Visiting Watkins Glen State Park, the Stroller IV Scenic Boat Tour, and the Corning Glass Museum It was an article in the Sunday travel section of the Cleveland Plain Dealer that first made us aware of Watkins Glen State Park. A four hour drive took us to this New York State treasure at the southern…
July 2012 I’d heard about Youngstown’s Mill Creek Park several years ago but Youngstown never seemed like an appealing place to visit. Looking for something to do one Sunday though, Doc and I hopped in the car and made the hour drive south on Rt. 11 to Youngstown’s Mill Creek Park and Lanterman’s Mill. The…
We’d heard a lot of grumbling about how “small” and “expensive” the new aquarium is but Doc and I decided to check it out for ourselves. Doc likes fish. I don’t know why but anywhere we go, if there’s an aquarium, he’s in line at the ticket counter. Parking was $5. And yes, it was…
A day trip to Lake Erie Bluffs Park and the Fairport Lighthouse Museum, August 2012 It was a hot (and I mean HOT) day in August when we set out to check out the new Lake Erie Bluffs Park in Perry Twp. According to their website “This 139-acre wooded parcel along the shore of Lake…
A day trip, June 2012 It was a quiet Saturday morning. Doc and I hadn’t much to do for the weekend. The weather was a lovely 75 degrees and the sunshine filled skies made a day trip appealing. I grew up and lived my entire life an hour from Erie and yet, I had…
Located at: 101 River St., Grand River, OH 44045 The inside of Pickle Bill’s is quite large with plenty of tables and the decor is kitschy, both inside and out, with manikins seated at tables, an alligator at the front door, and things like plastic crabs and fishing gear hanging from the walls. We sat…
Sunny Sky Blue Ohio 