Rare Spotting – Long Eared Owl

Writing and Photography: Andrew Livelsberger Background:The Long Eared OwlIt is often mistaken for the Great Horned Owl as they have similar feather patterns and color schemes.  They are much smaller than the Great Horned Owl.  The Long Eared Owl normally lives in Canada and the northern United States.  They are normally found in Ohio during…

Mott’s Military Museum – New Wing Announcement

Today, the official dedication and ribbon cutting event was held at Mott’s Military Museum.  The wing was revealed as a sneak peak but will be re-opened to the public in May 2015.  The current target is the weekend before memorial day. Warren Mott gave moving dedications and was the most gracious of hosts for this…

One Big Gavel – Ohio Supreme Court-Yard

The Ohio Supreme Court Building, known as the Thomas J . Moyer Ohio Judicial Center since 2011, started as an idea in 1913 and completed construction in 1933.  The building housed many State of Ohio Departments.  It also housed the State House of Representatives in the 1990’s during State House renovations. In 1998, plans began…

Red, White and Boom! 2014

Growing up, we always tried to get out to the fireworks every Independence Day.  Columbus has one of the best displays I’ve ever seen. Columbus does it up right, including live music, street fair and a parade all before the fireworks even start. Check out the images below to see some of this event is…

"Comfest" Community Festival at Goodale Park

Visual Ohio visited the annual “Comfest” or Community Festival. The parks namesake statue – he got a cape for the festival We had heard a lot about the festival, but this was our first year there.  Lots of great live music, community activist presence and people just generally having a good time and enjoying the…

Ohio History Center – Civil War Reenactment 2014

The Ohio History Center was the location of a US Civil War reenactment this June at the Ohio Village area. The village was sectioned off into 2 camps, one for those representing the Union soldiers and the other section housed the Confederate soldiers. As with most of the reenactment events, most of the day, you…