A rich cultural history and strong sense of community runs through Lake County.
Discover national and local historical landmarks like the President James A. Garfield Historic Site in Mentor, or the gorgeous Kirtland Temple and Historic Kirtland Village, OH. Our fun-loving community gathers for annual events like the Lake County Fair and Train Days at the Painesville Railroad Station. Take a trip back in time at our museums and cultural sites that proudly illustrate our heritage in Remarkable Lake County, OH.
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Operated by the Lake County Historical Society, The Lake County History Center is an 8-acre educational complex open year-around Monday-Friday for school field trips.
Heritage Blog
For the March 29, 1976 edition of “The New Yorker” magazine, artist Saul Steinberg depicts the World as viewed from Manhattan. This magazine cover turned into a popular poster, is dominated by the skyline of 9th and 10th Avenue, and an overly expansive Hudson River, especially when compared to “Jersey,” the Rocky Mountains, and the Pacific Ocean.
Local history surrounds us 24 / 7 and yet many of us never notice or take the time to check it out when we do learn about them. Often on county bus tours or at local history site visits I hear guests comment ‘ I lived here all my life and did not know about this.’ My challenge to you in 2019 is to explore these hidden gems and others before next winter’s breath covers the beauty of the quotidian.
Another year has ended and we are the beginning of a new one. They pass by faster and faster, it seems. That is the great beauty of a new year. It is an invitation to us to recreate ourself. It presents an opportunity for us to remake ourself or at the least push your personal evolution.
Tempus fugit - time flies and with the march of time always comes change. Local history is no exception. During the last 50-100 years, the changes in Ohio’s smallest county are infinite.
In 2022 Concord Township will celebrate its 200th anniversary. Many notable historical events have impacted the township dating back to the Western Reserve Era including its famous Girdled Road remnants, a 200 year old barn, Chair Factory Falls and a small house located on Fay Road that since the late 90s sits on a Lake Metroparks property.
