Page 10 - AAA Magazine – AAA Ohio Auto Club – January 2019
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DESTINED
Jason Duff (center) and Small Nation
to Become a DESTINOATION
After years
of decline,
Bellefontaine, Ohio
is looking good.
By Abby Newman
8 | AAA MAGAZINE
Photo: Willie Petersen
hio is speckled with small towns, many of which contain single stoplights. Many Ohioans
call these places “home.” Despite the size of these small destinations to an outsider’s eye, the history runs deep, and the communities are tight. For Bellefontaine, the community is tighter thanks to revitalization efforts that are making the downtown come alive.
Bellefontaine is less than an hour’s drive northwest
of the state’s capital of Columbus. Home to more than 13,000 people, it sits nestled in Logan County. The city’s