Central Ohio Legends & Lore

A sought-after public speaker, Willis has given presentations throughout the United States, during which he has educated and entertained tens of thousands of people of all ages before crowd sizes ranging from ten to well over six hundred. When not chasing after all things strange and spooky, Willis found the time to author more than a dozen books, including Ohio's Historic Haunts: Investigating the Paranormal in the Buckeye State, Haunted Indiana and Weird Ohio. Willis currently resides in Galena, Ohio, with his wife and daughter, a Queen-loving parrot and three narcoleptic cats. About the Author James A. Willis has been walking on the weird side of history for over thirty years. He has also been featured in more than seventy-five media sources, including CNN, USA Today, Columbus Business First, Midwest Living, the Canadian Press and even the Kuwait Times. . He can often be found lurking around his virtu

Join James A. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was the headquarters for the military’s investigations into UFO sightings in the mid-twentieth century. Willis as he travels across Central Ohio and delves into the Buckeye State’s stories of murderous villains, courageous heroes and even a few ghosts and monsters.. Bigfoot-like creatures have been sighted in the state since the 1800s. Some of Johnny Appleseed’s earliest orchards were planted near present-day Steubenville, Mansfield and Lima, and a farm in Nova boasts the last tree planted by Appleseed. The legendary tales of Central Ohio reach far beyond the region

He has also been featured in more than seventy-five media sources, including CNN, USA Today, Columbus Business First, Midwest Living, the Canadian Press and even the Kuwait Times. James A. Willis has been walking on the weird side of history for over thirty years. He can often be found lurking around his virtual abode, strangeandspookyworld. . When

"A light read of interest to people in Central Ohio." according to lyndonbrecht. This book may appeal to people familiar with or living in the Central Ohio area (roughly Columbus to Dayton). I picked it up to read because of once living there. The writing is moderately good, and the few illustrations helpful.It's a collection of short essays on various things, including ghost stories, remarkable characters, some villains, some urban leg