EDITOR’S NOTE
Joys of Summer A
s Ohioans, our collective anticipation for the weeks and months ahead runs high this time of year. We begin feeling it among the magazine staff even earlier, when planning starts for the issue that you hold in your hands. Work on our annual guide to summer commences as northern Ohio is still solidly in the throes of winter-coat weather. Associate editor Hallie Rybka begins making lists of food festivals, outdoor concerts, wooded hikes and other warm-weather favorites long before the clock has sprung forward an hour. We call our annual feature “102 Days & Nights of Summer,” based on the number of blocks on the calendar between the Friday rolling into Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day. It is one of our biggest issues of the year, and our aim is to provide readers a hearty dose of inspiration. We know this issue certainly inspires us. As the photographs and words begin to hit the page, we start looking forward to our own summer travels in Ohio. This issue is packed with ideas that we hope will help you enjoy the season in ways you might not have been able to during the past couple of years. My own research for this issue involved visiting the Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Sugarcreek, which celebrates the glory days of railroads (p. 8), and eating a cool creation known as ice cream nachos — twice! — at Miller’s Creamery in Dover (p. 36). Art director Rachael Jirousek researched and planned our feature highlighting the barn quilt phenomenon that started in Adams County in 2001 with Donna Sue Groves’ idea of paying tribute to her mother (p. 68). The form of rural public art has since been embraced in counties not only across Ohio but throughout the nation, from Maine to California. We get an early taste of summer in this job, and what makes that rewarding is the opportunity to share that feeling with you — being your guide to lazy days and long country roads, great concerts and classic car shows. Summer always seems to slide by quicker than any of us expect. That just means it is up to us to make the most of it. How will you fill your 102 days? We’re here to help you find the answers, all summer long.
JIM VICKERS
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