Trip to downtown fountain refreshes body, spirit A craving for cold water and warm thoughts about downtown Columbus enticed my family and me to visit the new Scioto Mile, including the reworked Bicentennial Park. The Scioto Mile, which opened on July 7, is a $40 million investment by the city of Columbus as part of […]
Learn about farm life at nature preserve It was a warm spring day, and I wanted to spend it outdoors exploring a new place with my 2-year-old son, Max. I discovered the Stratford Ecological Center in Delaware, Ohio, while flipping through a county visitor’s guide. I had never before heard of this educational farm and […]
State park pleases with resort-like property, particulars After a full day of touring covered bridges in Ashtabula County, my family and I stayed the night at Punderson State Park in Newbury, Ohio, before heading back home to Columbus. We arrived on a foggy afternoon in early May. Daffodils and red bud blooms lit up the […]
Exercise is fun at indoor trampoline park Jumping is something that my young children love to do. They jump on their beds. They jump on the couch. And, sometimes, they even jump on me. So the idea of taking them somewhere where they could jump to their little hearts’ content appealed to me. I heard […]
State Auto’s life-size Nativity scene is awe-inspiring in its beauty, simplicity When I first moved to Columbus in the late ’80s, one of my top holiday joys was touring the Christmas displays in the downtown area. A favorite stop was the Nativity scene located at the State Auto Insurance Co., 518 E. Broad St. The […]
Get into water-gun battle around wooden fort Entertaining youngsters and cooling them down on a hot day is easy at the Homestead in Hilliard. That’s because the 44-acre park, at 4675 Cosgray Rd., is full of fun things for kids to explore, including a wooden fort with water guns. The Homestead, operated by Washington Township […]
Explore 1,800 acres of plants, trees at Newark nature preserve I’ve driven by the Dawes Arboretum in Newark, Ohio, many times while traveling to and from my husband’s hometown two hours east of Columbus. I’d often think to myself, “One day I’m going to visit that place.” I recently fulfilled that desire on a hot […]
Hilliard kicks off Ohio’s fair season in early July Get a savory taste of a traditional fair before the granddaddy Ohio State Fair takes over Columbus later this summer. The Franklin County Fair in Hilliard, a suburb west of Columbus, is one of the earliest in the state’s fair season. It’s also one of the […]
