Day 3 - Findley Lake, NY to Maumee, OH

Slept very well at the Old Schoolhouse Music Cottage  AirBnb. Woke up to 32° outside and a dusting of snow. The host gave us a tour of the Old Schoolhouse (which they live in); it was a large open room, post & beam, with narrow wainscoting boards, and chestnut floors; several antiques. We ventured to the waterfront of Findley Lake and found a great store Twin Docks Gourmet Food & Deli for breakfast sandwiches, local beer and specialty foods. I bought two cream ales, one strawberry and one Irish Stout. (Click on any photo to enlarge)

John & Julie at Twin Docks
Findley Lake

Today's plan is to drive 5 hours, 270 miles,  with several stops for covered bridges and waterfalls. We left Findley Lake headed for Ohio where we would take a short Covered Bridge Tour. We discovered these bridges are huge compared to Vermont.

First, the Middle Road Bridge.

Middle Road Covered Bridge
Middle Road Covered Bridge
Middle Road Century Bridge

Then, the State Road Bridge

State Road Covered Bridge with Julie
State Road Covered Bridge

Next was the Benetka Covered Bridge

Benetka Road Covered Bridge with Julie
Benetka Road Covered Bridge
Benetka Road Covered Bridge Inside

And lastly, supposedly the longest covered bridge in the USA. Smolen - Gulf Covered Bridge; it's covered, but a new construction.

Smolen-Gulf Covered Bridge
Smolen-Gulf Covered Bridge

Our time ran out for checking out covered bridges, we were still on a timeline to get to Maumee, Ohio.

Our next stop was Chagrin Falls, OH. The falls are right in the middle of town.

Upper Waterfall
Chagrin Falls
Chagrin Falls - Normal Speed (for Julie)
Chagrin Falls

From here we headed to a Chik-fil-A in Solon, OH because we had never eaten at one. It was nothing to brag about, so let's move on.

Brandywine Falls in Cuyahoga Valley National Park was our next destination. It's another special place and deserves its own page.

Julie & John at Cuyahoga NP

Finally we headed to our AirBnb Suite T B&B in historic Maumee, Ohio.

Suite T B&B
Suite T B&B
We had an extra room!

Maumee, Ohio has lots of history. It's a place we would have loved to explore more. We were able to walk a few streets and see a few interesting buildings.

Maumee Architecture
The Buttergilt
The John Pauken Broom Co.

Guess what we found less than a block from our Airbnb? Jacky's Depot even made vegan ice cream!

Jacky's Ice Cream

Finished the day with those two beers. They were okay, but nothing I would buy again.

Southern Tier Irish Cream Stout
Ellicottville Strawberry Crunch Cream Ale

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