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11/02/2026

Check out the Miami Canal from Cincinnati to Dayton.

The Travelers Guide Through Ohio, 1837 Map

From Warren Jenkins' The Ohio gazetteer, and traveler's guide. Mr. Jenkins' publication was a continuation of the work done by John Kilbourn from 1815 until his death in 1833.

Note: This map does not seem to reflect any of the river name changes made by an act of the State Legislature in 1833.

Hi-Res download available on my KO-FI page.

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10/30/2026

In 1931, deep in the Great Depression, a dance marathon at Russells Point ran 80 days and 2 hours. That is 1,922 hours of shuffling.

The twist is Indian Lake. In the 1850s, crews turned small lakes and wetlands into the Lewistown Reservoir, a water tank for the Miami and Erie Canal. Railroads made the canal obsolete, and by 1898 it was a state park.

In 1924 came Sandy Beach Amusement Park, the "Million Dollar Playground," with a wooden coaster, and later the big bands. I need a nap after one school dance.

A lake built to keep canal boats moving got famous for people who refused to stop.

Photo: Rudolph Gartner, via Wikimedia Commons.

10/25/2026

Are you seeing the vibrant fall colors today? Check out this beautiful fall photo from 13abc Viewer Stephanie Helmke at Independence Dam State Park in Defiance, Ohio.
What a great time of the year!

10/24/2026

October is Ohio Archaeology Month! Discover thousands of years of Indigenous history in Cuyahoga Valley National Park through our Native American Walking Tour on the NPS App. Beginning at Canal Exploration Center, this self-guided tour explores Indigenous connections to the Cuyahoga Valley and highlights both historic and prehistoric sites in the area.

Download the NPS App and walk the tour at your own pace.

Photo: NPS/R. Jones

10/24/2026

10/24/2026

This Week in Parish History
The Telegraph stated on October 26, “Pastoral appointment- Rev. John Otto Bredeick has been appointed by the bishop, Pastor of the German Catholic congregations in and near Fort Jennings, Putnam County. It is the intention of Rev. Mr Bredeick, who we are happy to state speaks the English language well, to commence building a church on a suitable site 5 miles from Fort Jennings, where a good country road strikes the Miami extension canal.” According to Msgr. Mossing’s history of the Diocese of Toledo, Fr. George Boehne served as pastor of Glandorf and Fort Jennings from 1843-1848 when he became resident pastor of Fort Jennings. Fr. Bredeick may have assisted him while he was pastor of Glandorf and Fort Jennings. The newspaper may have said Fort Jennings because it was the nearest known town to the place where he would establish a parish.

10/24/2026

Along the east side of the Miami Erie Canal a small distance north of St. Marys.

10/21/2026

Address

130 S Washington Street, PO Box 246
New Bremen, OH
45869

Telephone

(419) 733-6451

Website

http://www.meccainc.org/

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