The Downfall of West Erie Avenue

West Erie Avenue is the portion of Route 6 that runs from the Black River in Lorain all the way to the edge of Vermilion. Once a booming route into "Vacationland", the days of lakeside motels, drive-in movie theaters, skating rinks and family dining are fading. In a recent move, the city condemned the four remaining motels located on Route 6, west of the city. This was voted on due to health and safety concerns by the city and will be demolished very shortly, wiping a major part of Lorain history off the map for good.

I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand this move will make the area around the motels a safer place. These motels have served as drug dens and permanent homes for a number of years, bringing in all sorts of violence, drugs, and other crime. Gone are the days when families stayed at these motels on their way to Cedar Point, possibly catching a movie at the drive-in before bed.

Camping in Hocking Hills (Part 3)

After we had lunch back at the campsite we left once more, this time heading to a man made feature of the area. A couple of shops that were set up in an area completely surrounded by woods and fields.

Minnie was ready to go.

Camping in Hocking Hills (Part 2)

Picking up where we left off at Old Man's Cave. Once we made it to the bottom of the ravine we took the bridge across the creek to the other side.

Camping in Hocking Hills (Part 1)

About 3 hours south of our home, in Hocking County is some of the most naturally beautiful areas in all of the state. Hocking Hills was carved out by seas that predate human existence. There are caves, lakes, waterfalls, hills, massive trees, and trails that run through all of them. For Sarah's uncle's birthday the whole family went camping in Hocking Hills. Needless to say I got a substantial amount of pictures. Here is part one of our trip.

Friday

We left after Sarah got home from work on Friday around 7:00 pm or so. Our eta placed us at the campground at approximately 10:00 pm.

Speed limit was 70 before you freak out (five over is the acceptable limit).

LSE Freight Car in Avon Lake

I've decided to drop the brackets from the front of my post titles. I think it makes the title too long and look unclean, plus they are pretty much worthless if I have a descriptive title. Anyway, a few days ago I was made aware of a large piece of history sitting behind a shopping center just down Route 6 from our house in Avon Lake. The shopping center happens to be one of historical importance and was also covered in a previous post you can view here.

The shopping center I am referring to is the one that used to be the old Beach Park LSE Station.

[EXPLORE] Adventures in Babysitting (Part 2)

We left off boarding the ferry to Kelley's Island with our dog Minnie and niece Alexandria in tow. This is the continuation of our little adventure.

It took us about 30 minutes to get from the mainland to the island. The Kelley's Island ferry wasn't exactly built for speed, but we didn't care. The view was incredible.

The Ferry

Passing the other ferry.

[EXPLORE] Adventures in Babysitting (Part 1)

On Saturday we borrowed our niece Alexandria, My brother and sister-in-law were moving into their new home and decided it would be easier if we took her for a day of adventure and exploration. Here are the better photographs of our day.

Breakfast

Delicious!