Piatt family opens their historic homes Story by Jane Beathard Photos courtesy of the Piatt family Flowers surround Mac-A-Cheek Castle in the spring. Mac-O-Chee, pictured from the east. A greeting card from late 1800s is one of many on display at Mac-A-Cheek Castle during its Easter celebration. Margaret Piatt in library of Mac-A-Cheek Castle […]
Lake Erie shores offer birding adventures Story and photos by Jane Beathard Looking across Lake Erie to the Ohio shore. Bird watching is best just prior to “leaf out.” Birds are more visible on the bare branches. Bird watchers are welcome at the Point Pelee visitors center. Scarlet Tanager Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher Blackburnian Warbler Prothonotary […]
NYC couple opens B&B in rural Ohio By Amy Eddings I’ve read that real estate agents know they’ve made a sale when the woman of the household connects emotionally with a property. The agent who showed us through the big, rambling “painted lady” Victorian on Main Street in Ada must have seen dollar signs flash […]
By Amy Eddings Amish Farm in Kenton Richard Parrish | The Lima News Williow Ridge Rustics in Kenton Richard Parrish | The Lima News Williow Ridge Rustics in Kenton Richard Parrish | The Lima News Country Stitches Fabrics and More store is ran by Mennonites. Richard Parrish | The Lima News Amish country in Hardin […]
By Gary Brock They sit silent, more that 870 of the ventriloquist dummies in the three buildings that make up the Vent Haven Museum. And silent they will remain. That is because out of respect for the ventriloquists who owned these hundreds of examples of the art and rich heritage of ventriloquism, the cardinal rule […]
Travel the Ohio Scenic Byways By Adrienne McGee Sterrett Photo courtesy of ODOT The St. Henry Church in St. Henry was built in 1897. Tourists can learn more about the structure by traveling the Land of The Cross-Tipped Churches byway. The road less traveled. That’s the appeal of the Ohio Scenic Byways to Sharon Strouse. […]
By Jane Beathard Marsh Marigold Red Trillium Spring Beauty Wild Blue Phlox By the time this issue of Salt magazine is in readers’ hands, Ohio’s spring wildflower season will be well under way. Skunk cabbage always appears first. The spunky plant pushes its way through icy surface soil in mid February via a unique […]
Compiled by Adrienne McGee Sterrett Allen County Dog Park 1165 Seriff Road, Lima Behind the Allen County Dog Warden 419-223-8528 This dog park has one large fenced-in area with some agility equipment and park benches. An application is necessary for a free membership, which allows staff to be sure dogs are licensed and friendly […]
By Audrey Ingram [email protected] Abby Gordon Abby Gordon plays a victim in a training exercise to help prepare the Fairfax County Community Emergency Response Team in Washington, D.C. to respond to a real emergency. Kelsey Gordon stands sentinel during a controlled burn in Coralville, Iowa. Fire is used as a conservation tool as volunteers […]
By Jane Beathard Photos by Jane Beathard Photos by Jane Beathard Photos by Jane Beathard Photos by Jane Beathard Photos by Jane Beathard As state representative, Chris Redfern once spoke for the people of northwest Ohio. Now he’s promoting year-round tourism in the region with a new winery and inn on the historic Marblehead […]