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Bird-sighting. Long-distance walking. Nature-tripping. You’ll get them all at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge in Oak Harbor, Ohio. There’s over ten miles of trails through marshland, woods, shrub land and grassland. The park’s 7000 acres are managed to provide diverse habitat for waterfowl, shorebirds, migrant songbirds, and other animal and…
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Are you looking for a unique travel adventure in the Midwest? Try the African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton, Ohio. The park is something different to experience in Northern Ohio. The last time I was surrounded by so many animals was at the Wildlife Loop in South Dakota. This…
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I love the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. But damn, Cincinnati is hot and humid during summer that visiting the zoo could become unbearable. I was there in the afternoon in mid-July and, I admit, I was pretty excited to walk around the 30 hectares of open space and huge…
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Kentucky’s Newport Aquarium is not for everyone. Not for me. A long queue at the ticket gate was already a sign that entering the aquarium could be crowded and not pleasant. Unlike other aquariums where you’d be met with big open spaces, the Newport Aquarium was the complete opposite. The…
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I visited the Glen Helen Raptor Center by mistake. I was looking for sanctuary for a parking lot so I could hike at the Glen Helen Nature Reserve when my GPS led me to this sanctuary for injured birds. Since I was already there, I thought that I should take…
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