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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park

Turkeys: A regular sight in the Metro Parks
Turkeys aren’t just found on farms and Thanksgiving tables. Wild turkeys inhabit each of Ohio’s 88 counties, and . . .

Honoring Akron’s Portage Path
Each day, thousands of people, encompassed in the bustle of daily life, pass by or travel along what . . .

The Fall Hiking Spree, by way of New Zealand
“I felt my father walk with me as I completed each hike, remembering the joy and the love . . .

Family hikes, finds “treasure” in Metro Parks
In this post, former Summit County resident Mark Lauffer reflects on the Fall Hiking Spree and how much . . .

The history (and mystery) of the Signal Tree
During the time when Indigenous peoples lived in what is now Northeast Ohio, special landmarks were used to . . .