Sharon Woods Revisited – Spring 2013

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Here we are with another installment of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we are featuring one of my favorites places to walk – Sharon Woods. Sharon Woods is a 730 acre park with a HUGE lake.  The park opened in 1932 and was Hamilton County Park District’s first park. Sharon Woods has [...]

Heritage Park

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Here we are for another installment of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati“.  Today I am posting about a wonderful park that I recently visited – Heritage Park.  Heritage Park is located in Colerain Township, right along the Great Miami River.  The land the park sits on is reported to be the site of Fort [...]

Voice of America Park

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Here we are with another installment of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati“.  Today we’re featuring a park that’s a bit north of town – Voice of America Park. Voice of America Park is a 435 acre park and is part of the Butler County MetroParks.  The park sits just north of a heavily laden [...]

Day 23 – Sycamore Park and Wilson Nature Preserve

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It’s Day 23 (Year 2) of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I ventured east to visit Sycamore Park and the accompanying Wilson Nature Preserve. After a night of frost and with another one on its way, I decided today would be a great day to get out to a park.  We won’t [...]

Day 14 – Chilo Lock 34 Visitors Center and Museum

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It’s Day 14 (Year 2) of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring our trip out “east” with our post on Chilo Lock 34 Visitors Center, Museum and Park. Today it’s hard to imagine the Ohio River levels dropping to just 1′ to 2′ deep in the summertime.  But that was exactly [...]

Day 357 – Alms Park

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It’s Day 357 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I went to Alms Park, a beautiful park with incredible views. In between raindrops I was able to get out and enjoy all that Alms Park has to offer.  The scattered rain that arrived this morning kept the sane people at home which [...]

Day 348 – Bellevue Beach Park

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It’s Day 348 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we enjoyed a Sunday down at Bellevue Beach Park. We originally noticed this riverfront park when we were out walking at Friendship Park on the Ohio side of the river.   We had our Sunday afternoon open today so we decided to take a [...]

Day 332 – Valley View Nature Preserve

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It’s Day 332 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring The Valley View Nature Preserve in Milford. Valley View is a free 130 acre nature preserve with approximately five miles of walking trails.  It is incredibly private and once you’re back on the trails you’re likely to not see another sole.  [...]

Day 300 – Bechtold Park

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It’s Day 300 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I enjoyed some sun at Bechtold Park. Spring is just days away so I thought it might be good to visit a park today.  Bechtold Park is part of the Sycamore Park District Parks and is said to be the oldest and most [...]

Day 266 – Hueston Woods State Park

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It’s Day 266 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we took a trip north to Hueston Woods State Park. It might be cold outside but that didn’t stop us from venturing out to experience all that is Hueston Woods.  My son goes to Miami University so I picked him up and took [...]

Day 263 – Veterans Memorial Park

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It’s Day 263 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we took a trip east of town and stopped by at Veterans Memorial Park. If your New Year’s Resolution involves some tinkering with the weight problem this park might be just what you need!  This very well-kept park offers tennis and basketball courts, [...]

Day 213 – Trammel Fossil Park

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It’s Day 213 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I headed out to explore at Trammel Fossil Park. I enjoyed a bit of “Indian Summer” today with the highs being in the mid-60′s… such a treat in November!  It was a gorgeous day to be outside.  I headed out to a public [...]