Fort Laurens Museum — Attraction in Bolivar

This is a very nice walking path. This time of year most of the leaves have fallen off the trees, and the ones that are still hanging on are interesting and vibrant... with the unusually warm weather that we're having currently. Lots of khaki pink and red colors litter the whole area. I didn't see much of any wildlife except for squirrels, and a few chipmunks, but you will get to see equestrians on horseback frequenting this path. I was sad to see that somebody decided to dump a bunch of automotive tires off of the 83 towpath road into the park. You'll find a photo of them in this lot of pictures. They were a lot of people out there walking today and I got a photo with some random strangers that said they've been on the towpath nearly all day. That's also pictured 😎 It was a good close your weekend and I did a little over 6 mi walking his path, but you can go further if you want... I just didn't want to be caught out in the woods after the sun...

A rare miss for the Ohio Historical Society. After driving two-hours from Trumball County, we arrived at Fort Laurens to find the park closed to host a school event. A thoroughly disinterested gentleman sitting at the entry told us the park was closed and if we really wanted to see it, we should come back Saturday. Nothing on the memorial web page or Google Maps information page mentioned the park closing for school events. Given the large park area, visitors could tour the grounds without interfering with the school groups. And park personnel in public facing jobs could pull their head out of books and games and help walk-in visitors. We have visited several sites operated by the Ohio Historical Society and have always found them immaculately maintained and staffed by motivated staff. But on this day, Fort...

Quick shout out to Smithsonian Museum Day for sponsoring families to visit museums around the country...Much like Fort Laurens for my family! There is a small theater in the center of the museum, that gives a good breakdown of the who, what, when, where and why of Fort Laurens. The artifacts and preservation of them is done tastefully and is easy to read and understand. While some it is a little dated it's not horribly so that it distracts from the point of the place. For families with small kids....they're going to be bored. Period. For kids about 6th grade and higher I would say they would like it. The entire museum can be enjoyed in just over an hour or less if you have little...