Every week my kids and I are off on an adventure. We look for places that welcome kids and are friendly. Last week we went to the Columbus Washboard Factory in Logan, Ohio. The factory is the only existing washboard factory in the United States of America! Believe it or not there are still people who do their laundry by hand in the traditional way. Others use the boards for decoration or to play music. Every Father's day weekend the town of Logan sponsors a Washboard festival where you can embrace all that the washboard has to offer. My kids loved the tour, which was free. They also enjoyed the blacksmith shop that is attached to the factory and makes really lovely functional objects as well as beautiful art worthy of a museum. (They have this lovely praying mantis that is unbelievable!) Everyone was friendly, you and yours would love it! Make sure to take a picture with the "World's Largest Washboard" located on the side of the building. While you are in the area make sure to stop at one of Ohio's amazing parks! Have a picnic and maybe stop for a swim at Lake Logan. Check out Columbus Washboard Factory at http://www.columbuswashboard.com/.
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