Logan Brick

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No words needed, really. It’s a locally made brick from an old chimney on the homestead that is now Butterfly Ridge. Did you miss the story about this place? Click here!

 

Airstream Adventures

cOhio weather is always volatile but Ohio weather the first week of May is predictable in its volatility – it’s probably going to rain. And it will either be cold and rainy or humid and rainy.

Every. Single. Year.

We had a ton of events in the region this weekend and they all suffered because of the weather.  I did slip up to Logan for the Urban Air Festival yesterday morning but the threat of rain left the sky white and nasty – less than ideal circumstances for a novice photographer.

But it was fun to see all these cool old campers take over the streets of downtown and I met a ton of interesting people.

Here’s a few pictures from the festival.

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Aren’t Airstreams fabulous? I hear they’ve already signed up to return next year so maybe we’ll have better luck and a little sunshine next time! We did have decent weather last year so I may dig out some of the good pictures I took last year and share some with you.

Not sure what Urban Air is? Click here to read about it!

Pencil Sharpener Museum

pencil sharpenerI’m a fan of the roadside oddity. This week I visited one close to home – the Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum in Logan. This is a tiny, tiny museum for a real big collection.

The museum began as a retirement project for Mr. Johnson back in 1989. There are over 3,400 pencil sharpeners ranging from the crank style we all used in school to fun ones shaped like cars, animals and globes. Some I recognized from my own youth. Some are just pretty cool to look at.

I could tell you more but I’ll just let the pictures do the talking.

The Pencil Sharpener Museum is located adjacent to the Hocking Hills Visitors Center on St. Rt. 664 in Logan, Ohio. If you’re in town, be sure to pop by the visitors center and look at the pencil sharpeners. There is no admission and the visitors center has nice restrooms, an important detail for anyone who is traveling.