The Ohio Bubble

Be4 the Destination

Be4 the Destination   Is it weird to be sentimental about a state highway? For Nick, the anticipation of reaching Sandusky’s Cedar Point at the end of Ohio Route 4 colors the entire road with wonder. For Katie, the town of Sandusky is a treasure as the home of beloved family but the road itself is a means to an end. For Kelsey… well, she usually gets to Sandusky a different way. On this episode of The Ohio Bubble, our hypothetical trip up Route 4 has as many twists, turns, and surprises as a real road trip. Buckle up!   Logo by ridz_khan on Fiverr The full list of sources, links and disclaimers may not be visible on your podcast App due to space limitations. Please visit us at https://theohiobubblepodcast.podbean.com [https://theohiobubblepodcast.podbean.com] to see them all.   Sources and Links: * Ice Breaker: https://museumhack.com/list-icebreakers-questions/ [https://museumhack.com/list-icebreakers-questions/] St. Bernard Catholic Church * https://www.stbernard-springfield.org/history [https://www.stbernard-springfield.org/history] Bloomfield Farm * https://www.instagram.com/bloomfieldflowerfarm?igsh=MTg5eDIxcnl1MDZvMQ== [https://www.instagram.com/bloomfieldflowerfarm?igsh=MTg5eDIxcnl1MDZvMQ==] Mechanicsburg * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanicsburg%2C_Ohio [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanicsburg%2C_Ohio] * https://www.newspapers.com/article/frankfort-review-udney-hyde-rescue-of/68621449/ [https://www.newspapers.com/article/frankfort-review-udney-hyde-rescue-of/68621449/] * https://resources.ohiohistory.org/ohj/search/display.php?page=73&ipp=20&searchterm=shakers&vol=43&pages=209-254 [https://resources.ohiohistory.org/ohj/search/display.php?page=73&ipp=20&searchterm=shakers&vol=43&pages=209-254] Milford Center * https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/big-darby-creek-scenic-river#:~:text=The%20Darby%20Creek%20watershed%20covers,elder%20tolerate%20periods%20of%20inundation. [https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/big-darby-creek-scenic-river#:~:text=The%20Darby%20Creek%20watershed%20covers,elder%20tolerate%20periods%20of%20inundation.] * https://www.rivers.gov/river/big-little-darby [https://www.rivers.gov/river/big-little-darby] * Mussels quote: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Darby_Creek [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Darby_Creek] from an OBS survey Fruit Strength Farm * https://fruitstrengthfarm.com/products [https://fruitstrengthfarm.com/products] The Berry Farm * https://www.theberryfarmohio.com/pick-your-own [https://www.theberryfarmohio.com/pick-your-own] Shirk’s Homemade Candies * https://www.shirkscandies.com/ [https://www.shirkscandies.com/] Wyandot Popcorn Museum * https://www.wyandotpopcornmus.com/ [https://www.wyandotpopcornmus.com/] Linn School * https://www.marionhistory.com/linn-school-10th-anniversary-party/ [https://www.marionhistory.com/linn-school-10th-anniversary-party/] * https://www.marionstar.com/story/news/2022/04/03/still-standing-celebrating-marion-county-icon-linn-school/7194385001/ [https://www.marionstar.com/story/news/2022/04/03/still-standing-celebrating-marion-county-icon-linn-school/7194385001/] Pelican Coffee House and Graceful Gifts and the Amish Vault Furniture Store * https://pelicancoffeehouse.com/cafe-menu/ [https://pelicancoffeehouse.com/cafe-menu/] Pickwick Place * https://thepickwickplace.com/stalls/ [https://thepickwickplace.com/stalls/] * https://thepickwickplace.com/ [https://thepickwickplace.com/] Crossroads Candle Factory Store * https://crossroadscandles.com/factory-store/ [https://crossroadscandles.com/factory-store/] And a whole lot of Google Maps including the Mullet Taxidermy review   Disclaimers * Glynwood Road wine was inspired by its creator’s grandfather but not named after him * Trompe l’oeil is really hard to pronounce * External links are provided to credit the sources used in our research and provide further background. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Ohio Bubble Podcast. * We aren’t experts on everything. If you think we’re incorrect about something, let us know at https://www.instagram.com/the_ohio_bubble_podcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/the_ohio_bubble_podcast/]

What Even Is An Ohio?

Welcome to Ohio 101! If you can’t tell the difference between Ohio and Iowa, this is the episode for you. Unless you came here looking for stuff about Iowa. We can’t help you there.   Logo by ridz_khan on Fiverr The full list of sources, links and disclaimers may not be visible on your podcast App due to space limitations. Please visit us at https://theohiobubblepodcast.podbean.com [https://theohiobubblepodcast.podbean.com] to see them all.   Sources and Links: * Ice Breaker: https://museumhack.com/list-icebreakers-questions/ [https://museumhack.com/list-icebreakers-questions/] * Halloween Town is a reference to The Nightmare Before Christmas  * Lake Erie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie] * Ohio River: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_River [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_River] * Hocking Hills as the most beautiful place: https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/the-most-beautiful-place-in-every-us-state [https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/the-most-beautiful-place-in-every-us-state] * Oktoberfest Zinzinnati “billed as” the largest in the US and second largest overall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oktoberfest_Zinzinnati [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oktoberfest_Zinzinnati] * Our fact about the pork fat origins of P&G comes from Nick’s old History 3030 course at OSU with Russ Coil * Our definition of Youngstown-style pizza is direct from https://youngstownlive.com/pizza/#:~:text=Youngstown%2C%20Ohio%20is%20the%20birthplace,green%20peppers%20and%20Romano%20cheese. [https://youngstownlive.com/pizza/#:~:text=Youngstown%2C%20Ohio%20is%20the%20birthplace,green%20peppers%20and%20Romano%20cheese.] * Hopewell Earthworks: https://www.nps.gov/hocu/learn/historyculture/hopewell-ceremonial-earthworks.htm [https://www.nps.gov/hocu/learn/historyculture/hopewell-ceremonial-earthworks.htm]   Disclaimers and corrections: * This was a broad introduction to Ohio. As such, there were a lot of important things we couldn’t talk about here. * Fair warning: We absolutely believe there’s a brighter future for Northeast Ohio but we don’t shy away from its dark side and misfortunes in this episode. * We were wrong- American cheese is, in fact, cheese. * Wildcat Hollow is a specific trail in Wayne National Forest, not its own state park. * The term “rock and roll” was not actually coined by Alan Freed. He was  just the first to use it to describe a genre of music. * Per JobsOhio, we’re actually a one day drive from 60% of the population of the US and Canada. https://www.jobsohio.com/en/why-ohio/doing-business-here/business-climate [https://www.jobsohio.com/en/why-ohio/doing-business-here/business-climate] . * External links are provided to credit the sources used in our research and provide further background. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Ohio Bubble Podcast. * We aren’t experts on everything. If you think we’re incorrect about something, let us know at https://www.instagram.com/the_ohio_bubble_podcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/the_ohio_bubble_podcast/]

Ranking Ohio's Ice Cream Brands

Warning: this episode is a bit vanilla. In this edition of the Ohio Bubble, we embark on a blind taste test of Ohio’s ice cream brands to rank them once and for all. How many potential sponsors will we lose?   Ice Creams Sampled: Graeters Handel's Isaly's Johnson's UDF (United Dairy Farmers) Ruggles Velvet Whit's   Logo by ridz_khan on Fiverr    The full list of sources, links and disclaimers may not be visible on your podcast App due to space limitations. Please visit us at https://theohiobubblepodcast.podbean.com [https://theohiobubblepodcast.podbean.com/] to see them all.    Sources and Links: Ice Breaker: https://museumhack.com/list-icebreakers-questions/ [https://museumhack.com/list-icebreakers-questions/]   Disclaimers: * UDF’s 5 milkshake promotion is no longer active. * External links are provided to credit the sources used in our research and provide further background. They do not reflect the opinions of the Ohio Bubble Podcast. * We aren’t experts on everything. If you think we’re incorrect about something, let us know at https://www.instagram.com/the_ohio_bubble_podcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/the_ohio_bubble_podcast/]

Hamilton County: More Than Just Cincy

We’re back with our second county special. We managed to do an episode on Hamilton County with only one reference to the musical. Meanwhile, Katie judges tornadoes, Nick says “also” a lot, and Kelsey presents her comprehensive hayride theory.   Logo by ridz_khan on Fiverr    The full list of sources, links and disclaimers may not be visible on your podcast App due to space limitations. Please visit us at https://theohiobubblepodcast.podbean.com [https://theohiobubblepodcast.podbean.com/] to see them all.    Sources and Links: Ice Breaker: https://museumhack.com/list-icebreakers-questions/ [https://museumhack.com/list-icebreakers-questions/]   Sites found with Google Maps https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_County,_Ohio [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_County,_Ohio] Symmes Purchase: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmes_Purchase [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmes_Purchase] “Irregular Northern boundary” quote is a paraphrase of Memoirs of the Miami Valley", vol. 2, 1919 quoted in http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/hamilton/history_thestoryofhamilton.html [http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/hamilton/history_thestoryofhamilton.html] John Cleves Symmes: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cleves_Symmes [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cleves_Symmes] Anna Harrison: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Harrison [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Harrison] John Cleves Symmes Jr.:  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cleves_Symmes_Jr. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cleves_Symmes_Jr.] Harrison-Symmes Memorial: http://hsmfmuseum.org/ [http://hsmfmuseum.org/] http://hsmfmuseum.org/faq [http://hsmfmuseum.org/faq] Cincinnati and Whitewater Tunnel: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_and_Whitewater_Canal_Tunnel [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_and_Whitewater_Canal_Tunnel] Smaller Communities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bevis%2C_Ohio [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bevis%2C_Ohio] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Saint_Joseph,_Ohio [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Saint_Joseph,_Ohio] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixteen_Mile_Stand,_Ohio [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixteen_Mile_Stand,_Ohio] Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library: https://chpl.org/news/chpl-receives-ninth-five-star-rating/ [https://chpl.org/news/chpl-receives-ninth-five-star-rating/] Park Scoring: https://www.parksandrecbusiness.com/articles/tpl-2023-parkscore-report-parks-and-healthcare-a-new-and-growing-playbook [https://www.parksandrecbusiness.com/articles/tpl-2023-parkscore-report-parks-and-healthcare-a-new-and-growing-playbook] Fernald Preserve: https://youtu.be/Aq-XaC5gxJY [https://youtu.be/Aq-XaC5gxJY] https://www.energy.gov/lm/visit-fernald-preserve-visitors-center [https://www.energy.gov/lm/visit-fernald-preserve-visitors-center] Stricker’s Grove: http://www.strickersgrove.com/ [http://www.strickersgrove.com/] Whitewater Village: https://www.whitewatervillage.org/ [https://www.whitewatervillage.org/] https://www.whitewatervillage.org/history-shaker-settlement-ohio [https://www.whitewatervillage.org/history-shaker-settlement-ohio] Shakers: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakers [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakers] Broom Corn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorghum_bicolor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorghum_bicolor] Whitewater River: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewater_River_(Great_Miami_River_tributary) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewater_River_(Great_Miami_River_tributary)] Miami Whitewater Forest: https://www.greatparks.org/parks/miami-whitewater-forest [https://www.greatparks.org/parks/miami-whitewater-forest] Shaker Trace Nursery: https://www.greatparks.org/parks/miami-whitewater-forest/shaker-trace-nursery [https://www.greatparks.org/parks/miami-whitewater-forest/shaker-trace-nursery] Brown’s Farmers Market: https://brownsfarmmarket.com/about/ [https://brownsfarmmarket.com/about/] Harrison, Ohio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison,_Ohio [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison,_Ohio] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1990_Lower_Ohio_Valley_tornado_outbreak#Bright,_Indiana/Harrison,_Ohio [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1990_Lower_Ohio_Valley_tornado_outbreak#Bright,_Indiana/Harrison,_Ohio] F6 Tornado: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujita_scale [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujita_scale] Eighteen Mile House: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighteen_Mile_House [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighteen_Mile_House] American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Watchmakers-Clockmakers_Institute [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Watchmakers-Clockmakers_Institute] https://www.awci.com/ [https://www.awci.com/] https://www.awci.com/member-center/membership-form/ [https://www.awci.com/member-center/membership-form/] Loveland Castle: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chateau_Laroche [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chateau_Laroche] https://lovelandcastle.com/ [https://lovelandcastle.com/] Gorilla Glue and Sharonville: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharonville,_Ohio [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharonville,_Ohio] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_Glue [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_Glue] George Rieveschl: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rieveschl [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rieveschl] Merle Robbins: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_Robbins [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_Robbins] Shadow Hare: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Hare [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Hare] Spring Grove Cemetery: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Grove_Cemetery [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Grove_Cemetery] Emma Lucy Braun: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Lucy_Braun [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Lucy_Braun] (including direct quote) and https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Emma+Lucy+Braun [https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Emma+Lucy+Braun] Nicholas Longworth: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Longworth_(winemaker) [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Longworth_(winemaker)] Information especially taken from Winemaking section. Also https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catawba_(grape) [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catawba_(grape)] (details Longworth’s involvement in “America’s first commercially successful winery”) as well as the reasons for Catawba’s decline.   Disclaimers: * None of us believe the hollow earth theory. * We actually do have the heights of most of the First Ladies. Anna Symmes Harrison may have been the second shortest First Lady: https://www.bibi3.com/firstladies/us/grid/height/desc/2#google_vignette [https://www.bibi3.com/firstladies/us/grid/height/desc/2#google_vignette] * External links are provided to credit the sources used in our research and provide further background. They do not reflect the opinions of the Ohio Bubble Podcast. * We aren’t experts on everything. If you think we’re incorrect about something, let us know at https://www.instagram.com/the_ohio_bubble_podcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/the_ohio_bubble_podcast/]

Rated and Curated

Time to get cultured as we look at some of Ohio’s largest museums. Kelsey’s glowing review of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History gets interrupted by an epic discussion on the nature of puns. Nick’s less-than-glowing review of the Columbus Museum of Art sends us all into an epic discussion/rant on modern art. Logo by ridz_khan on Fiverr The full list of sources, links and disclaimers may not be visible on your podcast App due to space limitations. Please visit us at https://theohiobubblepodcast.podbean.com [https://theohiobubblepodcast.podbean.com] to see them all.   Sources and Links:   Ice Breaker: https://museumhack.com/list-icebreakers-questions/ [https://museumhack.com/list-icebreakers-questions/]   At Least We’re Not Detroit originates in this video: https://youtu.be/oZzgAjjuqZM [https://youtu.be/oZzgAjjuqZM] Here’s its slightly happier sequel: https://youtu.be/QIbmT2Rs8vw [https://youtu.be/QIbmT2Rs8vw] Cleveland Museum of Natural History: https://www.cmnh.org/ [https://www.cmnh.org/]   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Museum_of_Natural_History [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Museum_of_Natural_History]   Holotype: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holotype [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holotype]   Jane the Nanotyrannus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus#Nanotyrannus [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus#Nanotyrannus]   Dunkleosteus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkleosteus [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkleosteus]   Lucy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_(Australopithecus) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_(Australopithecus)] https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/australopithecus-afarensis-lucy-species.html [https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/australopithecus-afarensis-lucy-species.html]   Balto: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balto [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balto]   Togo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togo_(dog) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togo_(dog)]   Per The Spruce Pets, Ohio is one of 17 US states where it’s legal to keep a pet skunk and surgical “de-skunking” is considered humane. https://www.thesprucepets.com/skunks-as-pets-1237314#toc-can-you-own-a-pet-skunk [https://www.thesprucepets.com/skunks-as-pets-1237314#toc-can-you-own-a-pet-skunk]   Cleveland Art Museum: https://www.clevelandart.org/ [https://www.clevelandart.org/]   Columbus Museum of Art: https://www.columbusmuseum.org/ [https://www.columbusmuseum.org/]   Most information on individual artworks taken from placards at the museum.   Monet’s Weeping Willow: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeping_Willow_(painting) [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeping_Willow_(painting)]     A great article on Hopper: https://theconversation.com/edward-hopper-the-artist-who-evoked-urban-loneliness-and-disappointment-with-beautiful-clarity-77636 [https://theconversation.com/edward-hopper-the-artist-who-evoked-urban-loneliness-and-disappointment-with-beautiful-clarity-77636]   George Bellows: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bellows [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bellows]   Eddie Redmayne’s dissertation was on Yves Klein: https://www.mrporter.com/en-us/journal/fashion/a-brief-history-of-mr-eddie-redmayne-683268 [https://www.mrporter.com/en-us/journal/fashion/a-brief-history-of-mr-eddie-redmayne-683268] We couldn’t find any evidence of Klein’s work being displayed at the Cleveland Museum of Art   COSI: https://cosi.org/ [https://cosi.org/]   COSI History: https://cosi.org/about-cosi/history-of-cosi#:~:text=COSI%20opened%20to%20the%20public,Street%20on%20November%206%2C%201999. [https://cosi.org/about-cosi/history-of-cosi#:~:text=COSI%20opened%20to%20the%20public,Street%20on%20November%206%2C%201999.]      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/COSI [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/COSI] COSI Mission and Vision: https://cosi.org/about-cosi [https://cosi.org/about-cosi] Old COSI: http://oldcosi.com/ [http://oldcosi.com/]      http://oldcosi.com/history.htm [http://oldcosi.com/history.htm] New COSI http://oldcosi.com/newcosi.htm [http://oldcosi.com/newcosi.htm]     Disclaimers: * All of us know that Blarney Castle is in Ireland, not England. * There are at least two barbed wire museums in America.  None are in Ohio. * Our next episode will not end up being the next museum episode. * Halls of Fame will have their own episode. * External links are provided to credit the sources used in our research and provide further background. They do not reflect the opinions of the Ohio Bubble Podcast. * We aren’t experts on everything. If you think we’re incorrect about something, let us know at https://www.instagram.com/the_ohio_bubble_podcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/the_ohio_bubble_podcast/]