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Waterpark in Perkins Township opens as area’s second-largest By ANNIE ZELM http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/06/04/front/781680.txt PERKINS TWP. - Paradise awaits. The long-anticipated Maui Sands Resort opened last weekend. With 55,000 square feet of slides, activity pools, spas and children’s playgrounds, the Hawaiian-themed indoor waterpark is the second largest in the area.

Fitchville campground thriving under new ownership By MARY LISA BOOSE - Reflector Staff Writer | Friday May 30 2008, 11:43am http://www.norwalkreflector.com/articles/2008/05/31/news/local/iq_560821.txt FITCHVILLE - After the initial firestorm of controversy with the news that Freedom Valley Campground would be the state's first all-male campground catering to gays, the new owners were a little concerned about the community's reaction. Their sexual orientation wasn't a big deal in Cleveland, but they had chosen a rural, conservative area and a gay campground in Fitchville was a big change. A successful opening this spring, including about 200 campers over Memorial Day weekend, has allayed those concerns and they now looking forward to adding to the local economy...

Gorgeous photos!

ahhhhhh.........the land of Sarah Jessica Parker

I always see the highway exit signs for Huntington, but never been there.......nice little burg. Dan Quayle LOL

A job well done!!!!

Very scenic....what a nice asset for Youngstown! Great photos!

Very nice!

Very pretty!!!

^^Very interesting!

Good lord! :D

Wow.....a lot of blight.....so much potential!

Thank you all! :angel:

LOL......its that building with the bright red trim: http://www.1841scalumetcondo.com/

I was cleaning house and looking through a good portion of my computer files when I stumbled across these random Chicago pictures I had taken in late April/early May last year (2007). I'll admit I'm not the best urban photographer, nature photography is more of my specialty; nonetheless, I hope you all like these pics. Oh yeah and I used two different cameras so the sizes may vary from pic to pic :wave: I am fortunate enough to have a friend who used to live in a high-rise across from Soldier Field (the South Loop neighborhood) so I had a home base whenever I took the train into the city. Unfortunately for me and my college town, the nearest Metra station is a 15 mile drive to the east........but it's still better than driving the whole way in! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skyline Hancock Lake Point Tower Lake Shore Drive Michigan Avenue Views from my friend's former-condo Planetarium Anti-War Gathering The Indiana shore in the distance That state up north (well, out east in this case) Bus-Only road to the left; Metra and freight rail to the right (obviously) Sun setting

^^^Unfortunately the Marina District is moving along slower than a snail's pace; but at least it's-a moving!!!!

:)

That watertower in the skyline is something you don't see everyday :)

^^^ Molto bene!

The location of Ashford Park is behind the Sandusky Mall on sprawl-tastic US Route 250, with views of the tourist traffic congestion, a limestone quarry, and a 1960's style subdivision. The waterfront would have been a nice location for this project :)

Topilow to lead Firelands Symphony By TOM JACKSON | Friday May 09 2008, 1:47am http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/05/09/front/753800.txt SANDUSKY- Firelands Symphony Orchestra officials say a prominent Cleveland conductor is in tune with the orchestra's needs. Orchestra officials announced Thursday they've picked Carl Topilow, 61, conductor of the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, as the new music director and conductor of the Firelands Symphony.

Green condos, shops ready to break ground By MIKE FITZPATRICK | Friday May 09 2008, 1:47am http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/05/09/front/753797.txt PERKINS TWP. - Ashford Park, a 91.5-acre residential and commercial development behind the Sandusky Mall, will break ground at the end of the summer, the project's CEO announced Thursday at Plum Brook County Club. The development will feature four towers of condos with first-floor retail areas.

Perkins condo-office plan gets OK Certainly some interesting renderings here: http://images.townnews.com/sanduskyregister.com/content/articles/2007/09/26/front/419528.jpg http://images.townnews.com/sanduskyregister.com/content/articles/2007/09/26/front/4195283.jpg http://images.townnews.com/sanduskyregister.com/content/articles/2007/09/26/front/4195281.jpg By MOLLY LINN | Wednesday September 26 2007, 3:47pm http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/09/26/front/419528.txt PERKINS TWP. - Plans for Ashford Park, a 91.5-acre residential and commercial development behind the Sandusky Mall in Perkins Township, received initial approval during a public hearing Tuesday night. Perkins Township Trustees Tom Pascoe and Tim Coleman wanted to table the zoning change from single-family residential to a planned unit development, but Trustee Bill Dwelle voted for the planned unit development.

I think this project should get its own thread........for the time being.

I can't be giving out my family's secrets :)