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Ruggedly beautiful – that’s how I call the Temple of Tolerance in Wapakoneta, Ohio. The owner, Jim Bowsher, started building this on his backyard in 1981. Its purpose is to help troubled kids find peace and keep them from ending behind bars. What is this exactly? It’s a collection of…
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The year 2019 was the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s moon landing (yes, that was 1969)! I had been planning to visit this museum after I read an article online about its story. And finally, in October 2019, I got to see what Armstrong Air and Space Museum has to…
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Have you traveled and visited the Fallsville Wildlife Area located in New Vienna, Ohio? It has a small but pretty waterfall. The trails are well-marked and, although it could become hilly at times, it is still easy to traverse. Where is it located? 10211 Careytown Rd, New Vienna, OH 45159Google…
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Bellefontaine, Ohio is a small city located northwest of Columbus. In French, Bellefontaine means “beautiful spring”. There are not so many places to visit and see in Bellefontaine. However, the very few places that the city has to offer are unique and, not to mention, worth your time. Here are…
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It was a nice Friday late afternoon at the Xenia Community Festival in Xenia, Ohio! I arrived with the Shawnee Park already full of spectators, mostly families with young kids. The vendors had their night lights on already as dusk could hit the horizon any sooner. Many visitors were seated…
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Have you visited this small yet impressive Logan County History Museum in Logan, Ohio? If you haven’t, then you have missed a lot of historical info from this small Bellefontaine, Ohio town. The Logan County History Center is composed of three sections: the Logan County Museum, Logan County Transportation Museum,…
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There’s more to the sunflower fields in Yellow Springs Ohio than just sunflowers! I captured the little miracle creatures that were busy pollinating, flying from one flower disc to another, undisturbed by humans taking selfies. These pollinators and the flowers have a symbiotic relationship. The pollinators help increase confection sunflower…
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The first settlers in the Ohio area were the Adena Native Americans (800 BCE–100 AD), who were known for their mounds. I traveled around Southwestern Ohio visiting these mounds and learning about the Adena Culture and those that followed, such as the Hopewell (200 BCE–500 AD), and Fort Ancient (1000–1750…
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