The Pied Piper of Hamelin
On the strike of the hour, the bells of this glockenspiel (a clock tower with animated figures) ring out and the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin unfolds. It […]
Category Archives: OKI – Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana
Gotta Get Some Goetta!
If you don’t know what goetta is, you probably haven’t been to Cincinnati. Even a lot of Cincinnatians don’t know exactly. They’ve likely heard of it though, even if they […]
Sip & Zip at The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake
Where to stay in Geneva-on-the-Lake A trip to Geneva-on-the-Lake should include a stay (or at least a visit) at the Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake. This family-friendly Lodge has it all: comfortable […]
Geneva-on-the-Lake: Ohio’s First Summer Resort
For me, Geneva-on-the-Lake was Ohio’s version of the family resort where the Houseman family in Dirty Dancing spent their summers. It’s a small town on the edge of Lake Erie […]
Lake Erie Canopy Tours
I’ll give you a minute to watch this video of my 73-year-old mother and then I’ll tell you how the rest of the zip-lining excursion went. It was fantastic! There […]
A Ghost of Charles Dickens’ Past
The Golden Lamb in Lebanon, Ohio is Ohio’s oldest inn. Its charm is historic and its former clientele still present. Charles Dickens once stopped here; as did many other prominent […]
Ohio’s Chinese Lantern Festival
It just got cold outside. Really cold outside. The weathermen on TV used this as a news story; overeager to alert us about some serious winter weather coming. But it […]
A Tree Grows in Greensburg
There is a tree growing out of the Decatur County, Indiana courthouse. It’s Greensburg’s #1 attraction on TripAdvisor. Allegedly, birds are responsible. Remarkably, it is actually the second tree to […]
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 […]
Serpent Mound
Field Trips to 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 […]
Browsing The Atlas 