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Cryptid King: Is the Ohio Grassman for Real?

Decades of sightings, whispers, and just enough evidence to keep us wondering.

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Sep 23, 2025
Cryptid King: Is the Ohio Grassman for Real?
Arts & Entertainment

🎢 Ohio’s Forgotten Amusement Parks: Rust, Ruins & Really Weird History

Featuring a nightmare-fuel animatronic that still haunts our memories...

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Sep 16, 2025
🎢 Ohio’s Forgotten Amusement Parks: Rust, Ruins & Really Weird History
History

🏚️ The Ohio Town That Voted Itself Out of Existence

When Amelia said no to taxes... and yes to vanishing. 🔮

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Sep 9, 2025
🏚️ The Ohio Town That Voted Itself Out of Existence
History

From Log Cabin to Lawnfield: The Ohio Home of President Garfield

How a poor farm boy became America’s most underrated president — and why his Mentor home is SO worth visiting 🤯

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Sep 2, 2025
From Log Cabin to Lawnfield: The Ohio Home of President Garfield
Food & Bevvies

🦅 Buzzard Day: How a Frontier Hunt Turned Into Ohio’s Weirdest Spring Tradition

Plus.....pancakes!?!??! Ohio is weird for sure. 🤔

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Aug 26, 2025
🦅 Buzzard Day: How a Frontier Hunt Turned Into Ohio’s Weirdest Spring Tradition
History

🍈The Mysterious Melon Heads of Northeast Ohio

Yep, you read that right...and it's weirder than you think. 😅

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Aug 19, 2025
🍈The Mysterious Melon Heads of Northeast Ohio
History

🐄 From Squatter’s Cabin to Living Museum: The Hale Farm Story

The town that used to be a farm that used to be nothing at all...

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Aug 12, 2025
🐄 From Squatter’s Cabin to Living Museum: The Hale Farm Story
History

🍎 Johnny Appleseed Was a Real Ohioan—and Honestly? Kinda a Vibe

There's so much more to the story than you think you know...

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Aug 5, 2025
🍎 Johnny Appleseed Was a Real Ohioan—and Honestly? Kinda a Vibe
History

🎯 The Teenager Who Told the British to Go to Hell...And Then Sent Them There

And yet you've probably never heard of him...😱

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Jul 29, 2025
🎯 The Teenager Who Told the British to Go to Hell...And Then Sent Them There
History

The Ohio President Who Was Shot by a Madman and Buried Like a King 👑

And for some reason nobody's talking about it...

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Jul 22, 2025
The Ohio President Who Was Shot by a Madman and Buried Like a King 👑
Arts & Entertainment

The Castle That Wasn’t: How Squire's Castle Became a Local Legend

Plus nine other grand Ohio mansions and castles you can actually visit 🏰

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Jul 15, 2025
The Castle That Wasn’t: How Squire's Castle Became a Local Legend
History

A Haunted Life Story - The Cleveland Ghost Guy

A Northeast Ohio ghost story from inside Cleveland’s most haunted house 👻

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Jul 8, 2025
A Haunted Life Story - The Cleveland Ghost Guy
History

🗽Hidden Gems: Patriotic & Historic Places to Visit in Northeast Ohio

Where Ohio history, heroism, and a little red-white-and-blue pride come alive.

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Jul 1, 2025
🗽Hidden Gems: Patriotic & Historic Places to Visit in Northeast Ohio
History

5 Ohio War Stories You Probably Never Heard 🥁

Ohio, you're a legend.

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
May 27, 2025
5 Ohio War Stories You Probably Never Heard 🥁
History

🏷️ The Name Game: Who Are These Clevelandish Peeps?

Who Named All This Stuff? We Found Out. 💁‍♀️

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
May 6, 2025
🏷️ The Name Game: Who Are These Clevelandish Peeps?
Arts & Entertainment

Why Ohio Deserves WAY More Hype 🌟

A Data-Driven Love Letter to NEO 💌

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
May 1, 2025
Why Ohio Deserves WAY More Hype 🌟
Real Estate

🏛 The Rise and Fall of Millionaire’s Row: Cleveland’s Forgotten Gilded Age

When Euclid Avenue Was Richer Than Wall Street 🤑

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Apr 22, 2025
🏛 The Rise and Fall of Millionaire’s Row: Cleveland’s Forgotten Gilded Age
Real Estate

🥾 Take a Walk Through What’s Left of Millionaire’s Row

(No pearls or top hats required)

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Apr 21, 2025
🥾 Take a Walk Through What’s Left of Millionaire’s Row
History

Did You Know Cleveland Once Had Its Own Serial Killer—And Eliot Ness Couldn’t Catch Him?

Before Dahmer, Before Netflix—There Was the Cleveland Torso Murderer 😱

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Apr 15, 2025
Did You Know Cleveland Once Had Its Own Serial Killer—And Eliot Ness Couldn’t Catch Him?
History

Shopping, History, and Mobsters: The Cleveland Arcade Has It All

Step into The Land’s own slice of Prohibition-era drama 🍸😲

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Apr 8, 2025
Shopping, History, and Mobsters: The Cleveland Arcade Has It All
Food & Bevvies

Ohio: The Once-King of American Wine Production?!?

The Rich History of Ohio's Forgotten Wine Legacy

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Apr 1, 2025
Ohio: The Once-King of American Wine Production?!?
Arts & Entertainment

Cleveland Trust Rotunda: Ghosts, Gorgeousness, and a Whole Lot of History 🍸

The Hidden Gem of Cleveland You Probably Haven’t Heard Of Yet!

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Mar 25, 2025
Cleveland Trust Rotunda: Ghosts, Gorgeousness, and a Whole Lot of History 🍸
History

The Guardians of Traffic 🌉

Cleveland’s Watchful (and Maybe Supernatural?) Roadside Dudes

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Mar 18, 2025
The Guardians of Traffic 🌉

Cleveland, covered— from hotspots to hidden gems all in 5 minutes flat