🍴The Best Restaurants In And Around Hocking Hills

Plus: 💎 Discover Rare Minerals At This Ohio Hidden Gem Collection

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Chelsea Wiley
March 28, 2025

Sponsored by Decorative Arts Center of Ohio 🎸
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Hello, Friday! Chelsea here.

We made it to the weekend, my friends! If you’re heading to Hocking Hills for some epic hiking or cabin chillin’, you’ll need more than just great views. You’ll also need to know where to find great food. Luckily, today’s feature is your new best friend: a list of the best spots to eat when you’re out there exploring. Trust me, your taste buds will thank you!

💎 Want To See Some Of The Rarest Minerals In The World? Head To Celina, Ohio
I’m always down for a hidden gem in Ohio, and this one takes the term literally—the Langsdon Mineral Collection in Celina is packed with dazzling specimens from around the world.

🏴‍☠️ Set Sail For Adventure At The Buckeye Lake Pirate Festival
Ahoy, matey! The Buckeye Lake Pirate Festival is your chance to embrace your inner pirate with live entertainment, a parade, and plenty of swashbuckling fun.

Headlines 📰 

👩‍⚕️ A team of doctors and med students at Ohio State is making sure cost isn’t a barrier to life-saving care, working to provide colonoscopies for anyone who needs one, no matter their ability to pay. (NBC4)

🚲 Columbus’ new scooter and bike vendor was supposed to be the exclusive ride-share partner with better parking solutions, but turns out, that’s not really the case. And so far, it’s business as usual. (Axios)

📸 Columbus history buffs, this one’s for you! The Ohio History Center just made thousands of Columbus Citizen-Journal photos from 1940-1970 easier to search online, and they’re so interesting to look through. (Ohio History)

☔️ Weather: 72 and mostly cloudy, wish showers likely

Sponsored by A Journey of Iceland 🖼️
A Journey of Iceland – From Darkness to Light is coming to Dublin Arts Council! Experience the powerful combination of Icelandic art, poetry, and music by Einar Orn, Erin Boggs, and Kaktus Einarsson from March 8-April 25. Admission and parking are free! For more info, please click here.

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🙋‍♀️ Raise your hand if you’re ready to start seeing some leaves on trees! The whole city is about to come to life over the next couple of weeks, and personally, I can’t wait for it.

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- Chelsea