When its first covered bridge was constructed on the Ashtabula-Trumbull Turnpike in 1832, Ashtabula County was closer to frontier than a new Connecticut." Its rutted roads promised adventure and suggested prosperity but also great hardship. Covered bridge

Carl E. Feather is currently a special projects coordinator for Ashtabula County, Ohio, where he serves as a tourism liaison between the county commissioners and museums. He worked for 27 years as a features writer, lifestyles editor, reporter and photographer with the Ashtabula Star Beacon Newspaper.