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  • 2002 Sites of the Month

    • December Site of the Month
      The holiday season has arrived! ExploreOhio’s December site of the month is Winter Holidays in Ohio. This page features links to web sites containing information about Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Ramadan in Ohio.
    • November Site of the Month
      Playoff time is here for fall high school sports. Keep up with the latest action by visiting the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Tournament Information Page. This page links to schedules and results for the 10 fall sport state champion tournaments in Ohio.
    • October Site of the Month
      Happy birthday Ohio! The beginning of the Buckeye State’s bicentennial celebration will be here before you know it. Get ready for 2003 by visiting the Ohio Historical Society’s popular on-line encyclopedia of Ohio history, Ohio History Central. The encyclopedia is now complete through 1803, the year of Ohio’s statehood, so don’t be left wondering what the Enabling Act was, where Ohio’s first permanent settlement was, or why Thomas Worthington is often called “father of Ohio’s statehood.”
    • September Site(s) of the Month
      It’s back-to-school time. This month ExploreOhio has two sites of the month. Ohio Schools features links to over 550 public school districts and over 400 non-public schools that have web sites. All of these sites are listed alphabetically, as well as by the county in which they are located. Ohio Colleges and Universities features links to all of the state's higher education institutions with web sites. If you know of a public school district, non-public school, college, or university with a web site that is not listed on our pages, please send the district or school name and web address to the ExploreOhio editor.
    • August Site of the Month
      Craving a lemon shake-up, corn dog, and elephant ear? Then it must be time for the Ohio State Fair. August in Ohio means State Fair time. For information about tickets, entertainment, competitions, discounts, and promotions visit the Ohio State Fair online.
    • July Site of the Month
      Looking for some summer thrills? Ohio is home to more than one dozen amusement parks. For information about planning a trip to one of the Buckeye State’s amusement parks visit ExploreOhio’s Ohio Amusement Parks page.
    • June Site of the Month
      Thinking about a day-trip in Ohio this summer? Some of America’s greatest historic documents will be on display at the Ohio Historical Center until Labor Day. For information about this exciting traveling exhibit from the National Archives and Records Administration visit ExploreOhio's June site of the month, American Originals: Treasures from the National Archives.
    • May Site of the Month
      Feeling festive? Ohio is the place to be. For help planning a trip to one of Ohio’s many fairs or festivals visit ExploreOhio’s Ohio Fairs and Festivals. These pages feature links to the most accurate and up-to-date information about over one hundred fairs and festivals in Ohio.
    • April Site of the Month
      Garden season has returned! No matter the color of your thumb, if you are looking for information about gardening in Ohio, OPLIN has just the right site for you. Visit ExploreOhio’s, Ohio Home & Garden page for links to Ohio arboreta and tour gardens, Ohio garden clubs, Ohio gardening reference sites, and Ohio nurseries, greenhouses, and garden stores.
    • March Sites of the Month
      OPLIN has two great pages with links to information on the web about Women’s History Month. Women’s History Month has links to information about women in American History and about the celebration of Women’s History Month. Ohio Women has links to more specific information about the contributions of women in Ohio.
    • February Site of the Month
      To commemorate Presidents Day, OPLIN has added a new page to ExploreOhio, Ohio Presidents. This page features over 100 links to information about the eight American presidents with Ohio ties. Take a look and see why Ohio is known as "The Mother of Presidents."
    • January Site of the Month
      Let it snow! Let it snow! If you are a skiing enthusiast you’ll want to visit OPLIN’s Ohio Ski Resorts page. This page features links to ski resorts and skiing information in Ohio. Before heading for the slopes though, be sure to check the current Ohio road conditions at the Ohio Transportation Information System web site.

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    128 Ohio General Assembly

    The electorate made sweeping changes to the Ohio legislature in last November's elections. Ohio's 128th General Assembly will be sworn in on January 5th. Visit the General Assembly's website after that date to see the new makeup of the legislature. In addition to information about pending legislation and legislative schedules, the site contains direct links to the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate, as well as a finding-aid for identifying legislative members.

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