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Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manassas, VA, June 2026 It appears we forgot to post this, we were to busy to post this, or thought the postcard was enough. It was probably a combination of the first and second one. When we were at Fairfax Lake Park, we stopped by Bull Run State Park to see if it would work…
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The Residents Behave No Better Than Animals!
West Branch State Park, OH, June 2026 We saw a Baltimore Oriole the second day at the park. We very seldom see them, and he was brilliant orange. We walked the park a few times with the camera looking for him, but we never saw him again. One of the campers put out a bird…
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Cinderella Bridge on the Gorge Trail
Mill Creek Metro Parks, OH, June 2026 We decided to start with the west gorge trail on the other side of the creek. From the mill, you walk east a short distance to find Lanterman’s Mill Covered Bridge. While not as fanciful as the Cinderella Bridge, it is a very nice and well maintained example…
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Lanterman’s Mill
Mill Creek Metro Park, OH, June 2026 Youngstown has the Mahoning (not Majong) River flowing through the middle of the town. Mill Creek winds northwards through the west side of town until it empties into the Mahoning River. Most of Mill Creek is either a Metro Park, Preserve, or Sanctuary. It also has several scenic…
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Youngstown Steel Heritage Museum
Youngstown, OH, June 2026 Kate looked up things to do in the area, and she found two places that looked interesting. One of them was Youngstown Steel Heritage Museum, and the other was the Lanternman’s Mill in Mill Creek Metro Parks. Both of these are in Youngstown, which is 45 minutes southeast of West Branch…
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Thrive Together Farmers Market
Ravenna, OH, June 2026 Currently, we are staying at West Branch State Park which is located by Ravenna, Ohio. My internet search indicated that the “Thrive Together Farmers Market” was every Tuesday from 3 to 6 pm. The farmers market is sponsored by the Portage County Health District and this was the 2nd year of…
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David Berger National Memorial
Beachwood, OH, June 2026 David Berger was an American / Israeli Olympian who completed for Israel in the 1972 Olympics. David Berger along with 10 other Israeli athletes were murdered by heavy armed Arabs who stormed their dormitory. The Arab goal was to use the Israeli athletes as leverage to get Israel to release Arabs…
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A Visit to “Lawnfield”
Mentor, OH, June 2026 The second stop of the day, after eating fried hand pies … are those pies filled with hands and fried? Pies filled with fried hands? … Both of those sound painful and disgusting … filled, fried, and glazed pies you hold in your hand, was the Garfield House. John was very…
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Ohio Amish
Mesopotamia, OH, June 2026 Kate proposed going to 2 spots in one day. The Ohio Amish community by Mesopotamia, which houses the oldest running General Store, and the James Garfield National Historic Site. John Pointed out that going to the David Berger Memorial would be near an alternate route back, and we should consider adding…
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Frankenstein’s Grave
Canton, OH, June 2026 Somehow, we found out that Frankenstein’s grave is in Canton, OH. We think it was one of us searching lists of things to do in the area. It turns out that this was right beside the McKinley memorial, so there was no reason to miss it. The West Lawn Cemetery was…