A quick newsflash: The Catawba Island Brewing Co. is opening tonight, Wednesday, June 19. Stop by the tasting room for home-brews and CIB sodas made with locally-sourced ingredients (when possible). Check my previous post for … Read more
So, I’ve been hanging on to these photos for year now, waiting for the next appearance of the World War II B-17 Bomber “Yankee Lady” to come back to the Liberty Aviation Museum in Port … Read more
I first saw Chuck Snider’s beach glass jewelry at the Erie Trading Post in Port Clinton. All of his beach glass is tossed and turned by Lake Erie and deposited on the shores near his … Read more
We snuck down an alley off Perry Street to find The Bait House River Bar, a tiny little building right along the Portage River in Port Clinton. There are a handful of tables, a couple … Read more
I’ve really enjoyed seeing the changing plants along our beachfront in Port Clinton. It’s really a beautiful place, lots of birds, and lots of natural (and I think probably some invasive) plants. I don’t know … Read more
Tips from Tricia I was out minding my own business, weeding a little area along our driveway when I felt something biting the back of my legs. I kept weeding, thinking it was a little … Read more
It’s free, it’s clean, it’s close to my home and parts of the beach are dog-friendly. All pluses in my book. The nearly two-mile sandy beach at East Harbor State Park (map), named on of … Read more
Living so close to the water, I’ve searched for the perfect swimming spot. Now, perfect in my mind was formed by many years along Lake Michigan’s eastern shores, full of sandy beaches. But that’s a … Read more
On a recent visit to Louisville, KY, we traveled along the bourbon trail. Our first stop was the Woodford Reserve Distillery Tour ($7 per person). The sound of bourbon cooking … The sound of bourbon … Read more
On a recent visit to find plants at Bench Farms, I stopped in to The Grainery, a wonderful rustic gift and antique shop run by Sandy Nolan. Wonderful antiques, homemade and vintage treasures fill the … Read more
