From Skilled Hands

Nestled in the beautiful Cuyahoga Valley, the Cuyahoga Valley National Park is the home of Happy Days Lodge.

Deriving it’s name from Happy Days Are Here Again, the theme song of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal platform, the lodge was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1938-1939. It started as a camp for the Akron Board of Education and the lodge was a dormitory.

Happy Days was built from local materials: wormy chestnut from American Chestnut trees killed by the early 19th century blight, and sandstone quarried from nearby quarries.

Happy Days is a beautiful place, in a wonderful setting. It is the location for a variety of interesting programs including concerts, discussions and hikes. If you’re ever in our neck of the woods, stop on by. And remember to bring your camera.

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My Town Monday is brought to you by Amarillo’s own Travis Erwin. Wander over there and check out the links. You’ll have the opportunity to see how other folks see their worlds. Pretty cool.

On Wednesday, #2 daughter and I will be hitting the road again. Off to the Lake Eden Arts Festival. Should be a beautiful drive with a great kid to a wonderful place. #2 has a stress fracture, but doesn’t let a cast and crutches get her down. She is a Ninja warrior child who has more compassion and courage than she knows.

Today is a day of getting ready: an E string for #2′s fiddle, an extra camera battery and memory card, assorted snacks and other household and travel administrative tasks.

Tomorrow #2 has her writing class, then we’re off. I’ll be posting as part of Larramie’s and Barrie’s October Ovation tomorrow; and I’ll be back on Monday, with a My Town Monday post.

Come along with us to North Carolina:

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