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The Reunion
Read MoreI knew his father before I knew Joe. Joe DePollo was the son of John DePollo, who owned DePollo’s Store in Thomas, W.Va. The store was started by John’s parents, first-generation Italian immigrants, who eventually built the three-story brick building on Front Street in 1915.…
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Karaoke Queen
Read MoreBill Allison hates karaoke, and with good reason. The speakers from the The Time Square Patio karaoke at Geneva-on-the-Lake are aimed at his Grumpy Grandpa’s Lemonade Stand across The Strip. Bill “retaliates” with signs that express his disdain for the wailing and screaming. “Karaoke” And…
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The Field Guide to all things Ashtabula
Read More“Ashtabula County: A field guide to the natural, historical and curious treasures of Ohio’s largest county” is back in stock. Additionally, Ruth and I will be at Jefferson, Ohio, Recreation Center on East Jefferson Street, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for their…
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Film transfers
Read MoreLong before DVDs, VHS and YouTube, there were home movies shot on real film in 8mm, Super 8mm and 16mm. One of the services provided by The Feather Cottage is digitization or transfer of these film formats to DVD, Blu-Ray or digital video files for…
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Ashtabula Harbor
Read More“Ashtabula Habor: A History of the World’s Greatest Iron Ore Receiving Port” makes a great Christmas gift for former residents and history lovers. We recently completed a video about the book, available on this website.
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Hats off to this artist neighbor
Read MoreFor the artist, the road to perfection is littered with tests, failures and near-perfect pieces that admiring eyes never see. Had you been in the Geneva workshop of woodturning artist Ron Tomasch the evening of February 7, you would have seen in the trash bin one half…
