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    Cuyahoga Valley

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  • Canal Visitor Center Closure

    Canal Visitor Center will be closed for construction, starting Monday, May 6, 2013. It will reopen with new exhibits in early 2014.

  • Riverview Road Closure

    Riverview Rd from the Cuyahoga Falls line north to the Peninsula line will be re-paved, beginning the week of April 22. Expect delays. Flaggers will direct traffic. Work is expected to be completed by Memorial Day weekend.

  • Towpath Trail Closure

    NPS has closed the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail from Hillside Road to Stone Road in Valley View. A section of the trail is not passable due to hazardous conditions caused by erosion. Towpath is expected to be open by Memorial Day, May 27.

  • Bald Eagle Closure in Effect

    RR tracks, and 30 foot right of way on either side, are closed to all foot traffic from the Rt. 82 Bridge at Station Rd, north to the RR tracks at. The Cuyahoga R. downstream of the Brecksville Dam to the Fitzwater Rd Bridge is closed to water activities.

National Park’s Spring 2011 Schedule of Events Now Available

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Date: February 10, 2011
Contact: Mary Pat Doorley, 440-546-5995

Brecksville, Ohio - The spring 2011 Schedule of Events for Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) is now available online at www.nps.gov/cuva/planyourvisit/events.htm. This event listing includes programs and activities throughout the park for the months of March, April, and May. The schedule is also available at all visitor centers.

An online calendar of events in the Cuyahoga Valley presented by CVNP, Cleveland and Summit County metropolitan park districts, Hale Farm & Village, and more, is available at www.dayinthevalley.com.

CVNP encompasses 33,000 acres along the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland and Akron. Managed by the National Park Service, CVNP combines cultural, historical, recreational, and natural activities in one setting. For more information about the park, visit www.nps.gov/cuva  or www.dayinthevalley.com or call 330-657-2752 or 800-257-9477.

Download a pdf of the Spring 2011 Schedule of Events.
Download a pdf of events in chronological order.

Download a pdf of this news release.

-NPS-

Did You Know?

Historic photo of canal boat on the Ohio & Erie Canal.

Lock 27 along the Ohio & Erie Canal became known as Johnnycake Lock after several boats ran aground due to flooding. While stranded, supplies ran low and canal passengers and crew ate only corn meal pancakes, known as "johnnycakes".