Wren Eagle Retreat

05/23/2024

After 5 plus years of not blooming the white astilbe (not shown) I planted is blooming but the other 2 colors are not. Also, I have my always perennial Heuchera (coral bells) which looks so pretty!

05/05/2024

Good article about things to do in and around Chillicothe

Learn about the history of Ohio and its Indigenous people, explore the outdoors at Ross County’s parks and visit downtown shops and restaurants.

05/03/2024

05/03/2024

01/16/2024

The advocacy of Chief Glenna Wallace of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma earned Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks a spot as a World Heritage site.

11/17/2023

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Native Americans built dozens of monumental mounds and earthen enclosures in what is now the state of Ohio. These earthwork complexes were ceremonial landscapes used for feasts, funerals, rituals and rites of passage created by people, now referred to as the Hopewell Culture.

11/17/2023

In September, Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks was designated as the nation's newest UNESCO World Heritage Site!

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Native Americans built dozens of monumental mounds and earthen enclosures in what is now the state of Ohio. These earthwork complexes were ceremonial landscapes used for feasts, funerals, rituals and rites of passage created by people, now referred to as the Hopewell Culture.

The Earthworks include Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, including the Mound City Group, Hopewell Mound Group, Seip Earthworks, High Bank Earthworks, and Hopeton Earthworks, as well as Ohio History Connection's Octagon Earthworks and Great Circle Earthworks in Newark and Fort Ancient Earthworks.

Visitors who walk quietly through the enclosure and among the mounds experience a sense of what it may have been like to gather at a Hopewell ceremony. Please be mindful that the Mound City Group is still considered a sacred place by many people, so please treat the earthworks with respect. Visitors are welcome to stroll reverently amongst the mounds, but please do not walk on the mounds or earthen walls.

Photo by Tom Engberg / NPS

11/02/2023

Maybe the last of the autumn photos.

10/15/2023

How to have some fun in the area!

10/13/2023

Autumn pics from this week.

10/13/2023

Autumn Pictures from this week. Views from the deck.

09/27/2023

Autumn pictures from Wren Eagle Retreat

09/19/2023

Now the world knows how interesting Ohio can be!

Ohio’s first World Heritage Site is official!

07/29/2023

Seen recently at Wren Eagle Retreat. The longest trail is marked and there's only a small part that needs the w**d eater.

07/08/2023

4 Reasons to Visit Chillicothe and Ross County this summer

Learn about the history of Ohio and its Indigenous people, explore the outdoors at Ross County’s parks and visit downtown shops and restaurants.

07/03/2023

06/28/2023

Will be marking trails in the next couple of weeks. Here's what the trail markers look like. Will probably do 1 long loopable trail and 1 shorter trail.

06/02/2023

Birds heard at Wren Eagle Retreat in the past week (courtesy of Cornell University's Merlin App.) Red-eyed Vireo, Ovenbird, Acadian Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal,
Tufted Titmouse, American Robin, Scarlet Tanager, House Wren, Northern Parula, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper's Hawk, Kildeer, House Finch, European Starling, American Crow, Eastern Towhee, Hairy Woodpecker, Wood Thrush, Carolina Wren, and Yellow-throated Vireo. I had tried the app several years ago and wasn't impressed but it works very well now!

A strikingly marked, oversized sparrow of the East, feathered in bold black and warm reddish-browns – if you can get a clear look at it. Eastern Towhees are birds of the undergrowth, where their rummaging makes far more noise than you would expect for their size. Their chewink calls let you know h...

05/27/2023

Our beautiful lake on a cloudy morning.
Courtesy of Devon Storm Woodruff.

05/27/2023

Some more photos from the past week

05/04/2023

04/30/2023

Flowers seen yesterday while wandering around Wren Eagle Retreat

04/20/2023

04/06/2023

This colorful historic map from our archives dates to the 1830s. Called “The Tourist’s Pocket Map,” it details counties, county towns, roads, proposed canals, parts of adjoining states and Canada.

This map would have been folded and included in the front of a guidebook to Ohio.

https://bit.ly/2OpoNki

04/06/2023

The Southern Ohio Forest Rally is coming up and my dates are still open.

Southern Ohio Forest Rally. One of the largest rally events in North America. June 8 -10, 2023 American Rally Association

04/04/2023

04/04/2023

We love Springtime 🚵‍♀️🚵 trails like these for Miles 🚵‍♂️🚵‍♀️🚵

04/04/2023

The historic estate of Thomas Worthington reopens for the season with tours of the beautifully restored mansion, gardens, museum, and outbuildings on April 5th at 9am. Thomas Worthington was the sixth governor of Ohio and best known as the “Father of Ohio Statehood.” Tours are available Wednesdays – Sundays throughout the season.