Adventures of Tin Can Lulu

CHILLICOTHE – Found us spending time with Laura’s sister, Jacqueline. The visit started with a huge party remembering our brother in-law Greg, who had passed last September. It was a grand celebration with over 80 family, neighbors and friends of theirs. We had bison burgers and bison hot dogs plus other yummy favorites of Greg’s that we feasted on. 

From the Patterson clan we had four of our five siblings there…brother Sam with his wife Sue, and sister Mary. Cousin Jenny made the trip from Columbus along with her son Aaron and wife Jenna. Nephews Daniel and his finance Anna and Aaron and his wife Mar made up the rest of the attendees from our family. Greg’s family was huge. All of his siblings; Denise, Diana and Glen were there, along with cousins and more cousins! 

Mother’s Day was another beautiful day in south central Ohio. My brother Sam and nephew Aaron cooked a feast for the remaining family and friends that spent the night after the party. A great weekend of celebrations.

Discovery is always a part of our trips. Inn Chillicothe we visited the Ross County Historical Society Museum. Chillicothe was founded in 1796 by Nathaniel Massie a surveyor and land speculator.  It was the first capital of the state of Ohio and an agricultural and industrial center. Today there is still a paper mill in town, along with the truck manufacturer Kenworth. 

We discovered the Great Seal State Park and hiked a few of the steepest hills in the park. Like in Florida, there is a Sugarloaf Mountain in the Great Seal State Park. It definitely got our attention. Our calf muscles were not happy!! 

The Hopewell Culture National Historic Park (also known as Mound City) is part the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks. In southern and central Ohio there are a large concentration of geometric and monumental earthen architecture. These earthworks or mounds were built by Native Americans nearly 2000 years ago. Mound City has 24 mounds and was nearly leveled as part of Camp Sherman a WWI training center. Mound City became a national monument in 1923. 

Exploring the lush green hills on my sister’s Jacqueline’s property is amazing. Now that the bison are gone we are free to roam all over. It’s a personal parkland.