The Ohio History Connection's Archives & Library has been a key part of the discovery of the Buckeye Trail, a footpath from Cincinnati to Lake Erie. The article was written by Merrill Gilfillan, a wildlife biologist and Ohio Department of Natural Resources writer, in 1958. The Ohio History Conservation's founding documents, minutes, maps, newspaper articles, and photographs have been transferred to the state's primary historical collections. The Buckeyes Trail stretches over 1,400 miles and is the largest continuous hiking loop in the United States. The guide to the archives and the archives requires map-reading skills and a willingness to be present, not to miss what is right in front of you.