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Barn quilt marks northern end of trail

Barn quilt marks northern end of trail

Ashtabula County’s latest barn quilt requires a boat to view it. At 4-by-4 feet, the barn quilt can’t be seen with the naked eye from Lakeshore Park. With a pair of good binoculars, you can just discern the outline of the object on the east side...

September 20, 2018 Carl Ashtabula, barn quilt, breakwater, John Carpenter, lighthouse, Ohio, preservation, society 1578
Life at the End of the Line Junction

Life at the End of the Line Junction

If you look closely at the roof and siding boards in the former machine shop, you’ll notice evidence of a prior life: charred sections, soot, nail holes indicative of a violent extraction. And if you walk down the hill from this place...

September 14, 2018 Carl barn quilt, Carol Utterback, Fred Bliss, Jefferson, Jefferson Village, New York Central, Oakdale Cemetery, Ohio, rekindled romance, train wreck, trestle collapse 2233
A Barn Quilt love story

A Barn Quilt love story

My new documentary film, “The Story Quilter’s Threads,” ends with this moving story about a 40-year romance between a dairy farmer and Kent State University professional.

December 18, 2017 Carl Ashtabula County, barn quilt, Finnish farmers, Williamsfield 1101
Follow the Drinking Gourd

Follow the Drinking Gourd

The Crescent Farm barn in Rome Township has a beautiful barn quilt that hints at the farm’s clandestine past.

December 18, 2017 Carl Ashtabula County, barn quilt, Drinking Gourd, John Svoboda, Ohio, Rome Township, Underground Railroad 877
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