Earlier, we stopped in Fremont, OH at the Rutherford B. Hayes Library and Home. Unfortunately we got there after 4 pm so it was too late for a tour. But it looked definitely worth a return visit, and Ellen did get some postcards and I got pictures. Hayes' grandparents were Vermonters. I think one of them might have lived in Dummerston, or at least near Dummerston.
The R. B. Hayes Library & Museum
The R. B. Hayes home
Hayes' Tomb
On the grounds of the Hayes estate
Earlier, we explored the Cuyahoga Valley N. P. It has extensive trails for hiking and biking - a great resource for the area - but it exists primarily to commemorate the canal era of American history, specifically the Ohio & Erie Canal, which ran from Lake Erie through Ohio to the Ohio River. Canals opened up the West to trade, commerce and industry. They transformed Ohio from a poor state to one of the wealthiest in one decade - the 1830's. Ironically, this zero carbon technology and form of transport set us up for fossil fuels. If only we could have left it there. They were pretty slow, true, but canals moved a lot of people and goods.
Ellen watches a canal lock demo
Having fun on a canal boat!
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