from earlier today. Apologies for the operator error in not attaching the link!
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Travel Ohio with Dusty Tires: Tracking Zane’s Trace Part 1
This week in Travel Ohio with Dusty Tires, I’m tracking the oldest road in Ohio, Zane’s Trace.
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Certified, Qualified — But Not Bonafide
By Ken Drenten Arlo walked into the U.S. Army recruiting office on Main Street. “Is this where the registration is, Colonel?” he asked a sergeant in an olive drab uniform who sat behind a desk, eating his lunch. “I’m not a colonel, I’m a sergeant,” the sergeant said in a bored, annoyed tone. He looked…
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Classic Auburn car museum in Indiana is well worth the trip
We’re going slightly outside the state of Ohio once again because we’d like to steer you to a place you won’t want to miss – the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum in Auburn, Ind.
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Travel Ohio with Dusty Tires: Mohican Country, Part 2
Camping next to the Clear Fork of the Mohican River is one way to enjoy Mohican State Park. (Credit: Ken Drenten) By Ken Drenten We’re returning to Mohican Country for the second part of exploring this area. This time the focus is on Mohican State Park and Malabar Farm State Park. Both state parks have…
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The Jacktown Trail: Epilogue
Tritt and his friends helped the Shawnee band over the next few days as the dead were buried and the band made preparations for their trip west. Tritt gave them some of their supplies, and they divided up the robbers’ horses and gear.
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Central Ohio has a bit of Mother Road flavor on U.S. 40
You might know about the famed Route 66 with its weathered old motels and neon signs that bring about a sense of nostalgia for a long-lost age.
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Travel Ohio with Dusty Tires: Mohican Country, Part 1
This week I traveled to a place that takes me “way back” — Mohican Country. It’s an area of Ohio just east of Amish Country in Ashland, Richland and Knox counties, and its’ unofficial capital is the village of Loudonville.
Dusty Tires 