A Town Named Soo...or Sault?

I like signs. Especially old neon signs and nifty little handpainted signs that advertise candy shops. These were taken a couple of summers ago in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, famous for the Soo Locks where you can watch giant freighters and other boats traverse the 21 foot drop between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. Definitely worth a little jaunt if your up in those parts.

Mackinac fudge is also a famous delicacy up here.

A tug, a barge, and a freighter!

The "I didn't know that was here!" Series

Browning Ampitheater

When I was younger, say, high school age, all I wanted to do was get out and see the world. I thought that almost anyplace had to be better than where I grew up. Since then, I have seen a decent chunk of the world, and most of the time I usually want to live at every destination I visit. I guess I still have a little of that "grass is greener" mentality, and anyone who knows me even one little iota knows how much I want to live in England. However, as I've gotten older I've really learned to appreciate where I live, specifically the countryside. I breathe a sigh of relief every time I leave Columbus and travel home at the end of the workday. Columbus is a pleasant enough city, but she and I have had a difficult time connecting on a genuine level, and I've lived near her my whole life. (Maybe "she" should be "he". After all, the city was named after a male explorer. Whatever. I'm keeping "she".) Sure, there's an endless variety of great restaurants, it has a nice arts scene, friendly people, etc, but it just leaves me feeling ambivalent.

So I've decided that I'm going to explore it a little, to see if she and I can find a common interest. This probably isn't going to happen by going to places like COSI, the art museum, or the conservatory. I've been to all of those places, and while they're all wonderful places, I still feel ambivalent. I'm digging a little deeper. So today, I took a walk. I also took pictures. This post is the first of a series I'll be posting on a semi regular basis that documents my exploration of the city. And now for a look at a city within the city...OSU campus. Now I have been here, heck, I used to go to college here, but it's such a beautiful campus and I rarely go back, This was more of a revisiting instead of a discovery mission. But I always love how different the campus feels from the rest of the city.

The gurgle-y fountain at Mirror Lake

The stacks at the OSU library, which has changed a lot since I went to school here!

A Marcel Marceau illustration on display in the library.

Hayes Hall, OSU's art building.