Posts in category 'Fairfield County'

Are you aware that June is National Homeownership month?

Probably not. Because you're too busy working to afford the home you live in, whether you rent it or own it.

Why should you care?

If you poke around and read anything you can find about it, you're being urged to recognize and celebrate the benefits of homeownership.

That seems kind of a weird thing to ask you to do. Do you really have the time or care? What're you supposed to do, throw a party? Sit alone and contemplate it? Invite some friends out for coffee and chat about it?

You've got to figure that the people who actively promote it probably have their reasons and motives for pushing it. (You know, like real estate agents, mortgage lenders, and the government.)

It makes you wonder…

Why do they push it, other than to make money?

Is it really the "American Dream"? Or is it just a packaged ploy?

Is it all it's cracked up to be? What about a...

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In my Hidden Gems of Fairfield County, I will be showing places in and around the County that people, including myself, always seem to forget exist or forget why they are even around.

In today's installment of Hidden Gems, I want to talk about Alley Park. Specifically named the Charles Alley Nature Park. Alley Park is located on Old Logan Road just off of Route 33 East right outside of Lancaster. 

The park sits on 300 acres and boasts a good size parking lot, several miles of hiking trails, a couple of ponds and a nature center.

Coming in from the parking lot, it looks like you're going to be hiking a paved trail but that is just the drive back to the nature center. Once you get to Lake Loretta just inside the park, you can either continue straight back to the nature center or take a left and walk around the lake.

There are several trails including Alley Trail which is a couple of miles around the outer edge of the park....

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2016 will mark my 29th Fairfield County Fair. I love the fair. Lancaster and Fairfield County are near and dear to my heart but the Fairfield County Fair is something. I've never been to another county fair so I guess I'm biased but the Fairfield County Fair is the last and the best fair in Ohio. I have heard people say it is better than the Ohio State Fair which I would honestly believe.

I love the fair not just for the food and the shows but because I get to see people who I do not see very often. I get to see the pride people take in their hard work over the last year in raising animals, preparing for livestock shows and even growing the county's tallest sunflower. It is a week long celebration of the heritage and pride we all hold for Fairfield County and Lancaster.

I have seen many county fairgrounds be...

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Being a life long resident of Fairfield County, I have fallen in love with many of the things in the county that make up the amazing history of our county and make living here so great. So in this series, we will explore some of the hidden landmarks, places and things in Fairfield County that are definitely worth your time to visit and explore.

Our first one is the Roley School House Covered Bridge. If you're at all familiar with Fairfield County or Ohio, you know we have a lot of covered bridges and we like to preserve them. I have not seen any that are actually still in use since about 2003 when the Rockmill Covered Bridge was taken out of service. Many other bridges are still in their original locations all around Ohio with their old roads bypassing them now.

I bring up the Roley School House Bridge now though because of recent events regarding the bridge. Most people may know the Roley School House Bridge as the randomly placed covered bridge at the entrance to...

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