{"id":607,"date":"2009-08-07T17:07:31","date_gmt":"2009-08-07T23:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.14erskiers.com\/blog\/?p=607"},"modified":"2009-08-07T17:07:31","modified_gmt":"2009-08-07T23:07:31","slug":"belated-tr-ashtabulua-county-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/belated-tr-ashtabulua-county-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"Belated TR: Ashtabula County, Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am one of those people can&#8217;t just sit around and do nothing.  Monday&#8217;s thyroid surgery is forcing me to rest, but I&#8217;ve found a bazillion projects I can do just by starting up my computer.  One of those projects is sorting through old photos that I&#8217;ve been meaning to do something with, but just never had the opportunity to do so.  I stumbled upon photos from a trip my mom and I took to Ashtabula County while I was visiting her in Ohio.  These photos were from almost exactly 4 years ago, August 4, 2005.  Finally, it&#8217;s time to share them!<\/p>\n<p>Many don&#8217;t realize some of the neat things that Ohio has to offer.  For instance, Ohio has spectacular covered bridges.  Most people think of the <a href=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010704mecousins.jpg\">Bridges of Madison County<\/a>, not the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coveredbridgefestival.org\/bridges.htm\">Bridges of Ashtabula County<\/a>.   Yet, Ashtabula boasts 17 covered bridges while Madison County, Iowa contains only six.  Check these bridges out!<\/p>\n<p>Doyle Road bridge  (1868)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010646doyle.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010646doyle.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ashtabula\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010647doyle.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010647doyle.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Giddings Road bridge (1995)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010648giddings.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010648giddings.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Netcher Road  bridge  (1999)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010656netcher.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010656netcher.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>South Denmark Road bridge (1890)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010658sdenmark.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010658sdenmark.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010659sdenmark.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010659sdenmark.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Caine Road bridge  (1986)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010661caine.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010661caine.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Graham Road bridge \u2013 reconstructed from a bridge built in 1913<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010663graham.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010663graham.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Root Road bridge (1868)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010664root.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010664root.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>State Road bridge  (1983)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010665state.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010665state.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Middle Road bridge \u2013 1868, reconstructed in 1984<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010668middletown.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010668middletown.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010670middletown.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010670middletown.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Creek Road bridge \u2013 year built unknown,  renovated in 1994<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010683Creek.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010683Creek.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Benetka Road bridge  (1900\u2019s)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010684Benetka.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010684Benetka.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Olin Bridge (1873) \u2013 The only bridge named after a family and not a road.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010687olin.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010687olin.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On our voyage we traveled through the cute town of Jefferson.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010649jefferson.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010649jefferson.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010653jefferson.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010653jefferson.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also stopped here for lunch in Conneaut.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010682Conneaut.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010682Conneaut.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010673Conneaut.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010673Conneaut.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010674Conneaut.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010674Conneaut.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Love the nostalgia!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010675Conneaut.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010675Conneaut.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010676Conneaut.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010676Conneaut.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010672Conneaut.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010672Conneaut.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010681Conneaut.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010681Conneaut.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010677Conneaut.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010677Conneaut.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When we were driving past the Olin Bridge I saw a sign <a href=\"http:\/\/brantsappleorchard.com\/\">&#8220;Brant&#8217;s Apple Orchard&#8221;<\/a>.  I knew what it was and I couldn&#8217;t believe I stumbled on it!  My best friend from elementary school, Kelly Brant, moved after sixth grade to go live with her family on an apple orchard in Ashtabula.  Could I really have found it?  So, I went walking through the orchard, and found her parents.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010686brants.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010686brants.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They informed me that Kelly was not living far from here and was working with her fiance at Tarsitano Winery.  So to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarsitanowinery.com\/\">Tarsitano<\/a> we went!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010690tarsitano.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010690tarsitano.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And sure enough, we found Kelly with her fiance. (By the way, try the wine there, it&#8217;s pretty good!)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010689kelly.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010689kelly.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We ended our tour by checking out the town of Ashtabula.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010691ash.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010691ash.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010694ash.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010694ash.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010695ash.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010695ash.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010699ash.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010699ash.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010696ash.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010696ash.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/?action=view&#038;current=P1010702shore.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Ashtabula%204Aug2005\/P1010702shore.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On this trip I found a bunch more things Ohio has to offer and I also found a long lost friend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am one of those people can&#8217;t just sit around and do nothing. 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