The amazing thing about history is that not only does it give us the opportunity to explore people, places, and past events; but it also teaches us important lessons. The purpose of Third Stop on the Right is to explore some of these lessons; searching out forgotten history and local legends.
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Black Cat Vintage: The Vintage Store Where Cats Roam Free
Saturday we decided to make a sourcing day. We have been moving so much inventory it feels like we are constantly having to be on the lookout for new and fun finds. We had won some auction lots at Dexter City Auctions in Cambridge, Ohio, and since we were planning on driving two and a…
Oh hi there! I’m Rachel!
I’m so glad you found my little space here on the web.
I am passionate about so many things, but I am particularly interested in history and travel.
Family is so important to me so I try to include my two boys in as many of my adventures as I can. I feel that the things and places they actually experience are way more powerful than just reading about it in a book.
I have always had a passion for history — as long as I can remember. I finally turned this passion into action when I published my first postcard history book in 2007. It was followed up a year later by my second book, and then again by third which was published in 2020. (Spoiler alert: the third one was my favorite!)
Chippewa Lake Park: Exploring the Remains of the Flying Cages
It was tucked into the woods, barely visible from the main path that November day I visited the remains of Chippewa Lake Park’s Flying Cages. The truth is, I was really there to see the kiddie coaster which was on the other side of the path when I caught a glimpse of a rusty ride…
Gettysburg’s Shriver House Museum Tells the Civilian Experience
We’ve all read about the horrors of the Civil War but it is often easy to forget the toll these battles took on the local citizens. Once the troops moved on, it didn’t mean that it was over for the townspeople. Instead, the armies left their injured and dead men and horses behind, along with…
Six Things to Ride at Lake Erie’s Waldameer Park
Located along the banks of Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie is one of only thirteen trolley parks left in the United States. Meaning “woods by the sea” in German, Waldameer Park is the fourth oldest park in Pennsylvania and the tenth oldest park in the nation. When you head to any amusement park, one of…