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🚗 The Best Beaches In Ohio For A Weekend Escape
Plus: ⛲️ This Historic Estate Has The Most Enchanting Gardens
Chelsea Wiley
July 31, 2025
Sponsored by Short North Stage 🎭
Sugar, butter, save! The hit musical Waitress is serving up heart, humor, and pie through August 10, and you can get 15% off tickets with code NAVIGATOR. Don’t miss this sweet, messy, utterly unforgettable show packed with songs by Sara Bareilles. For more info, head over to shortnorthstage.org/waitress
Hello, Thursday! Chelsea here.
If you're craving some sunshine, soft sand, and the sound of water, you're in luck. You don’t have to travel far from Columbus to enjoy a perfect beach day. Whether it’s lakeside lounging, cliff diving, or just relaxing with a good book in hand, Ohio has incredible beach options waiting for you. We've rounded up our favorite nearby spots, some wild, some family-friendly, and all worth the drive. So grab your beach bag and sunscreen, because it’s time to dive in.
Navigator Feature Story: 🚗 No Ocean, No Problem: The Best Beaches In Ohio For A Weekend Escape
💥Weird Columbus History: The Ohio Departments of State Building Explosion
In 1932, a massive explosion tore through a nearly completed state building in Downtown Columbus. What followed was a tangled tale of tragedy, terror, and mystery, one the city tried to forget.
⛲️ This Historic Estate One Hour North Of Columbus Has The Most Enchanting Gardens
Kingwood Center Gardens in Mansfield offers stunning landscapes, a historic mansion, and picture perfect walking trails, all just an hour from Columbus.
Headlines 📰
💔 Intel’s delays in New Albany are drawing sharp criticism from Licking County leaders, who say the company made promises it’s not keeping. (WOSU)
📃 Long overshadowed by her artist husband, German Village’s Mary Ann Martin Burkhart was a talented poet, model, and writer whose creative voice is finally getting the attention it deserves—thanks to newly processed archival materials now open to the public. (Ohio History)
🛍️ Sisters Temple and Marek Miller have turned their love of vintage into Atomic Shop (a Clintonville spot full of funky, curated finds) and a growing vintage market that’s become a neighborhood favorite. (Columbus Monthly)
🌥️ Weather: 79 and mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms
Sponsored by Dublin Irish Festival 🍀
Get ready to shamrock and roll at the Dublin Irish Festival! From August 1-3, Dublin transforms into the ultimate Celtic celebration with nonstop live music, high-energy Irish dancing, and all the Guinness your heart desires. Snag your tickets now and let the craic begin!
Coming Up 📆
🎡 7/31-8/1: The Ohio State Fair
🎭 7/31-8/3: Waitress
🏮 7/31-8/3: Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival
🎭 7/31-8/3: Junie B. Jones the Musical Jr.
⚾️ 8/1: The Sandlot Special Event with The Cast
⚽️ 8/1: Columbus Crew vs. Club Puebla
☘️ 8/1-8/3: Dublin Irish Festival
🎸 8/2: Blackberry Smoke, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs
🎵 8/2: Over The Rhine
🎶 8/3: DEMOLA LIVE!
🛍️ 8/3: Summer Flea at Seventh Son
🥦 8/3: Plant The Power VegFest
Today's Photo 🤳
☀️ Tucked inside Deer Creek State Park, the historic Harding Cabin, once linked to President Warren G. Harding and the scandal-plagued “Ohio Gang”, now serves as a peaceful rental spot with a fascinating past.
READ MORE: The 11 Best Things To Do At Deer Creek State Park
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- Chelsea