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Sept. 6, 2024

Sawyer Quarry Nature Preserve with insights from Wood County Park District Program Naturalist, Craig Spicer

Sawyer Quarry Nature Preserve is a Wood County Park located at 26940 Lime City Road Perrysburg, OH 43551.  The website is . Craig Spicer is a Program Naturalist with the Wood County Park District. During our interview, Craig shares the history...
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Aug. 30, 2024

Interview with Perrysburg Resident Alona Matchenko, JD about living in Perrysburg, Toledo Helps Ukraine, and Pallets for a Purpose

Today’s episode is an interview with Perrysburg resident Alona Matchenko, JD.  We talk about what brought her from Ukraine to Perrysburg, why she likes living here, where she went to law school, the non-profit organization she founded (Toledo...
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Aug. 23, 2024

Podcasting 101 at The 577 Foundation

Today’s episode is about Podcasting 101 Class at The 577 Foundation. I’ll tell you why I’m teaching it, when class is, who should attend, and what you’ll learn. This episode also contains a bonus at the very end. Read the full show notes...
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Aug. 16, 2024

Coffee - with insights from Lexi Burton about Coffee Quest 419 (Food and Drink Series Part 2 of 7)

Today, we’re talking about coffee shops and where to buy coffee in Perrysburg.  This is the second episode in the Food and Drink Series. My guest is Lexi Burton, Leisure Sales Marketing Specialist at Destination Toledo (Toledo Convention &...
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Aug. 9, 2024

Perrysburg boat launches with insights from Tina Saunders

Today’s episode is about boat launches and kayaking in and around Perrysburg. Tina Saunders is my guest. Tina runs a kayak and paddle board rental business in Perrysburg called Pop Up Paddle Adventures. To learn more, visit .   Maple...
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Aug. 2, 2024

Eisenhower Park

Eisenhower Park is a small City Park behind Mr. Freeze.  The address for your GPS is 619 West South Boundary St. Perrysburg, OH. Parking is available behind Mr. Freeze. You can also enter the parking lot from West Boundary Street, right next to...
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July 26, 2024

Ice Cream Shops (Food and Drink Series Part 1 of 7)

This is the first episode in the Food and Drink Series. (This episode inspired the series.)   Part One: Ice Cream Shops (July) Part Two: Coffee Shops (August) Part Three: Restaurants (September) Part Four: Butcher Shops (October) Part Five:...
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July 19, 2024

Food and Drink Series Introduction

Welcome to the Food and Drink Series on The Perrysburg Podcast! This is the introduction episode. There will be 7 episodes in the series.  Details are below:   (July) Part One: Ice cream (August) Part Two: Coffee (September) Part Three:...
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July 12, 2024

Milestone Park

Milestone Park is Perrysburg’s smallest park. In this episode, we talk about location, parking, how much time you can plan to spend at Milestone Park, and the three must-see features: (1) a limestone road marker (“mile stone”) (2) an Ohio...
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July 5, 2024

Celebrating One Year

The Perrysburg Podcast is one year old!  This is my first anniversary episode. Thanks for great first year!     In this episode, I talk about when and why I started this podcast, some stats, and what’s coming up in Year 2. If you...
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June 28, 2024

Interview with Joshua Johnson, Executive Director - Perrysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau

Joshua Johnson is the new Executive Director of Perrysburg’s Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), which is also known as Visit Perrysburg. If you’re interested in getting to know Joshua, you’re going to like this episode.     In this...
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June 21, 2024

Municipal Pool

We talk about the Municipal Pool location, hours of operation, cost, features, the unofficial Facebook Page, and pool parties.  If you’re a prospective, new, or current Perrysburg resident, I hope you enjoy hearing about Perrysburg’s...
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June 14, 2024

Rotary Park - with insights from Maggie Dreier and Jennifer Engelmann from The Ability Center of Greater Toledo

This episode has three parts: Part One is general information  Part Two is a list of 10 features  Park Three is an interview with Maggie and Jennifer from The Ability Center   Perrysburg Rotary Community Park 26350 Fort Meigs Road...
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June 7, 2024

Podcasting 101 Classes in Perrysburg

Today’s episode is a short announcement about my upcoming Podcasting 101 classes in Perrysburg.  I tell you when and where the classes are, who should attend (my ideal student), and what you will learn.  The show notes for this episode are...
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May 31, 2024

Interview with Perrysburg Resident Laura Winters

Laura Winters is a Perrysburg resident. Her full bio is below. In the first half of our interview, Laura talks about what brought her and her husband to Perrysburg, why she likes living here, what prospective, new, and current Perrysburg residents...
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May 24, 2024

Riverside Park

Riverside Park is located at 245 West Front Street in Perrysburg, OH.  This episode has 3 parts:  General Information Park Features Additional information about The Blue Star Memorial By-Way Marker and Garden, the Gold Star Families...
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May 17, 2024

Local Honey

Where can you buy local honey in Perrysburg?  What do Perrysburg residents use honey for?  In this episode, I share 5 places to buy local honey in Perrysburg and 4 reasons to use it.     Want to share where you buy your local honey...
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May 10, 2024

Motorcycles

Today, we’re talking about motorcycles. If you’re a prospective, new, or current Perrysburg, OH resident who already rides motorcycles or is interested in learning how to ride one, you will like this episode.  It’s spring…Ride on!  ...
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May 3, 2024

Interview with Michael Richardson about Perrysburg Living Magazine

Michael Richardson owns Richardson Family Media and publishes Perrysburg Living Magazine.  He’s on the podcast today to talk about what makes Perrysburg Living Magazine a great resource for our community, opportunities for you contribute,...
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April 26, 2024

Interview with Pastor Dan Gildner (Grace Church Perrysburg)

Places of worship are important to Perrysburg residents. This episode continues a series of interviews with faith community leaders in Perrysburg.  Pastor Dan Gildner from Grace Church is my guest today.  You can find the FULL show notes at...
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April 19, 2024

Interview with Katie Hunt Thomas from The Ability Center of Greater Toledo

Today’s episode is an interview with Katie Hunt Thomas. She is the Disability Rights Attorney for the Ability Center of Greater Toledo, a Center for Independent Living in northwest Ohio with the mission to assist people with disabilities to live,...
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April 12, 2024

Perrysburg’s Great American Cleanup - Interview with Lauren Rush

Lauren Rush is the Stormwater Coordinator for the City of Perrysburg.  In this episode, Lauren talks about Perrysburg’s Great American Cleanup, which is how some of our parks get spruced up each Spring.  She gives the dates, times, and...
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April 5, 2024

The Riverwalk

We talk about where The Perrysburg Riverwalk is located, two safe places to access it, who uses it, how long it is, a walk/run/bike route that might be new to you, and a bonus tip for watching the walleye run from the Perrysburg-Maumee Bridge.  ...
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March 29, 2024

Interview with Brittinee Huntley about Downtown Perrysburg Inc. and The Total Eclipse of the Burg Event

Brittinee Huntley talks about Downtown Perrysburg Inc (DPI) and all the great events they put on for Perrysburg, volunteer opportunities, sponsorship opportunities, the website, the Facebook and Instagram pages, The Total Eclipse of the Burg Event on...
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