Nearly 80 million travelers are expected to journey 50 miles or more from home this holiday, including 72 million via auto and 6 million via airplane, according to AAA. That’s a 2% increase over last year – which was also a record.
The Hiram H. Chittenden Locks were created in 1917, part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal that connects inland lakes Washington and Union with the Puget Sound and Pacific Ocean.
Ohio Goes to the Movies will showcase hundreds of films, at locations across the state, that feature Ohio and Ohioans. It’s scheduled to run throughout most of 2026, when the United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary.
Rick Steves, the popular author, TV and radio host, will share stories about scams and other adventures from the road, at a talk in Cleveland next week, “Why We Travel,” sponsored by Ideastream Public Media.
The hotel, in the century old Baker Building on East 6th Street just off Euclid Avenue, will feature 97 guest rooms and suites, a full-service restaurant, bar, meeting space and more.
Though restoration work on the Lonz Mansion was completed this fall, it won’t be open to the public until the spring, when it will be operate as a history museum, with self-guided tours.
Long before the Haitians arrived, Springfield was worthy of attention for other reasons, including Frank Lloyd Wright's Westcott House and a fascinating visionary art display, the Hartman Rock Garden, just south of downtown.