Pawpaws

Ah...the pawpaws. The semi-tropical native fruit to this area was well celebrated at the 12th annual Pawpaw Festival last weekend.

I didn't know anything about the fruit, but after eating and drinking and seeing everything pawpaw related, I am a bit more informed!

You can read more about the festival and my experience with the family here!

Athens Area

Our first taste of Pawpaws!

And Pawpaw beer

We had a lovely 24 hours away from Columbus.

First there was the Pawpaw Festival where everything you needed to know (or eat, or drink) that had to do with the native fruit was right there (more on this later!).




Then there was Ohio University, and the town of Athens. Apparently (as I have now learned) a fierce rival of the OSU Buckeyes.




Then, there was Strouds Run State Park (where we camped) with its tranquil lake, sweet smelling hiking trails, and a lot of buckeye trees and huge toadstools!

We got a little of everything and we were only 1.5 hours away from home. If you have not gone south on Rt 33, I would highly recommend it. Even if it's just for a drive to see the change from flatness to hills!

It's worth a trip.