Photo op: Dayton Lane May Promenade

This article in the Hamilton JournalNews says that there's a house tour of historic Dayton Lane, in Hamilton, this upcoming Sunday.

Tickets are available the day of the event at a tent outside of the Dayton Lane Gardens on the 600 block of Dayton St. The event runs from 1 PM-5 PM.

This is the main fundraiser for Dayton Lane Historic Area Inc.

Uplands Historic District home tour

Saturday, May 12, 1-5 PM.

$30, you must register in advance.

Five homes on Upland, one on Grandview.

Price kind of steep for the Regular Joe.

Who knows where your money goes.

Post article:
http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AE/20070505/LIFE/705050315/

Spring Grove Weekend Walkabout tours

Last Tuesday's Enquirer had an article about guided tours through Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum.

On weekends, from May through October, the Heritage Foundation will conduct tours through the 733-acre National Historic Landmark.

The cost is $5.

Anyone interested in Cincinnati history should definitely do this.

In 2004 I spent several days there taking photographs with my old dinosaur camera. Once you get over the fact that it's a cemetery, it becomes a beautiful sculpture park. And since its an arboretum, there are many non-native species of trees--including 22 "Ohio Champion" trees--meaning they're the largest of their kind in the entire state.

If you don't want to pay the $5, go by yourself for free. Maps are available on their website or inside the office just inside the front gate.

www.springgrove.org