Thoughts on Foot

It's April 24: a holiday for trees. Celebrate Arbor Day by taking a walk through the Chadwick Arboretum, where you'll find a number of mile-long walks as well as a meditative labyrinth. To get there on foot, you'll probably have to cross the Olentangy River: if you look carefully, you should be able to see the turtles.

The Olentangy used to be called the Whetstone River, a more accurate translation of its Native Shawnee name; the Ohio Legislature renamed it Olentangy ("Red-Face-Paint") in the 1830's, borrowing the name from what was likely Big Walnut Creek.