Category: Recreational activities
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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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Travel Ohio with Dusty Tires: Jesse Owens State Park receives upgrades
Jesse Owens State Park and the Appalachian Hills Wildlife Area have opened several new upgraded features to the recreational area with a new RV campground, cabins and a visitor center.
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Ohio State Parks campgrounds receiving upgrades
Two Ohio State Parks campgrounds are receiving upgrades for 2026 — Buck Creek near Springfield and Indian Lake near Lakeview.
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Have a merry ride on a carousel in Ohio
Today, there are some 120 carousels remaining in the country, with about 20 of those in Ohio. Find out where!
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The Baseball Player
Ed Davis, the Rendville Sun weekly newspaper editor, was sitting at his desk at the office one Friday morning in June, sifting through the slush pile of story ideas on his desk.
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It’s all in a name at Grand Lake St. Marys
Grand Lake St. Marys is Ohio’s largest inland lake, offering a diverse variety of recreational activities.
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Muskingum watershed dams prevent flooding, provide recreation
Ohio is home to a chain of beautiful reservoirs and parks that began with a tragedy on a broad scale.
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Historic Buckeye Lake’s best days may be ahead
Buckeye Lake, a 3,100-acre recreational lake in central Ohio, is a story of boom and bust cycles.
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