Lake County historians say there are three versions of the origin of Johnnycake Ridge Road: *An unidentified man built a cabin along a prominent ridge, intending to start a tavern. He never did.

The Johnnycake Jog has long been known as Ohio’s “Finest Five-Miler,” but the longtime Lake County road race is also about community, memories and fun times. In honor of the Jog turning 49 and closing ...

The running career of Bill Dennison has come full circle. When Dennison was 12 years old, he attended a running camp in Trumbull County. Eighteen years later, Dennison is the race director for an ...

The 50th running of the Johnnycake Jog is set for July 12 at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Painesville Township. Ohio’s Finest 5-miler will begin at 8 a.m., and the 5K run/walk will follow ...

Rick Ventura had an eye for talent as the cross country coach at Lake Catholic in the late 1970s and, as a runner himself, had a vision of how good a five-mile summer race on Lake County roads could ...

Jul. 5—What I remember most about running in the first Johnnycake Jog is I didn't win it. A lot went into that result, but the main ones were I didn't run the whole way and when I did run, I didn't ...

Blair Durda got burnt out with running during her time at Stetson after being a multi-time state qualifier for Riverside. But returning from college and a different 5K race back home helped her find ...

So who are the favorites to win this year’s Johnnycake Jog? Well, when both of the previous year’s winners are signed up for Ohio’s Finest Five-Miler, that’s usually a good place to start. Johnny ...

Two years after a close brush with being shut down, Johnnycake Mountain Meadows Airport is again at risk of closing, its manager said Thursday. The man who owns the eastern half of the rural airfield ...

No food is more indigenous to Rhode Island than that crude, cornmeal flapjack best known as the johnnycake. Nor is there one more controversial. Some like it thick and cakelike; others prefer it crepe ...