Julie Brown is a small town girl at heart who is happiest when she has trail dust on her hiking boots and an Oler’s margarita in her glass. Julie loves a good story and the people who tell them.
You can follow Julie on her personal blog, where she is living like someone left the gate open at TheOpenGate.blog, and she is on Instagram, @The.Open.Gate. You can also send her an email!
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My Recent Articles
How Flag City BalloonFest Brings Out the Findlay in Us
“Summertime and the living is easy.” The immortal words of George Gershwin sum up August in Findlay. It’s the month of easy cooking because corn on the cob and fresh tomatoes
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What if you could attend only one local event each year, what would it be? For me, the answer is easy. I would mark my calendar for early March and spend
View ArticleWhat no one tells you about Mt. Blanchard
Pop quiz. Which of these rural legends do you believe?Johnny Appleseed owned land in Mt. Blanchard. A soldier from the Revolutionary War is buried in Mt. Blanchard. The most tragic love story in
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Jody Combs
Been in Findlay for 64yrs.
Jody is a mom, grandma, jeweler, designer, and shop owner. She is
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Been in Findlay for 69yrs.
Pat moved to Findlay from Detroit with her parents in 1948 and graduated
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