Grand River

Kurlee Kone will always have a place in my memories, memories of Grandparents and love. Much of my childhood was spent sailing with my Grandpa out of the Douglass & McLeod docks, long days spent on a DM22 on the Great Lake Erie. After sailing, Grandma and Grandpa always took us for ice cream before dropping us home. Anything we wanted, overfilling bellies far too close to mom’s dinners! Kurlee Kone is still there nearly 50 years later, still making family memories!

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Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County, Ohio

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Ashtabula County, in the Northeastern corner of Ohio, takes pride in being the “Covered Bridge Capital of Ohio”. A throwback to days gone by, one can find 19 of these nifty bridges scattered throughout the county, several near beautiful parks that invite one to stop and relax for a bit. The bridges include restored bridges […]

Fairport Harbor and Grand River

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Fairport Harbor & Grand River, Ohio I pass just south of the small Villages of Fairport Harbor (www.fairportharbor.org) and Grand River (www.grandriverohio.net) nearly every day on my way to work.  Small communities situated on either side of the Grand River, with northern borders ending where the mouth of the river empties into Lake Erie. For […]