From Cincinnati to Columbus in a Very Roundabout Way
Why drive from point A to B when you can make lots of little detours to “just do this thing” and “just do that thing”, making an hour and a half drive last for hours …
Category: US Presidents
Warren G. Harding Presidential Sites in Marion, Ohio
Who among us would not detour to Marion, Ohio (about 45 minutes north of Columbus) to visit sites related to our 29th President, Warren G. Harding? It has his presidential library, his home, and his …
In the Wilds of the Ohio River Valley
President William Henry Harrison Tomb & Memorial In our never-ending quest to check Presidential sites off Doug’s list, we found ourselves in waaaaaaaay southwest Ohio (right up against the borders with Kentucky and Indiana) for …
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
As a kid in the 1970s, my baseball team of choice was the Cincinnati Reds. This was the era of the Big Red Machine, winners of two World Series, with roster of future Hall of …
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Good Eats and Good Statues in Cincinnati
Behold the Buckeye! When William Henry Harrison successfully ran for president, his campaign created souvenirs carved out of Ohio’s state tree, the buckeye. Since that time, Ohio residents have been called “buckeyes,” though it seems …
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
Woo-hoo, we checked another Presidential site off Doug’s list with a visit to the William Howard Taft National Historic Site in Cincinnati, Ohio! Though the site is named after our 27th president (and 10th chief …
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site
We checked another presidential location off Doug’s list by visiting the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site in Indianapolis, Indiana. Harrison was of course the 23rd president of the United States, which obviously everyone knows, and the …
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A Mad Dash Across Some Great Lake States
In early May, we needed to make an emergency trip from Kansas back east to New Jersey (1,100 miles in just over a day, woo-hoo!). After a few weeks on the East Coast, we reversed …
A Few Sites in Central Missouri
Here are just a few items while we passed through the center of the state. The columns in the cover photo are at Westminster College in Fulton. They are all that remains of Old Westminster …