Yak Shack

10/12/2026

That's where its at!

09/30/2026

We’re heading to the Wagner Subaru Midwest Outdoor Experience this weekend! 🌿🍂

This is one of those events we look forward to every year personally…and this is our first year participating! We’re stoked. So many outdoor enthusiasts, organizations, businesses, families and friends coming together to celebrate everything that makes our little corner of Ohio such an incredible place to get outside.

Tonic True Nature will be there all weekend with a fall-inspired menu featuring pawpaw, goldenrod, elderberry, maple and fall spices — many of the plants and ingredients we’ve been growing, foraging and working with throughout the season with One Earth Collaborative.

We’ll have fire c***r from our friends at Green Feather Apothecary and we’ll also have a special drink recipe courtesy of our friends down the trail at Sun Sprouts Cafe, with proceeds from that drink supporting conservation work with the Little Miami Watershed Network. 💚

And we’re bringing the Unity Wagon!

Stop by, take a look inside and learn more about the retreats, gatherings and experiences we’re creating along the Little Miami River in Oregonia. Steve will be there talking about eco-building and the sustainable building practices he’s worked with around the world, and I’ll be behind the bar with our Tonic team making drinks.

Our friends from the Yak Shack will be there too, so come talk with any of us about putting together your own private river retreat — kayaking, plants, wellness, music, nature, the Unity Wagon and whatever kind of experience you have in mind.

Lindsey will also be teaching our True Nature Family Wellness Class as part of the weekend wellness schedule:

🌿 Saturday at 3 PM
🌿 Sunday at 2 PM

We’ll explore simple movement, breath, plants, teas and some fun ways for kids and adults to connect with nature together.

The Midwest Outdoor Experience really is one of the best celebrations of outdoor life in our region. If you love trails, rivers, paddling, climbing, biking, camping, conservation, wellness or simply being outside, you don’t want to miss it.

Come find the Unity Wagon and Tonic bar and say hi.

We can’t wait to see everyone this weekend! 🍂🌿

09/30/2026

09/28/2026

We want to see your River Vibes photos and videos!

If you joined us for River Vibes yesterday, please share any photos, videos, clips, or favorite moments you captured during the day.

Whether it was from the cleanup, the music float, the musicians, the river, the potluck, or the gathering at One Earth , we’d love to see River Vibes from your perspective.

Drop your photos and videos in the comments! Anything that captured the feel of the day.

If you took it, share it! We’d love to see what River Vibes 2026 looked like through everyone else’s eyes. ❤️

09/28/2026

What a day. Thank You!

River Vibes 2026 came together beautifully. The cleanup, music, community, time on the Little Miami, and a gathering afterward at One Earth Collaborative .

Everything ran smoothly and on time, everyone entered and exited the river safely, and the music on the water was absolutely fantastic.

A huge thank you to our musicians who brought the river to life:

The Goldsberrys - Jamie Goldsberry
Sarah Asher
Marielle McIntosh
Sam Frampton
Paul Nelson / Slow Rise Music
Izzy Olaore
Peter Crescimanno for coordinating the open mic and all the musicians who joined in the open-mic post float-wow!

And a special thank you to Jessica Silver Helton , who jumped in for an impromptu guest appearance on one song and gave us one of those spontaneous River Vibes moments that made the day even more fun.

Thank you as well to everyone who joined the cleanup efforts, paddled the music float, brought food for the potluck, helped with transportation and logistics, volunteered, performed, donated, or simply showed up and shared the day with us.

We also want to recognize the businesses, organizations, sponsors, and individuals who supported River Vibes and helped make it possible:

Steven Wells with the floating stage, drone and stage footage.
Steve Areen with the beautiful Wagon
Tonic True Nature
Little Miami Watershed Network
Warren County Parks
Central State University
Sun Sprouts Cafe
Branstrator Farm
Arrow Outpost
Tyrell Osborn for the 2026 River Vibes art
Trailsend Real Estate
XYLEM Accounting Services
The Ano Project

And a special thank you to our friends for their generous contributions made on-site.

The stewardship effort continues. If you’d still like to support what we’re doing on the Little Miami, additional donations are very much appreciated.

As a thank you, anyone who donates $20 or more can receive one of our 8×10 River Vibes art prints while supplies last.

This event really was Music • River • Community • Stewardship, and we’re grateful to everyone who helped make that more than just a slogan.

Thank you for an incredible River Vibes. Looking forward to seeing you all next year.

09/27/2026