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Hometown Treasures
We celebrate our 2016–2017 Best Hometown honorees by sharing some of the interesting and fun discoveries we made during our visits.
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5 Reasons to Visit our 2022-23 Best Hometowns
From the site of a War of 1812 fort to a museum focused on the fashion world, these destinations in our Best Hometowns 2022-23 communities are worth a visit.
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Filmmaker Seth Breedlove’s Small Town Monsters
Documentary filmmaker Seth Breedlove tells the stories of small-town America through elusive creatures that have become the stuff of legend.
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3 Ohio Pizza Styles and Where to Get Them
The Buckeye State’s distinctive pizza styles may not be as well known as the ones hailing from New York or Chicago, but these three have long histories. Here is where you can try them.
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Meet Ohio Maple Farmer Nate Bissell
Syrup is in Nate Bissell’s blood. Now, he is working to make our state synonymous with the stuff.
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Spring A&E Preview (2016)
Fourteen exhibitions, shows and events that offer a glimpse of what the season has to offer
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Shipwrecks of Lake Erie
Our Great Lake holds the remains of hundreds of vessels that disappeared beneath its surface. Today, divers and researchers work to preserve their stories.
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Cleveland, Alan Freed and the World’s First Rock Concert
On March 21, 1952, thousands of people crowded into the Cleveland Arena for the Moondog Coronation Ball, which was expected to go on for hours. Instead, the show was shut down before the end of the first band’s set.
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The Fury and Aftermath of the 1974 Xenia Tornado
In April 1974, a tornado that was part of a string of deadly storms ripped through the Ohio community of Xenia. It left a trail of destruction that is still remembered in and associated with the city to this day.
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Revisiting Ohio’s Bygone Department Stores
Department stores once ruled the retail landscape with their wealth of offerings and festive approaches to the holidays. These four are long closed, but the memories of them still burn brightly.
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America's Last Great Train Heist
In November 1935, Alvin “Creepy” Karpis and his crew robbed a mail car in Garrettsville, Ohio, scoring a bunch of cash and making a daring escape by both car and airplane.
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Spirit Rooms, Seances and Ohio in the 19th Century
In the 1850s, Athens County farmer Jonathan Koons created a room where he claimed he could communicate with the dead, part of the burgeoning spiritualist movement that rippled across the nation.
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How Ohio Helped Make the Jeep an Icon
Between 1941 and 1945, Willys-Overland of Toledo produced more than 363,000 jeeps for the war effort. Soldiers loved the vehicle, and it grew into a popular consumer brand that today employs thousands of Ohio autoworkers.
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Springfield’s Hartman Rock Garden is a Folk Art Masterpiece
During the Great Depression, Ben Hartman created a collection of interesting and idiosyncratic folk art sculptures at his southwest Ohio home.
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Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
Two hundred and fifty years after his birth, John Chapman still holds a place in our history that often contains as much lore as it does fact. Here is how he shaped Ohio through his work.
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Best of the Best Hometowns 2011
Ohio Magazine's Best Hometowns — Medina, Urbana, Wapakoneta, Worthington and Zanesville — have attractions for residents and visitors alike.
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Sweet Escapes
We visited three northeast Ohio maple sugaring operations you can see as part of the Maple Madness Driving Tour.
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4 Amish Families who Welcome Visitors Inside
Experience the old ways with four Amish families who open their homes and lives to curious visitors.
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Heaven in a Cone
When the temperature soars, we crave ice cream, in all its sweet, frozen glory.
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Where Does John Kasich Go From Here?
We sit down with the governor to talk about leading Ohio, running for president and what’s next.
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