Dem Bones

Photo shared by reader, Maureen Sharib

 Halloween has taken over yards and department stores in full force. It’s a rare drive now to anywhere these days where you don’t pass under the looming shadow of a 15-foot-tall skeleton or inflatable monster of some kind.

While the fake bones abound, you might be walking across the real bones of ancient creatures. Southwest Ohio is prime ground for fossil hunting. In fact, scientists come from all over the world to search for them. All you have to do is get out.

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