My #LakeErieLove Story: Still Smitten with Lake Erie Islands and Shores After All These Years

Disclaimer: Please excuse the sappiness in the next couple of paragraphs. I promise it’s connected to today’s blog post. Many reflections on love focus on the falling into it. That first attraction. The squishy feeling of butterflies in your stomach. The anticipation of a first kiss or date. That’s my…

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Ways to Help the Arthritis Foundation + Silver Spoon Winner

I wish every day could start with a Stormtrooper hug. Well, that and by giving away tickets to an event everyone is as excited for as the Silver Spoon Awards Party! After removing a pingback and putting the remaining entries into Random.org, that winner is… Entry #51. Congratulations, Jessica B, you’ve won 2 tickets to Cleveland Magazine’s Silver…

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Exploring Cedar Point's New Attractions, While Saying Goodbye to an Old Favorite

When Scott and I first moved to Cleveland, one of the first things these roller coaster fanatics did was get a season pass to Cedar Point. For 3 years we had a Platinum Pass. As long as you buy early enough (right after the previous season ends), you can usually get a…

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Falling Into Fall with Cleveland Botanical Garden and Halloweekends

My favorite season of the year is finally here.  If I hadn’t looked at the calendar last week to see Fall had arrived, this weekend’s fluctuating weather would have clued me in. To celebrate the changing colors and crisp air, Scott and I had two days full of Fall fun. We started it…

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Halloweekends at Cedar Point – Getting Into the Holiday Spirit

  September through December is hands down my favorite time of year in Cleveland.  The air is brisk, crisp, and still bearable; there’s usually not too much snow; and the changing of the leaves reflected off the always-beautiful lake is an amazing site. If that weren’t enough, it’s also when my trifecta of favorite holidays…

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Labor Day in Cleveland – 3 Days of Festivals, Food and Fun

With Labor Day comes the unofficial end of summer. Even though the Fall Equinox is weeks away and there seems to be no end in sight to the stifling heat, Clevelanders who want to grasp that last bit of summer have a huge variety of festivals, parties, and other events to choose from this…

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Cedar Point: Summer on the Roller Coast

Although summer officially begins in late June, the season seems to start weeks and even months before the solstice. For some, summer starts the first time they dine on the patio of their favorite restaurant; for others, it’s when the neighborhood pool opens or they break out the grill for a barbeque.…

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