LOUDONVILLE — In 1961, Dick Frye introduced the idea of canoe rentals to Ohio when he opened The Mohican Canoe Livery south of Loudonville. The livery was situated at the confluence of the Clear Fork and Black Fork rivers, near the intersection of State Routes 3 and 97. The business started out with 14 aluminum […]
Kenny Libben, curator of Cleo Redd Fisher Museum
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Football pioneer Follis was also a Loudonville Walk-Over
LOUDONVILLE — By now many in the area are familiar with the story of Charles Follis, and north central Ohio’s role in it. Follis was a Wooster man who became the first black professional football player by signing a contract with the Shelby Blues on Sept. 15, 1904. What you may not know is Follis […]