6 September 2012 - Columbiana, Ohio

6 September 2012

I'm traveling this week, a trip home to Ohio, via some genealogy research in Pennsylvania.  It is also a time to eat the things that I cannot find in NJ... Mennonite cooking, Amish markets, skies that don't completely darken until 9:30pm, fresh cut grass that delivers an intoxicating smell (NJ grass doesn't smell... it's very odd), spectacular sunsets, and exceptionally nice people. 

Here are some images of today...

Chicken and Noodles at Das Dutch Haus, Columbiana, Ohio

One can buy these noodles at most Ohio markets.  I've never found them in New Jersey.

Dinner was followed by a spectacular Midwest sunset....

Followed by a spectacular Midwestern storm, which my camera did not adequately capture...

The Amish market tomorrow, and headed toward Cleveland, which really does ROCK!

FYI:

Ohio has given the country 8 Presidents.
Ohio has given the country the MOST astronauts.
Ohio has the largest Amish population, in Holmes County and surrounding areas.
Ohio has mountains (the Appalachians), prairies, rolling hills, and an entire northern border of fresh water beaches.
Ohio is home to Cedar Point, roller coaster capital of the world.
Ohio's Columbus Zoo is home to Jack Hanna, and is the country's largest zoo.
Ohio is home to the Jeep plant.
Ohio's northern border is Lake Erie, which empties into the Niagara River, and Niagara Falls.  Swimmers are never asked to leave due to sharks or jelly fish, and it is fresh water.
Ohio is home to The Ohio State University, an original land grant institution, and the BUCKEYES.
The official state song is Hang on Sloopy, played at Buckeye games by TBDBITL (The Best Damn Band in the Land), as well as games of the Cleveland Indians, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Cleveland Browns. 
There is no greater honor in life than dotting the "i."
There are two ways to do things in Ohio... the wrong way, and the way Woody would have done it.
Ed O'Neill (Modern Family) is an Ohio native, graduating from Youngstown State University.
Dean Martin was from Steubenville, Ohio.
In Ohio, buttermilk is a beverage.
So much more to say about Ohio, but there are two types of people in the world... people blessed by God to be from Ohio and everyone else.

O-H