Mosquito Lake State Park, Ohio

How’s everyone out there in blog land? We’re hanging out in Mosquito Lake State Park located in Cortland, Ohio. For faithful followers, you may recall that we were here to attend a wedding. And boy what a wedding it was! Over a dozen in the wedding party and a big old party at a beautiful banquet hall.

Congrats Joe & Katie!

I got to catch up with family I haven’t seen in over four years. It was a lot of fun with great food and drinks. Unfortunately I had to stop my festivities early in the evening as my youngest was winding down early. But we went over to my nieces to hang out and chat some more today.

Wedding festivities aside, my husband and daughter headed home today. Not sure if I previously mentioned it but my brother has joined the crew again. So the four of us are ready to head down the road to our next destination tomorrow. Originally we were headed to Chicago. But the first rule as an RV’er, is to be able to flex and bend. So instead of Illinois, we’re headed to Kentucky!

Why, you may ask? It was hard to find a reasonably priced campground that had at least seven days open. I also didn’t want to hang north too long for fear of cold weather. So, we’re going to start working our way south. Now hold your laughs when you hear the name of the next state park we’ll be visiting. The name is Big Bone Lick State Park. I know, crazy right? Who came up with that name?

Of course there is history behind the name. Per the official website the name actually has to do with science. That is science not related to anatomy (clearing my throat). It is actually called the “Birthplace of American Vertebrate Paleontology.” It seems they discovered fossilized remains of giant mastodons, wooly mammoths, and ground sloths there in 1739. These fossils are displayed at museums throughout the world.

Loki with his pal, loving the outdoors

Many are also on display at the Big Bone Lick Museum. So why the name, besides the bones that is? According to paleontologists when ice covered much of North America, prehistoric animals were attracted to the warm salt springs that still bubble from the earth at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site. Once there, they would become trapped in the salty marsh, leaving behind their skeletons.

All in all, I think our next destination will be a great science lesson for the kids. It sounds like a really neat place. I’m not sure what else there is to do in the area but I’d be happy just to chill out and stay put for a few days. Lately, we’ve been moving too fast for my liking!

I will be doing reviews of our last three campgrounds, Moody Beach RV Campground, Four Mile Creek State Park and Mosquito Lake State Park at both Campendium and TripAdvisor. So if you’re interested click on over to the links and check them out. It takes Trip Advisor a few days to add postings but Compendium should be up fairly soon. The only main difference between the NY park and this one was the bathroom facilities. The New York park wins hands down on their shower/bathroom facilities.

Tonights sunset

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