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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
An older photo of a man preparing to hand a child their hiking spree reward.

Then and now: Fall Hiking Spree

Christy Counterman, Marketing AssistantBert Szabo (left) hands out hiking spree rewards at Goodyear Heights | 1967The first Fall Hiking . . .
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The sun shines in a bright blue sky over the winding Cuyahoga River.

Welcome to Valley View: A park (almost) a century in the making

Stephanie Walton, Chief of Marketing & CommunicationsValley View on a late summer eveningIn the heart of Akron lies a . . .
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A portrait of Lynn Metzger

Centennial spotlight: Lynn Metzger

Megan Shaeffer, Ph.D., Cultural Resource CoordinatorLynn MetzgerSummit Metro Parks is unique in that it is the only county-level . . .
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An overlook view of the Cuyahoga River as it bends through the forest.

Then and now: The Cuyahoga

Mike Johnson, Chief of ConservationThe river that burned is the river that’s turned…In the 100 years Summit Metro Parks . . .
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A box holds a pressed white flower, a photo of a wedding, a Junior Metro Parks ranger badge, and a decorative paper that reads, "Love touches hearts and changes life in the most beautiful of ways."

Memories and milestones in the Metro Parks

Stephanie Walton, Chief of Marketing & CommunicationsPaul and Christine Schweigert met at Firestone Metro Park.Life is full of meaningful . . .
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