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 to Get Rid of Cabin Fever (without leaving Hancock County)
I hate winter. I hate to be cold. I hate the early sunsets. I hate being cooped up. And I complain about winter – a lot. But this year, I decided
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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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The Most Magical Afternoon in Hancock County
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
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Brandon Daniels
Been in Findlay for 22yrs.
Brandon Daniels is territory manager at Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC), the nation’s
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Jay Yeater
Been in Findlay for 34yrs.
A lifelong resident of Hancock County, Jay Yeater is a marketing leader
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