Parks and Nature Preserves

Hi. I'm Lori.

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I live in the Midwest which is filled with natural beauty and incredible and unique pet-friendly places to visit. I started this blog as a place to keep my family up-to-date on our trips and provide a  first-person perspective of our experiences ( images/videos included). Feel free to stop and look into some of the  Mounds, Nature Centers, Parks, Preserves, Rock Formations, Trails, Waterfalls, and Wetlands we've explored.

Adena Mound, Williamson Indian Mound Ohio

Bacon Woods Trail Vermilion, Ohio

Black Swamp Nature Center Paulding, Ohio

Brandywine Falls  Northfield, Ohio

Bridal Veil Falls Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio

Catawba Island State Park Video Catawba Island, Ohio

Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve Yellow Spring, Ohio

Clinton Nature Preserve Tiffin, Ohio

Crane Creek State Park Oak Harbor, Ohio

Cuyahoga Valley National Park Ohio

Daniel Boone National Forest Kentucky

Eagle Marsh Nature Preserve Fort Wayne, Indiana

East Harbor State Park Marblehead, Ohio

Eden Haven Park Celina, Ohio

Evergreen Lake Area 2023, 

Evergreen Lake Trail Video October 6, 2023  Swanton Township, Ohio

Evergreen Lake Oak Openings Preserve 2021  still images Swanton Township, Ohio

Goll Woods State Nature Preserve Archbold, Ohio

Grand Lake Saint Marys and Celina, Ohio

Harrison Lake State Park Fayette, Ohio

Hueston Woods State Park Video College Corner, Ohio

Hueston Woods State Park  College Corner, Ohio

Hueston Woods State Park Dog Park / Beach,  College Corner, Ohio

Independence Dam State Park Defiance, Ohio

John Bryan State Park Yellow Springs, Ohio

John Bryan State Park and Clifton Nature Preserve Video  Yellow Springs, Ohio

Kendrick Woods State Nature Preserve; Winter  Spencerville, OH

Kendrick Woods State Nature Preserve Artesian Spring Video, October 2023 Spencerville, OH

 Kendrick Woods State Nature Preserve includes Video of springs and 4 minutes of South Trail. October 2023, Spencerville, OH

Kiser Lake State Park 

Lake Front Park  Huron Ohio

Lakeside Chautauqua Video Lakeside Ohio

Lindenwood Nature Preserve Fort Wayne Indiana

Maggie Marsh  Oak Harbor, Ohio

Mallard Lake Oak Opening Preserve  Swanton Township, Ohio

Marblehead Lighthouse State Park Marblehead, Ohio

Marblehead Lighthouse State Park Video Marblehead, Ohio

Maumee River Walk Video Grand Rapids Ohio

Mill Hollow Vermilion, Ohio

Natural Bridge - Red River Gorge  Slade, Kentucky

Oak Openings Preserve Swanton Township, Ohio

Oak Openings Ferns Trail along Evergreen Lake Video Swanton Township, Ohio

Oak Openings Preserve Video Swanton Township, Ohio

Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve Video Huron, Ohio

Ottawa National Wildlife Preserve Oak Harbor, Ohio

Ottawa National Wildlife Preserve Video Oak Harbor, Ohio

Ouabache State Park Video Bluffton, Indiana

Pew Island Scenic Trail Huntsville, Ohio ( near Indian Lake State Park)

Pew Island Video Huntsville, Ohio

Pokagon State Park Angola, Indiana

Pokagon Video Angola, Indiana

Rieck Center Findlay, Ohio

Shoaff Lake in Winter Video Fort Wayne, Indiana

Water Works Park Port Clinton, Ohio

Weirs Rapids Maumee River Bowling Green, Ohio

Wildwood Preserve Toledo, Ohio

Our wildlife photos can be found here. 

Sunsets here at home and  Fall in the Midwest, 

State Park Links

Ohio State Parks and Ohio State Forests and Ohio Camps 

Indiana State Parks and Indiana State Forests

Michigan State Parks and Michigan State Forests

Kentucky States Parks and Kentucky State Forests

Advice to fellow blog readers: Study History, recognize change, make improvements where you can, and enjoy yourself.  Pause, look out over the landscape, and view the lakes, picnic areas, ponds, rock walls, animals, and gardens. Appreciate and treasure the beauty around you! 

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