Viking Ships in Oslo & Cincinnati
It was my great pleasure to visit the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. I’d arranged to meet with Margrethe, a graduate student who works at the museum and gave my […]
Category Archives: Ohio
Serpent Mound
I think every kid in southwestern Ohio took a field trip to Serpent Mound sometime during their school years. Serpent Mound is the largest, best-preserved ancient animal effigy in the […]
Escape the Room Challenge
Judging by the recent cities I’ve visited, Escape Room challenges are a worldwide trend right now. We’ve had a new one pop up in my area of town (West Chester, […]
Mary’s Baskets — Amish Country
I wish, I wish, I wish I could have taken a picture of Mary and her children. We pulled up to her house on a narrow back road in Holmes […]
The Secrets That the Backroads Tell – Amish Country
To our English eyes — that is to say, anyone who isn’t Amish — all buggies basically look alike. But as we traveled the back roads with LaVonne DeBois on […]
Buggies, Buggies Everywhere
I got a little obsessed with taking pictures of Amish buggies. Can you blame me? Every time we passed one, I got out my camera. Don’t pretend you wouldn’t have, […]
Say Cheese!
Because it’s all about cheese. The art of cheese. The art of cheesemaking. Once upon a time, the Swiss made cheese in their homes. They carried the cheese down the […]
Dinner with the Millers
Any time I can go into the home of a local when I travel, I feel like the luckiest woman in the world. I love getting a glimpse into the […]
Yoder’s Amish Farm
In Holmes County, Ohio, I think the closest thing you can find to a tourist attraction is Yoder’s Amish Farm. And I say that because you can buy tickets to […]
Holmes County, Ohio – Home to the Largest Amish Population in the World
There are pockets of Amish people in many states in the U.S., but the single, biggest population of Amish live in Holmes County, Ohio, which has been dubbed “Amish Country.” […]
