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The idea for a tiny door trail was sparked in my imagination years ago with the convergence of all things I find interesting… unsolved mysteries, clever puzzles, historic places, outdoor adventures, and tiny things! I envisioned these miniature doors placed around town, reflecting their location in some way, and in essence creating a tiny version of Ostrander for people to discover. The idea lingered for years, pushed aside by everyday responsibilities and never quite becoming a priority.

Then the pandemic happened. With more time at home, I began revisiting old crafting projects that had long been left “for later,” and it dawned on me that the time for the tiny door idea had finally come.

So work began on the first tiny door, and on June 8, 2021, that door quietly appeared on a mailbox post. Following soon after came four other doors scattered around Ostrander. With the creation of a map and flyer, the Tiny Door Trail was officially born.

The community soon joined in by requesting a tiny resident at their location, or putting up one of their own. The tiny real estate market has been booming ever since, and today, Ostrander is home to more than 40 tiny doors.

~Amy Margraff

“Foundoor” of Ostrandoors

The first tiny door “Red Nartso”

Our “Foundoor”

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Four of us middle- aged women just came back from doing this treasure hunt. We had a great time! We walked about 2.5 miles around around town and only found 21 of the doors. Some of them were hard to find, some of them caught our eyes rather easily when we realize where to start looking. A couple of them the map said that we were at the right spots but we could not find them anywhere. And then there were some that you would have to drive to that we didn't go to. Seeing the pictures of doors that have been posted on facebook, I want to go back and find the other 20! This was just a great time, on a warm afternoon, for a fun adventure. We did stop at the library first to get a map and to check out the two that were there, and the Librarians were very helpful and friendly! That is also where we left our car parked.
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It is a real fun activity especially with children. There are 40 little cute doors around the town and it was really exciting to find them! I got the map that shows where the doors are from the library and I could also use google map to find doors. It’s fun to find doors in random places and also nice to look around the town! I didnt have enough time so I couldn’t find all the doors but it was such a wonderful experience for me and my child. I would love to try again if I have a chance. Highly recommended!!
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Pat Bruce
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Fun activity
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Susan Hall
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This was a fun activity! We used the App to make it successful.
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If you want something to do over the weekend, this is the adventure for you!! Pick up a Little Door Map at the Ostrander, Ohio library and start looking everywhere in the community for little doors. All you have to go on is a photo of the door and its name- its challenging and I thought at times impossible, but we found every single door by the end of the day. It was really a fun day- just something different!!
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Strange but so cool... The "town" was very quiet. The library staff was so sweet and patient explaining to us what to do. I didn't have my kids along, but they would have enjoyed it. So cool to see a town pull together to do something fun for even others outside of the community. What a great idea and family activity! Wish more little towns would do this!
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