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  • The Portage Hike and Bike Trail

    Ravenna, OH, June 2026 About 10 minutes away from West Branch State Park, you can find The Ravenna Community Playground. Not only is it a giant playground, it has a bathroom, lots of parking, and access to The Portage Hike and Bike Trail. The main trail is nine miles from Ravenna to Kent, but the…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • McKinley National Memorial and Burial Site

    Canton, OH, June 2026 William McKinley was the 25th President of the US and the second president to be assassinated, while in office. He was in office from 1897 to 1901. McKinley was in his 200 day of his second term when the assassination occurred. To read more about McKinley see link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley I expected…

  • First Ladies National Historic Site (2/3)

    Canton, OH, June 2026 This post contains the more education portion. It will attempt to work through the museum following the timeline post on the walls. As with many museums, the lighting is pretty low, so some of the text might might be hard to read from blur or reflections. At the front, they were…

  • First Ladies National Historic Site (1/3)

    Canton, OH, June 2026 We took a lot of pictures, so the visit to the First Ladies National Historic Site will be separated into three posts. There are a lot of displays, artifacts, replicas, and educational panels inside the three floors, so it will be separated into one post for the outside and two posts…