Empty places and liminal spaces can be unsettling. Or, if it means moving out and moving forward, it can be a thing of joy.
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Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel is now on exhibit in Dayton. No need to travel to Italy!
They say timing is everything in life. I picked the right time to head out in the RV on a solo trip!
The Packard Museum in downtown Dayton, Ohio is a time capsule of fine automobiles from the first 50 years of the twentieth century.
At the top of Ohio sits Lake Erie. In the middle of Lake Erie is the US-Canada border. And right below the border lies a string of little islands. Welcome to Put-In-Bay!
Dayton is an Air Force town. There’s Wright-Patterson AFB here and the giant Dayton Air Force Museum.
A deep freeze has settled in from Texas to Maine. There’s no escaping it – it’s winter everywhere!
In midst of pandemics and protests we took a chance and escaped to Put-In-Bay on Lake Erie. The island has been closed down since winter and just opened up the week we got there.
Put In Bay
South Bass Island, Ohio
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Did you ever find a place that was so good you can’t wait to go back?
Well, I found it – the best kept secret in Ohio – Put In Bay!
In early October, the hottest week of the year was bearing down on our farm. Temperatures near 100 degrees were forecast and frankly, I just couldn’t take it anymore. So I pulled out a map and drew a line due north. My finger landed on Put In Bay, a tiny town on an island in Lake Erie.
Knowing nothing about the place, I packed up the RV and the dog and headed north, leaving poor Tim at home to deal with the cats and the oppressive heat.