High Level Bridge Across Maumee River, Toledo Ohio Old Postcard

 I love the colors on this great old linen postcard showing "High Level Bridge Across Maumee River, Toledo Ohio".

It is unused and undated. 

Queen Beanery Peebles Ohio 2025

Check out the Queen Beanery Coffee Shop in Peebles Ohio!

634 Coffee and Cafe Bainbridge

We had a great visit to 634 Coffee and Cafe in Bainbridge Ohio!

Millers Furniture, Bakery and Bulk Food West Union Ohio 2025

There is a great Amish community in southern Ohio.  Miller's is one of the Amish businesses that I love- they are famous for their pretzels, donuts, and sandwiches.  

Seip Earthworks Bainbridge Ohio

The Seip Earthworks are near Chillicothe Ohio!

Serpent Mound Peebles Ohio 2025

We visited Serpent Mound in Peebles Ohio again!

Concert Memories: John Prine, Lakewood, Ohio 04/28/2000

 

Geez....  this was a quarter of a century ago!  Crazy when you think of it that way.

This was my second and last time seeing John Prine live.  I saw him at the Central City Everly Brothers Home Coming show I think in 1992.  I figured I would always have more time to see him bit I didn't.  I guess seeing him twice was very lucky.

This was a very chill, relaxed show.  I do remember thinking that the levels were off on the sound at the venue.  Of course, that could have been affected by my specific seating location or something like that.  I remember really enjoying the show though, and I got a Prine t-shirt which is still in my collection.

I was living in Cleveland then, and I did miss Kentucky during my time there.  John Prine's music was linked to "home" to me, so this show was especially nice.

Concert Memories: Don Henley, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 06/12/2000

Well, since we are talking about Winslow Arizona and the Eagles, I found my old ticket stub from when I saw Don Henley solo in the Akron Ohio area back in 2000!  This was after the Eagles got back together.  

He was doing smaller theaters on this tour.  Blossom was an outdoor theater, and they only sold seated tickets under their awning.  A huge, general admission hill probably could have held 3-4 more times the people, but he was keeping the shows small.

I do remember the $50 price tag, at the time, was a bit steep, but I was happy to pay it to see Henley at a smaller crowd type show.  

I had seen Don in Nashville years earlier and loved the show.  I also saw a couple of the shows on the big Reunion tour of the Eagles.  Henley has always been my guy.

Deer at Murphin Ridge Inn Ohio 2025

They are at a distance, and hard to see at times, but here are some deer we saw while enjoying our stay at Murphin Ridge Inn!

Concert Memories: Bob Dylan and Natalie Merchant, Cleveland, OH. 02/17/1999

 

Bob Dylan in Cleveland Ohio, 2/17/1999.  We had really just moved to Cleveland, and when I saw that Dylan would be playing WITH Natalie Merchant opening, I knew I had to see this one.  I had seen Bob a few years earlier in Evansville Indiana, and I remember that being a terrible show.  I probably wouldn't have given him another chance, but...  Natalie Merchant.

Well, he was about as good the second time as he was the first, in my opinion.  I don't think large sports venues are good for his music either....  but my times seeing him live have been forgettable.

We did enjoy Natalie.  Oddly, at this time in my life, it seemed we were catching Natalie in concert a lot.  Plus, her former band, 10,000 Maniacs, were playing around our area too...  it was great catching them so much.

As a side note, Natalie Merchant's solo band at this point included the former Wallflower's (Dylan's son's band) drummer.

We left the show feeling good though.  Even seeing Dylan on a bad night... well, you are still seeing Dylan.  You have bragging rights.  Plus, Natalie Merchant.

I did pick up a cool knock off concert short outside the venue (usually, those shirts were better than the official ones inside) and I still have it.  I have let some of my friends' kids raid my collection a time or two, but I have kept that shirt.

Murphin Ridge Inn West Union Ohio September 2025

I have mentioned it before....  but we really love Murphin Ridge Inn in West Union Ohio!  Great, rural place to get away!

Great American Ballpark, Cincinatti Ohio 2025

Here is a quick look at an end of the season game I took in at Great American Ball Park in Cincinatti Ohio!

The "Mothman Experience" at Sugarloaf Mountain Chillicothe Ohio 2025

Oh man, we had a GREAT time (as always) in Chillicothe Ohio, catching "The Mothman Experience."

House of Phacops Rock Shop Peebles Ohio

Check out the one-of-a-kind rock shop near the Great Serpent Mound!

Kings Island Train Ride in Ohio

Check out the train ride at King's Island in Ohio!

Kings Island Ohio August 2025

We had a nice visit to King's Island in 2025!

Antique Cars at Kings Island Ohio

We enjoyed an antique car ride at King's Island!

Eiffel Tower Kings Island Ohio August 2025

Check out the Eiffel Tower at Kings Island in southern Ohio!

Loveland Castle Ohio 2025

The town of Loveland Ohio is really becoming a favorite of mine.  AND, they have a castle there!

The Works Pizza Co Loveland Ohio

Check out this great pizza place in Loveland Ohio!  Great pizza, AND there is a train!