Roadside Stand in the Fall - Rt.113 - Milan, Ohio

Young Edison Statue - Milan Square - Milan, Ohio

Cold Creek in the Spring - Castalia, Ohio

Bridge over Huron River at the Milan Wildlife Preserve

Clock Tower on Town Hall - Milan Square - Milan, Ohio

Vermillion Rest Stop on Route 2 (North Side)

Milan Inn - Town Square - Milan, Ohio

This roadside stand is one of my favorite places to shop in the area. They're always the first to have Tennessee tomatoes in the spring and their selection of locally grown products is representive of the area. I also love their bi-color corn that they usually have available from late June through September. The stand is located between downtown Milan and the high school, directly beside Rt. 113 on the north side of the road. Theri prices are fair, their service is friendly and their selection is impressive for a roadside stand.

This is a photo of the "Young Edison" statue, standing out against the fall leaves on the tree behind it. The statue is significant to Milan because it shows a young Tom Edison being taught by his mother who home schooled him while they lived in Milan. The statue was dedicated in 1984 and it's the newest statue in the town square.

For those who are not familiar with Cold Creek, it's located in the Castalia State Fish Hatchery in Castalia, Ohio. It's called Cold Creek because of the temperature of the water which is about 55 degrees year round. The creek is part of the Blue Hole bodies of water in Castalia. And because of the temperature of the creek, it contains thousands of Steelhead Trout, which are raised at the hatchery. Please check out their page on this site to learn more about it.

Another one of the hidden jewels in the area is the Milan Wildlife Preserve. Unless you are an avid hunter or fisherman, you may not even know of it's existance. It is not a preserve that caters to the general public but it is in a beautiful location and worth a drive to see. It's located on Rt.113 west heading towards Bellevue. When you come to Lover's Lane, take a left and follow that until you come to the heavily wooded area and that is the start of the preserve. Eventually you'll drive across the bridge shown in the above photo. If you want to look around, there is a small parking area just before the bridge on the left side of the road.

I've always been facinated by the clock town on the town hall. The clock was built by Seth Thomas in 1891 and donated to the town by Capt. Henry Kelly, one of the area's most reknown citizens during the golden age of the Milan canal. The photo above shows the clock tower and part of it's reflection in the city strretlamp.

Overlooking the Vermillion River, this rest stop on Route 2 is largely unkown for walkers in this area. Both the north side (heading west towards Sandusky) and south side (heading east towards Cleveland) of the rest stop sit high above the Vermillion River and both are scenic. The photo above shows the paved walkway on the left and the river on the right with a large wood timber fence seperating them. The rest stop is about 10 or 15 minutes from Berlin Heights Rt 2 interchange and well worth the drive.

Overlooking the town square for 162 years and never looking better with new paint accenting her details. Tom and Nancy Gfell have done a great job restoring the Milan Inn, originally one of Ohio's Stage Coach Inns which is one of the historic centerpieces (built in 1845) of the town square . The inn now houses three businesses - Tom's Milan Inn-tiques which is a large antique shop, Nancy's charming gift shop and upstairs they've converted it to a fully furnished and equipped, two bedroom rental suite/apartment for people visiting this area and for special weekend events. If you want to learn more about it, visit their Internet site at www.milaninn.net