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 […]
Category Archives: OKI – Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana
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 […]
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, […]
Browsing The Atlas 