The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 real estate team partnered with the Paulding County Parks District regarding the transfer of the former roadside rest area located on county Road 424 in New Rochester. The roadside park, located just north of the village of Cecil, was previously owned by the state of Ohio. Following…
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District Two is now displaying a safety memorial at the ODOT Lucas County garage. The memorial is to raise awareness of work zone safety for drivers, specifically to represent the 28 people who were killed in Ohio work zone crashes in 2016. 27 of the 28 were motorists. “The…
By: Stan Jordan It is about the middle of July, 1945, and B Company is billeting a little mountain town called Berneck, Germany. The war has been over for a couple of months and we don’t stand very many formations. We a do a lot of exercise and work on the tanks and then play…
By: Stan Jordan While sitting here at my desk in March 2017, my mind and body is down by the park, in the river and the date is around the summer of 1934 or so. Like every other summer day, we three boys have a can full of worms or night crawlers and we are…
Cabin 21 at Valley Forge, A Boat Ramp on the Maumee, More on the Eagles and Snowy Owls, The Lobo Tank Busters The Lobo Tank Busters By: Stan Jordan Then entire continent of Europe is socked in with a dense fog. It didn’t lift, it just stayed all day. The weather man for England said…
By: Stan Jordan The Advance Chassis’ 2015 Regatta on the Maumee was a blast this year. There was plenty of water in the river and no one had to portage. Just sit with your feet in the water and drift along. Dan said there were three rafts, five kayaks, and three canoes. A total of…
The Maumee Valley Antique Steam & Gas Association is having its 38th Annual Summer Show and Festival August 20-23, 2015 at Jefferson Township Park east of New Haven, Indiana between U.S. 30 and U.S. 24 at 1720 Webster Road just north of Dawkins Road. For map and more information, visit our web site at maumeevalley.org.…
The Maumee River Raft Race; The Lobo Tank BustersThe Lobo Tank Busters By: Stan Jordan We returned to the rail-yards at Dijon today. It is a very busy place as the Germans are fleeing before Patton’s troops and they’re loading up the material on flat cars and heading east. We shot up everything that we…
Spring wildflowers love to show off at McNabb-Walter Nature Preserve. Located not far from the historic Spencerville covered bridge, this 195 acre natural area borders the St. Joe River on the west. There are picturesque views of ravines of Davis Creek and an old growth maple woods still shows remnants of a sugar camp used…
Stops in New Haven, Antwerp & DefianceThe Save Maumee 141 mile, nine day, two state Canoe Trip is set to launch on April 19th. The group will set off from Junk Ditch & Continental Divide in Fort Wayne, IN and will end at International Park in Toledo, OH on April 26th. The group will be…
First Meeting of the Year!The Maumee Go Getters 4-H Club will have their first club meeting on Tuesday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Nahrwold’s barn (18812 Gar Creek Road, New Haven). Come and find out if 4-H is something you would like to join. Allen County 4-H is for anyone preschool age to…
