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Daily attendance as well as overnight accommodations — campgrounds and cabins — have spiked during the pandemic as Ohioans seek out new destinations within short drives of home. LORE CITY — Sharon Samuels had spent nearly three months without visiting her grandchildren as a precaution during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was a very sad time,” the 70-year-old Middlebranch resident said. But that absence ended this week when she and her husband met up with family at Salt Fork State Park. “I wouldn’t go out of state right now,” Samuels said, referring to the pandemic and her age. “It’s too scary for us.” The couple is an example of residents who have been flocking to Ohio state parks during the COVID-19 outbreak. Daily attendance as well as overnight accommodations — campgrounds and cabins — have spiked during the pandemic, said Heidi Hetzel-Evans, communications manager for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources…
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