Guest post by Jamie Rhein My recommendation for any road trip is to swing by some item that’s very large. Large items make for fun photo ops. One of our favorite largest item detour is the Enchanted Highway outside of Bismark, North Dakota. There is where you will find a series of fabulous scrap metal […]
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Guest post by Jamie Rhein My trip to Loudonville, Ohio began with an invitation for Treehouses of the Mohicans. Such an invite brings feelings of glee for good reason. Not only is a treehouse stay phenomenal, this part of Ohio is a tourist destination. Treehouses of the Mohicans Treehouses of the Mohicans is one of
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Guest post and photos by Jamie Rhein For the past two years, a friend and I have loaded our cars with teenagers to head to Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, 30 miles north of Cincinnati, for what’s becoming a tradition of thrills at the amusement park’s Halloween Haunt. The pairing of roller coaster rides with haunted
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Along with seeking splendid donuts for a donuts to drive to magazine article I wrote in December, I recently ate my way around Ohio for an article on restaurants in Ohio that made it into the movies. Yes, Ohio does have some. With Oscar season upon us, here is a nod to Pompilios, the setting for
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Lately, I’ve been driving to doughnuts for a story I’m working on for a publication. As a person who’s generally a plain cake kind of gal—no filling, no frosting, no dusting of sugar, I’ve tried a few that could be my new love. At Buckeye Donuts in Columbus ( 1998 N High St. 614)/291-3923), an establishment
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When my cousin and I were searching for a location for our twin fathers’ recent birthday celebration, my dad suggested Coney Island on the banks of the Ohio River, 10 miles east of Cincinnati. This is the amusement park of our childhoods. With its more than 125 year history, Coney Island also enchanted my grandparents in their youth. In the 1920s, Coney
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