# 2938. Play mini golf in Ohio

The one of things I wanted to do in Canton was play mini golf so I could continue to knock off states that I have played mini golf in. Since I knew I wanted to play mini golf in Canton, I planned ahead and found us a place not too far from the hotel. Online it looked like an old school mini golf course with windmills and other obstacles. Sometimes what you see online, is not what is reality. ProPuff Miniature Golf is in the corner of the Big Lots parking lot and no one was there. It looked closed and in disrepair. Strike 1.

Back to Google I go and found McDuffer’s Park Miniature Golf. We really couldn’t find it and again it didn’t look overly used. Strike 2.

This time I moved a little farther out when searching in Google. I found Rolling Greens Mini Golf in Uniontown about 10-15 minutes away. The reviews on Yelp were very good. One said it was the most challenging and unique course he has golfed. When we got there, there were cars in the parking lot and people golfing. A good sign.

We had an option of choosing between course 1 or course 2 for $6. At first we were going to do course 2 because there were less people. Then when looking at the courses, we decided to follow the people and golf course 1.

The reviewer was not wrong. The course was challenging and very unique. Besides the usual windmills and castles, there is this race track looking thing you had to get your ball around with enough momentum that it didn’t come back yet stayed on the course.  A lot of the holes didn’t have greens the entire way but cement. I found that odd. There are also several opportunities to test your driving capabilities since there is a real grass between the tee and the hole. Ever try driving with a putter?  It’s not as easy as it sounds. The hubby managed to drive it the 114 feet on the second driving hole but I had to chip it to the green.

The Windmill. 

The first driving hole.. not that big of gap

The second driving hole... 114 feet

This course was so challenging we never even totaled our scores. I remember that it took me at least 12 tries to get it in the hole. There was no one behind me so I kept trying. Despite the difficulty, I wouldn’t hesitate to go back and try it again. It is that much fun.

# 2942. Visit an ice cream parlor in Ohio

Besides wanting to have pizza in every state and play mini golf in every state, I want ice cream in every state.  Again I just don’t want Dairy Queen or Culvers. I want a local ice cream shop.

On our way to mini golf, we passed an ice cream stand with a good line. We figured we would stop on the way back. However once we got to mini golf, we found an ice cream stand, New Baltimore Homemade Ice Cream, there as well. We figured since there was a good sized line, we’d just get our ice cream after we golf.

Maybe we should have gone back to the other place. This was the worse ice cream I ever tasted. I ordered plain chocolate as I really didn’t like the other flavors. It didn’t have any taste. Occasionally I would get a hint of what tasted like Hershey syrup. It was almost if they tried to make chocolate milk using Hershey Syrup but didn’t put enough syrup in and then froze it. Even the hubby said his vanilla had no taste. Maybe I should have gone with blue moon.

Even though it lacked taste, it did not lack size. I ordered the kids size since I was still full from pizza and it was 2 scoops. What kid needs 2 scoops of ice cream, I don’t know.  I’m glad I didn’t order the small. The hubby had a medium sundae and it was filling…not as big as JDs but close.

My Kid's Cone

Next time we’re in Ohio and want ice cream, I’m sure we will not be going to New Baltimore. I will take Dairy Queen over New Baltimore. I will even take a vanilla cone from McDonalds over New Baltimore. When I googled New Baltimore Ice Cream when we got home, New Baltimore in Uniontown had 4 stars. I don’t know if we had a bad batch or if people in Ohio like bland ice cream, either way I’m not willing to find out.

#2747. Play mini golf in New York

After the championship game of the World Series, the rest of the umpires headed home. We were staying Saturday night in Jamestown. By the time the game ended and everyone left, it was about 4:00. I wanted to go to Buffalo to see the Bisons play. The Buffalo Bisons are AAA baseball team and I have not yet been to an AAA game. The hubby vetoed that idea. I didn’t want to sit in the hotel all night. Jokingly I said we could play mini golf, since playing mini golf in every state is on the bucket list. He was cool with that but wanted to know where. My good friend, Google, informed me that there was one not too far away, almost by the Walmart we went to in the morning.

Lakewood Golf Center had mini golf and a driving range. Mini Golf was $7 a person. It was cheaper than Badger Sports Park. For 4:00 it was busy. There were usually 2 or 3 groups in front of us at a hole. We had nothing else to do so we didn’t mind waiting and it was a nice day.

The course itself wasn’t overly difficult but challenging enough. All the greens and walkways were kept up and nicely landscaped. I actually beat the hubby. He is the better golfer. I earned bragging rights. I did get a hole in one but because I took a mulligan it really didn’t count. Boo.

My Hole in One

We had fun. It was a nice way to spend an early evening before dinner. If we are in Jamestown again, I’m 

sure we would play mini golf here again.