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Issue: Spring/Summer 2013
Author(s): —Damaine Vonada
Novelist Virginia Woolf once observed that to love well, you must dine well, and Ohio has a feast of foodie destinations where couples can enjoy “we time” shopping, sampling, cooking and dining together. Want to spice up your relationship with a culinary getaway? Begin at Jungle Jim’s International Market in Fairfield, which carries some 200,000 products — including 1,000 different cheeses and 15,000 wine labels — from around the world. With so much to see and goodies to taste in every department, start ...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2013
Author(s): —Elizabeth J. Musgrave
“Never too young” might be the motto for the Ohio cooking school, intended for the youngest chef in your family. Starting with the Kinder Cooks program for ages 3 to 5, children learn cognitive skills in the kitchen. Table setting and manners, food handling and preparation, and building confidence are covered. The Jr. Chefs program offers a customized, age-appropriate class for school-age children. Every month a new theme is offered to keep things interesting, fun and fresh for the youthful cooks....
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2013
Author(s): Jill Sell
Usually only adults and children 12 and older can take a guided expedition to the remote 820-acre Stebbins Gulch in The Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio. But children as young as 8 will have a rare opportunity to be part of a special family hike on May 26. Children hiking through the pristine natural area explore exposed rock formations and the East Branch of the Chagrin River, and climb several waterfalls. But even without a hike, every day is a fun, educational experience at Holden’s Buckeye Bud’s Ad...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2012
Author(s): Jessica Esemplare
Travel back in time to ancient Israel during a trip to the Cincinnati Museum Center. For five months, the center, located in the historic Union Terminal train station, will showcase “Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times” in its 15,000-square-foot changing exhibit space. From Nov. 16–April 14, at least 10 scrolls will be displayed, including pieces from Genesis, Psalms, Exodus and Isaiah. About 600 other artifacts dating from 1,000 B.C. to 70 A.D. — like coins, weapons, carvings, ceramics, mo...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2012
Author(s): Jill Sell
What’s your sign? No, we’re not talking the zodiac, but your favorite sign in the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. Maybe it’s the vintage Big Bear Stores sign or the old Howard Johnson’s restaurant sign. How about the Mail Pouch Tobacco sign that was once a side of an old barn? Or perhaps the Sputnik replica, complete with its 8-foot-diameter plastic globe, colored light bulbs and metal spikes. The sign welcomed shoppers to the Satellite Shopland shopping center in California during the 1960s. V...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2012
Author(s): Jill Sell
“You can visit other aviation museums, but there you see aircraft that is static. Here, they are dynamic. We start them and fly them. It’s a different kind of experience when you actually hear the planes and feel the vibrations,” says Jeff Sondles, historian and public relations specialist for the new Liberty Aviation Museum at the Erie-Ottawa Regional Airport in Port Clinton, Ohio. The museum opened in July, featuring the institution’s fully operational WWII B-25J Mitchell bomber nicknamed “Martha Jean....
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2012
Author(s): LongWeekends staff
Experience the nation’s largest indoor water park. From the Zip Drive uphill water coaster and slide to the Cheetah Race 4-lane mat slide, there are plenty of thrills for adventurous riders. The park also offers a lazy river, hot tub, wave pool and more. In seasonal weather, go outside for even more aquatic fun, or check out the Safari Outdoor Adventure Park. A zip-line tour, ropes course and climbing walls will challenge and entertain all day.
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2012
Author(s): Christina Ipavec
There’s much to explore and imagine at Old Man’s Cave, a popular recessed cave and trekking destination located within the 2,356-acre Hocking Hills State Park , just 12 miles from Logan, Ohio. Start your journey at the Old Man’s Cave Welcome Center, where you’ll descend into the gorge along Grandma Gatewood Trail — a six-mile stretch that leads to Old Man’s Cave to Cedar Falls and eventually Ash Cave — past waterfalls, trees and wildlife. Along the way, kids will be entertained by unique rock formations ...
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