MOHICAN STATE PARK & LANDOLL’S MOHICAN CASTLE — Loudonville, Ohio
Mohican State Park isn’t very large but the hiking trails it has to offer are very well maintained pretty.
See that little dude over there on the left. He is actually 6”1’ and a bit over 200 pounds (we won’t go into details). He is behind Lyons Falls in Mohican State Park. The water comes down pretty hard when it is falling from that height. I had an urge to just start showering, but that could have been seen by certain people as my BIG SIN #2 and I could have been arrested for public nudity. That isn’t something I wanted in the newspapers. I also had the thought that my current employment might not appreciate my “oneness with nature”. (Shout out to my Staff fam ~ love you all and my job so much I didn’t do it)
Jim and I decided to go out for dinner so I found a place on the map that looked interesting. I knew it was a real place from a brochure I had picked up. It had a beautiful picture on it, but all Jim saw was the spot on Google maps.
The dirt roads kept getting narrower and the single wide mobile homes older and unkept as we followed the signs saying “Castle” with an arrows guiding the way. I wish you could have heard Jim say, “ This is a trick. We are going to get there, and get mugged!” I laughed because I had saw how gorgeous this place is and he had no idea. Hehehe
Well, he was pleasantly surprised. What a paradise!
We started with dinner at the Copper Mug. Arriving at 4pm, we were only the 3rd or 4th person there so we got to pick our seat. We decided to sit outside on the fantastic deck overlooking the manicured and carefully landscaped grounds. It was perfect! Jim and I had the whole deck to ourselves. It was really romantic with the perfect temperature, scenery, amazing food, refreshing drinks, and of course, the company was my favorite. ;)
After that great experience, we walked around for a little bit. We went into the main lobby area to get more information.
Landoll’s Mohican Castle is a resort and restaurant. It was built one room at a time with no plans or blueprints by Jim Landoll.
Let me just say, THIS IS MY KIND OF GUY! This is how I usually function with “plans” all in my head. Jim = TOTOAL OPPOSITE. He needs to measure, draw out plans on paper, then draw them out on computer, then figure how long you cut each board to make the most use out of each piece of wood. He spends as much time planning as he does building the item. I’m not knocking it. It is good. I just don’t have the patience...I think I get way too bored way too quickly. Even as I write about this, my brain is saying to me, “blah, blah, blah” about my own writing about this subject.
There are wedding packages including a wedding terrace. While there you can enjoy renting ski equipment in the Winter, and usage of the pavilion, gardens, the indoor heated pool, and take a walk through an old cemetery that dates back to the 1800s.
Jim and I decided we need to go back and stay in the castle sometime. I’ll let you know what it’s like when we do. :)
To learn more about the history of this place, visit landollsmohicancastle.com/history/
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