Squire’s Castle in Cleveland Metroparks’ North Chagrin Reservation in Willoughby Hills (photo by Gabe Wasylko)

9 Great Ohio Metroparks to Visit This Fall

These sites in parks systems near cities offer beautiful fall color and serve as enduring reminders of those who worked to preserve them.

The 2nd Cavalry Brigade Brass Band on horseback (photo courtesy of Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums)

5 History-Focused Events This Month

Take a trip to the past at these Ohio gatherings, including an old-fashioned baseball match and a period-appropriate reenactment showcasing historic trades and crafts.

Scioto Trail State Park in the Fall (photo courtesy of Ohio Department of Natural Resources)

When Will Fall Color Peak in Ohio?

Fall color is spreading across our state with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources saying vibrant autumn hues are in the forecast for Ohio.

Wood engraving depicting the Ashtabula train disaster in an 1877 issue of “Harper’s Weekly” (illustration courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

How Ashtabula’s 1876 Train Disaster Changed American Railroads

On Dec. 29, 1876, a passenger train plunged into the Ashtabula River, leaving tragedy, unanswered questions and lasting reforms in its aftermath.

Exterior of Anchorage Mansion in Marietta (photo courtesy of Hidden Marietta)

Visit Marietta’s Haunted Mansion This Fall

The Anchorage Mansion offers a slew of ghostly stories in a nearly 250-year-old river city filled with them.

Featured Events

Oct 16—Oct 18

Apple Butter Stirrin’ Festival

Coshocton, Ohio

Sep 19—Oct 18

CrowFest

Mansfield, Ohio

Wynton Marsalis playing the trumpet (photo by Frank Stewart)

Oct 2—Oct 4

CSO + Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Festival

Cincinnati, Ohio

Sep 11—Oct 25

Derthick’s Corn Maze

Mantua, Ohio

Artifacts on display at Massillon Museum (photo courtesy of Visit Canton)

May 30—Oct 18

Driving Forces: The Lincoln Highway Journey

Massillon, Ohio

Oct 3—Oct 11

Harvest Festival

Bath, Ohio

The Dracula Experience performance at Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre (photo courtesy of Visit Chillicothe Ohio)

Oct 1—Oct 31

The Dracula Experience at Haunted Mountain

Chillicothe, Ohio

Sep 25—Oct 24

Yasmina Reza’s “Conversations After a Burial”

Cleveland, Ohio

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Rail Explorers: Bluegrass Division in Versailles, Kentucky (photo courtesy of Rail Explorers)

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Visit Marietta’s Haunted Mansion This Fall