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”In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. “ William Blake The magic of winter has captivated the Hocking Hills. Waterfalls are suspended in frozen animation. Ice beards grow on cave walls and rock formations. Romance blooms in cozy cabins as sweethearts gaze into a star filled night sky. Its cabin fever season in cities and the perfect antidote is a real cabin in the country. During the quiet season travelers enjoy great deals on winter getaways to Ohio’s Hocking Hills. There are more than 25 great deals offered from February through April. Visit www.1800hocking.com for all the details. Here’s a small sample. The Love Shack is waiting for you with weekend and weekday specials. Arrive at your beautiful, romantic cabin with a full refrigerator full of meals ready & waiting for you to prepare & eat! Bring your Valentine to Blue Rose Cabins. They are offering 20% off their package deals that include wine, roses, cookies, and side-by-side massages at your cabin. These packages are available the weekends before and after Valentine’s Day and on Valentine’s Day itself. Its leap year and that means Sadie Hawkins Day! Hey, Ladies, as the old tradition goes, every four years on Feb. 29 you can ask your guy on a date and even propose marriage to him! Why not take him to an unusual and romantic place in the Hills: Ravenwood Castle! If you can stay only one night, here's their special: phone 740-596-2606 to book a room for Weds., Feb. 29, and tell them you're planning a special Sadie Hawkins Day surprise for your special guy, and you'll get 29% off the already discounted weekday rate, an early 2 p.m. check-in if you like, along with a complimentary 6 p.m. Soup Supper, and breakfast the next morning. You can also stay the night on either side of February 29 at the same deal. You won't get another Sadie Hawkins Day until 2016, so make good use of this one! Did you know February is National Dental Month? If you are a dentist or work in a dental office the Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls invites you to enjoy a midweek break with 25% off your lodging. When you’re ready to venture out to enjoy the beauty of the region be prepared. Here are some great winter hiking tips.
Winter in the Hocking Hills is the ideal cure for cabin fever. Lovers, families and adventurers of all ages will enjoy the invigorating beauty of the quiet season. Sponsored Content
February is Hot with Family Fun
If you’re looking to escape the cold, stick with the insiders and be sure to nab the new 3M Family Pass to the Merry-Go-Round Museum, Maritime Museum and Milan Historical Museum. But don’t stop there. Visit Ghostly Manor, enjoy a little star gazing at the planetarium, play laser tag or paint pottery together. If history piques your interest, don’t miss the birthplace of one of the world’s greatest inventors and the nation’s first Presidential library and museum. If Ohio’s great white north means seizing the day and embracing the cold, then Lake Erie Shores & Islands has more in store for this winter than ever before! Sawmill Creek Resort is pulling out all the stops to transform itself into a winter wonderland offering ice skating, cross-country skiing, tubing, snow shoeing and plenty of hot cocoa, as long as the winter weather cooperates. But if you really want a picturesque setting to freeze a family memory, go to the Arctic Ice Festival and Ice-A-Fair to Remember. Whatever you choose to do to beat the winter blahs, whether it turns you inside or out, or both, Ohio’s Lake Erie Shores & Islands® has become a perfect winter escape for families near and far. Now, about that new 3M Museum Pass. The entire family gains admission to three popular museums for a total of only $45. Sandusky’s Merry-Go-Round Museum offers trips to childhood no matter your age. At the center of the museum is a 1939 Allan Herschell carousel – fully operational. The exhibits feature rare carousel animals prized for their artistry. Take the tour and enjoy chatting with and learning from actual carvers as they build and restore carousel animals. Then, get your sea legs over to the Maritime Museum of Sandusky where shipwrecks and boat building are shared with interactive displays and activities for all ages. The Milan Historical Museum is usually closed in February but is opening to be a part of this special package deal. It consists of a multi-building campus featuring a blacksmith shop, general store and carriage shed. Explore the history of canals and shipbuilding, see old-time toys and a renowned glass collection. Not part of the 3M Museum Pass, but equally entertaining and educational, next door is the birthplace of Thomas Edison. Step inside and see the world that shaped him at an impressionable age and see displays of some of his accomplishments. Another stop is Hayes Presidential Center where you enter through the original gates from the White House. During the winter, the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Museum and Library remain open. If you are there February 18-20, they’ll be offering sleigh rides, weather permitting. Weather is always permitting at indoor waterparks! Come, catch a wave. That’s right, surfing in Ohio – in February. Choose from a variety of options to best suit your family. Take your pick from Kalahari Resorts, Great Wolf Lodge, Rain Water Park, and Castaway Bay. Spend the night to enjoy all there is to offer or get a day pass at selected waterparks. Cedar Point’s Castaway Bay has a tropical Caribbean theme. This island-like paradise features an eye-popping, five-story structure with a vaulted wood ceiling that covers a natural setting of palm trees, huts and inland lagoons. At Quality Inn & Suites Rain Water Park the forecast is “always fun.” How can it not be with a 50-foot tower leading guests to two giant waterslides, each plunging more than 250 feet? Great Wolf Lodge’s oasis is always 84 degrees. It features jaw-dropping waterslides, interactive games, nightly fireside story time in the grand lobby and cabin-inspired suites. Kalahari is an authentic African-themed resort with more than 160,000 square feet of watery fun. New this winter are 4,100 square foot, two story Entertainment Villas, which feature five bedrooms, nine flat screen televisions, living room with fireplace, rec room with pool table, fully equipped kitchen, hot tub and a whole lot more. If thrills are what you seek, look no further than Ghostly Manor Thrill Center. It’s one of America’s best haunts and it’s open all year. There’s a scare at every turn as you wander through the old mansion. While you’re there, hop into the XD 3D Theater for some hair-raising fun, complete with wind effects. If that’s too extreme – no worries – this complex also has a slow lane. Slap on roller skates, rollerblades or scooters and wheel around Skateworld. And if the snow outside has you longing for the greens, try the Wizard’s Journey 3-D Blacklight Interactive Miniature Golf for a change of pace. Insiders will also enjoy Ohio’s largest operating multi-gauge model railroad display at Train-O-Rama or gazing at the stars for about an hour at Sidney Frohman Planetarium. A couple of other family-fun options include Lazer Runner Laser Tag where laser tag is enjoyed in a futuristic maze with fog, music and black lighting. If you just want to relax, try your hand at painting pottery at Pottery Pizzazz. With all of that indoor activity, you may be bursting with cabin-fever and long to feel that crisp northern Ohio air fill your lungs. If you decide to take the family out, Lake Erie Shores & Islands has much to offer there too. Welcome to Sawmill Creek Resort where it’s one-stop shopping for snow shoeing, sledding, cross-country skiing and ice-skating. All of these activities and more are available daily, weather permitting, whether you’re lodging there or not. It’s part of their Snow Fest so slap on some skates and take an old-fashioned spin around the frozen pond, laughing all the way. You may bring your own skates or rent. When it’s time to warm up, step inside for hot cocoa and other treats. If you want to burn calories, grab a trail map and enjoy cross-country skiing across the scenic landscape. You must bring your own skis but snowshoes are available for rent if you want to explore the elements that way. Perhaps the greatest visuals of winter beauty are when artistry and ice become one. Sandusky Arctic Ice Festival is February 4-5. Located at the Maritime Museum of Sandusky, Erie County Senior Center and the Sandusky Sailing Club, the scene is a buzz with carvers turning out masterpieces in ice. Visitors are entertained by the live action as a block of ice turns into something wonderful right before their eyes. But other offerings are special as well. These include educational opportunities in ice harvesting, ice fishing, diving demonstrations and ice boat races. In addition, there’s a soup cook-off and Underground Railroad trolley tours. Also on February 4th, there’s an Ice-A-Fair to Remember in Vermilion. Here too, ice sculptors are at work displaying their creations throughout downtown. And the kids can meet Frosty the Snowman. Turn your February inside out with hot family fun at Lake Erie Shores & Islands®. Details about the 3M Pass, hours and fees for any of the aforementioned attractions and activities are available at www.SHORESandISLANDS.com or by calling 419-625-2984. Sponsored ContentROMANCE OF THE STARS Valentine’s Night at the Cincinnati Observatory By Dean Regas
In 1998, the Cincinnati Observatory successfully transitioned from an aging research facility to a cutting-edge center for astronomy education. Proximity to an urban area became an asset and the COC now provides access to a huge new audience. School groups and scouts tour day and night. Classes for all ages run weekly. Telescope trainings, star parties, weddings, art shows, fundraising events, business meetings, concerts, and movies are all held here. After a $2.5 million restoration and support from the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, and the larger public community, the Observatory suddenly became the place to be. The Cincinnati Observatory is known as The Birthplace of American Astronomy. It houses one of the oldest working telescopes and was the first public observatory in the western hemisphere. Recently restored to its original beauty “The O,” as the neighbors call it, is a fully functioning 19th century observatory used daily by the public and amateur astronomers. The main telescopes are an 11-inch Merz and Mahler refractor purchased in 1842 and a 16-inch Alvan Clark and Sons refractor from 1904. The historic buildings are designated as a National Historic Landmark, and the grounds provide a serene, park-like setting while still being centrally located in the city of Cincinnati. Historically, science and astronomy were not the only passions of the staff and visitors at the Cincinnati Observatory. The telescopes, Moon, stars, and planets have all played a part in countless first dates, proposals, and weddings. In fact, three past Directors in a row met their future spouses here: Dr. Everett Yowell, Dr. Elliot Smith, and Dr. Paul Herget. This is definitely a romantic place.
On
Valentine’s night, the Observatory will offer music, drinks,
chocolate, flowers and viewing of the planets Venus, Jupiter and Mars
through the historic telescopes (weather permitting). Jupiter and Venus
will be getting closer together in the evening sky and they will make a
great pairing. Mars will just be rising in the east giving us our first
glimpse of the red planet for the year. This is our third year hosting
the event and cloudy or clear, everyone has had a lot of fun. I will
share stories about red stars of passion in the winter sky and lead tours
of the buildings. Dean Regas is the Astronomer at the Cincinnati Observatory. He can be reach at dean@cincinnatiobservatory.org. Return to Top
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