The Student Times A Newspaper in Education Project of The Repository. Quail Hollow during the early part of the century was the home of H.B. Stewart, whose family offered the land and building to the state for half of their appraised value. Now, what once was a family estate is a state park open 365 days a year. It boasts 700 acres of coniferous and deciduous forests, woodland swamps, grass prairies, sedge marshes, meadowlands, beaver lodges and peat bays.
Visitors can picinic, camp, hike and fish.
The prairie lands have unusual plants called coneflower and sneezewood. To keep the unwanted weeds and plants out, park caretakers set fire to it. Quail Hollow is a place to bring friends and family and spend a day out with nature. For more information, contact Quail Hollow State Park at 13340 Congress Lake Ave. NW, Hartville, Ohio 44632, or call 877-6652.