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Explore the history of Downtown Cleveland five times a week from May 16th to September 17th, 2017. Take a Hike offers free, guided walking tours of five distinct neighborhoods in downtown Cleveland. Each tour lasts approximately one and a half hours in length and features actors and actresses portraying historic figures from Cleveland’s past. Weekly […]
Towpath supporters are invited to join public officials from Cuyahoga County, the City of Cleveland, Cleveland Metroparks, Canalway Partners and more to ceremonially break ground on Stage 3 of the Towpath Trail Extension Project. We will break ground at Clark Field (get directions), 9:00 AM Earth Day morning Saturday, April 22nd. This is a B.Y.O.S. event- […]
Great news for an important cultural asset within the Ohio & Erie Canalway National Heritage Area– The Ukrainian Museum-Archives (UMA) in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland has signed a cooperation agreement with The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., to digitize the extensive collection of books, periodicals and other materials in the UMA […]
The Towpath Trail and the Ohio & Erie Canalway National Heritage Area received a good bit of press coverage in 2016. Here are some stories to check out if you are interested in our work- Canalway association awards over $125,000 for six projects, Akron Beacon Journal, December 2016 Ohio & Erie Canalway Association awards grants totaling $363,000 […]
Cuyahoga County has been conditionally awarded $317,030 in 2016 Clean Ohio Trails Funding for Stage 4 of the Towpath Trail Extension Project. Stage 4 of the Towpath Trail Extension will run 1.5 miles from Literary Ave. to the future Canal Basin Park in Downtown Cleveland’s Flats. This stage will be the final northern Towpath connection between […]
Cuyahoga Valley National Park will open a new Visitor Center to help orient guests and connect them to the park’s amenities such as the Ohio & Erie Canalway Towpath Trail and Brandywine Falls. The nonprofit Conservancy for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park is handling fundraising, design and construction of the Visitor Center; while the facility will […]
The “Cycle of Arches” public art in Cleveland’s Slavic Village neighborhood is looking great lit up and photographed by LAND studio. The Ohio & Erie Canalway Association awarded funds to the Slavic Village Development through its Strategic Grants Program to help create “Cycle of Arches.” The public art is positioned along the designated Ohio & […]
A new bridge has been put in place on the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail by the Stark County Park District. The bridge is between the Bridgeport Quarry and the Forty Corners Trailheads. The upgraded steel truss structure is 63 ft. long and 10 ft. wide, replacing a metal open grate bridge. The improvement creates a safer, more […]
The Strategic Initiative program funds enhancements to the Towpath Trail and Ohio & Erie Canalway National Heritage Area The Ohio & Erie Canalway Association (OECA) will award $363,000 in Strategic Initiative funds to 14 organizations for projects and programs within the Ohio & Erie Canalway National Heritage Area. The OECA Strategic Initiative Program is a […]
