MANSFIELD – The 66th annual Fall Harvest Show, sponsored by the Mansfield Men’s Garden Club, will take place on Saturday, Aug. 28 and Sunday, Aug. 29 in the Carriage House at Kingwood Center Gardens. The show is free and open to the public with paid admission to the gardens. Show viewing is on Saturday, Aug. […]
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Mohican Fire Tower offers spectacular view of the region
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. PERRYSVILLE — The Mohican Fire Tower is 80-feet tall and was constructed in 1934. At the time it was built, the Mohican Fire Tower had an average visibility of 10 miles in all directions. This allowed the towerman to keep an […]
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Richland Source launches new outdoor section
You may have noticed over the past several months that Richland Source has ramped up its focus on outdoor news. This goes beyond the regular stories we’ve frequently turned at Malabar Farm or various Mohican sites. North central Ohio residents are avidly climbing, boating, hunting, and fishing and much more in the great outdoors. In […]
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Mysterious disease killing Ohio songbirds
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was first published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. COLUMBUS — Recently it has been observed that songbirds in Ohio are being affected by a disease. The primary species affected at this time are blue jays, common grackles, European starlings, American robins, and house sparrows. Ohio counties experiencing the bulk […]
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HP #45 includes conquering “Chicken Out Ridge” & lava caves in Idaho
Editor’s Note This is a continuing series by mountaineer and Ashland native Adam Fox in his attempt to scale the highest point in every state. Read some of the 45 completed summits here. It was the first crux of the route — stretching your leg from one wall to a window ledge on another. If you […]
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Lyons Falls named after colorful local legends
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. LOUDONVILLE — Big Lyons Falls and Little Lyons Falls at Mohican State Park are notable for their colorful legends. Local folklore attributes the name of the falls to two historic characters, both named Lyons, but unrelated to each other. One story […]
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Carlsbad Caverns, Tombstone, Grand Canyon all on the menu in vacation to the Southwest
Summer is vacation time for those with school-age children. It always was for me growing up, and our youngsters are getting a similar experience. This is not the Griswold family vacation story. I’ll spare you the guacamole dip and stale nachos. You won’t have to sit through our slides either. But if you’ve never seen […]
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Malabar Farm State Park boasts horse trails, fishing, wildlife
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. LUCAS — Located in Pleasant Valley of Richland County, Malabar Farm is representative of the diversity of the glaciated Appalachian Plateau region and was the dream of sustainable agriculture for the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and conservationist, Louis Bromfield. The park has […]
