Elmore, OH

Elmore is an Ohio village split between Ottawa and Sandusky counties, alongside the Portage River in the former Black Swamp. The river’s name is tied to the shallow stretches that forced early travelers to carry their canoes, and it still runs beside the village. Schedel Arboretum and Gardens occupies a 17-acre Victorian estate on the Portage, while the annual Portage River Festival brings the river into the town calendar. Woodmore schools and the Harris-Elmore Library round out the local map. Elmore is a northwest Ohio village where wetland history, river, gardens, and schools sit close together.