FIVE STATE PARKS IN SOUTHERN OHIO HONORED BY OVER THE BACK FENCE MAGAZINE
Five state parks were recently named Point Of Pride Award winners in a first-ever competition sponsored by “Over The Back Fence” magazine. The publication is dedicated to the lifestyle, places, events, people and pride of southern Ohio.
Magazine readers selected 20 regional “Point of Pride” winners, representing the greatest places in southern Ohio to visit and experience. The list is published in the magazine’s current edition. Among the 20 are:
“We’re pleased to see that the readers of this regional magazine appreciate the beauty and unique qualities of our southern Ohio state parks,” said Dan West, chief of Ohio State Parks.
“And we could not agree more with their selections.”
Additional information about Point of Pride Award winners is available in the magazine, now on sale in grocery and specialty stores throughout southern Ohio. Newsstand locations and subscription information can be found on the Internet at BackFenceMagazine.com
With a readership of more than 50,000 people, the 13-year-old magazine says that it brings together people throughout the region who love calling southern Ohio their “back yard.”
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For Additional Information Contact:
Jane Beathard, ODNR Media Relations
(614) 265-6860
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Jean Backs, Ohio State Parks
(614) 265-7077