April 10, 2023 Visit the stunning river of glass at Ariel Foundation Park Have you visited the Ariel Foundation Park in Mount Vernon? I first blogged about wanting to go there back in 2021 on one of…
September 7, 2022 Our top five favorite hikes in Hocking Hills We adore day tripping down to the Hocking Hills area. Just over an hour from Columbus, this natural, scenic treasure is beautiful in any…
November 21, 2021 Top Ohio road trips on my wish list I’m always planning our next trip. Sometimes that’s an exotic getaway out of the country – and sometimes it’s a road trip within the…
August 20, 2021 See the waterfall of your dreams at Cuyahoga Valley national park Would you believe I’ve lived in Ohio for more than 20 years but had never been to our state’s beautiful national park until this…
June 9, 2021 How to go kayaking on Alum Creek lake for fun and relaxation The kiddo and I discovered recently that we love kayaking. We’ve kayaked before, but it was on the ocean with humpback whales all around…
May 5, 2021 Summer’s best high-flying festival is the All Ohio Balloon Fest It’s not every day you look up at the sky and see a 100-foot Darth Vader head floating in the evening breeze. In fact,…
April 29, 2021 Take your favorite rock lover to the Hartman Rock Garden Nestled in a residential neighborhood in Springfield, Ohio is the most marvelous, bizarre and magnificent rock garden you could ever imagine. It is a…
November 24, 2020 Drive-through holiday magic at Fantasy of Lights There’s a holiday activity that everyone can agree on, regardless of where you fall on the Coronavirus caution spectrum. Have you noticed that there…
November 22, 2020 Visit Conservatory Aglow for festive and fabulous fun Long-time readers already know about my undying love for Franklin Park Conservatory – but this year, their annual holiday lights display took that love…
November 6, 2020 The Columbus Zoo is freaking fantastic right now I once wrote that November is a “family fun doldrums” because there doesn’t seem to be much to do in between the fall family…