When a nose sculpture mysteriously showed up at Hart Crane Park In Cleveland Saturday night, the immediate question was “Who nose anything about it”? Social media seemed the perfect place to turn to for some answers and boy did it not disappoint. But the guerilla art “installation” by the Cuyahoga River also provided an opportunity […]

A balmy break during a frozen February in northeast Ohio revealed how the northern end of the Towpath Trail project, a joint effort between Canalway Partners, the City of Cleveland, Cleveland Metroparks, and Cuyahoga County, is closer to completion. The warm day encouraged dog walkers, runners, and a few cyclists to explore the trail as […]

University Rd./Camp Cleveland The northernmost end of the Towpath Trail extension project is taking shape as workers connect the dots between trail segments stretching from Tremont to the Cuyahoga River. The northern end of University Rd. bordering Tremont is essentially complete, with the multi-purpose trail asphalted and landscaping installed. Part of the project is a reconfiguration […]

During a challenging year for events, Canalway Partners was pleased to host an in-person Towpath Marathon for 600 runners on Sunday, October 11! The weather was great and it was clear runners were happy to get out for a REAL race on a beautiful morning inside Cleveland Metroparks’ Ohio & Erie Canalway Reservation. Several runners […]

After much planning Canalway Partners is thrilled to announce the Towpath Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10K on Sunday, October 11, 2020 will be live races. We are thankful to be able to keep the fall tradition of the Towpath Marathon alive in this most challenging year. If you are still looking for a race to run this […]

Canalway Partners announced on August 27 that it has appointed Conor Coakley, Roberta Duarte, Diana Hildebrand, and Sam McNulty to its Board of Directors. Chris Ronayne, board chair of Canalway Partners on the new board members: “Canalway Partners is on the move in more ways than one. With the near completion of the Towpath Trail […]

Saturday’s 31st Annual Riversweep saw 300 volunteers at 16 clean-up sites remove over 10 tons of garbage and over 100 tires from the Cuyahoga River Valley. Many thanks to the volunteers, organizations and sponsors who helped make the 21st annual RiverSweep a success in the midst of a global pandemic.

On Monday the promise of a 101-mile long off-road trail stretching from the Cuyahoga River in downtown Cleveland to New Philadelphia, Ohio inched closer to reality. The City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Metroparks, and Canalway Partners announced the official opening of stage 3 of the Towpath Trail. The 1.9 mile segment between Steelyard Commons […]

The third annual Cleveland History Days delivered a fun mix of engaging socially distant in-person and virtual events, self-guided tours and art over ten days that allowed folks the opportunity to discover and experience Cleveland’s rich cultural heritage. Cleveland History Days opened with a Livestream from the Cozad-Bates House that included stirring performances by Hue […]

You’ll be forgiven if today’s June 22 anniversary of the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire has snuck up on you. Last year’s 50th anniversary was a tsunami of events culminating in the City of Cleveland’s Cuyahoga50 celebration. This year? Well, it’s just another day on the river! The Cuyahoga River continues to get healthier as projects […]