I used to live in Ohio... at a time when the Cyahoga river burned twice, and Lake Erie was declared dead. Willowick was washing into the lake with every storm. And I loved it; I could ride my little bicycle everywhere...at least in summer. Made necklaces of the little conical shells and beach glass.
I was born and raised in DeGraff Ohio, which is in Logan County. Lived there until I was 18, then moved to Colorado, then back to Ohio, lived around Dayton until I was 26 and then moved to NC! Been here ever since. Now, when I call my family back home, they tell me about the weather and I say "I think COLD starts at 50 degrees!"