Goodtime III Cleveland Tour Ship - Meet Captain Rick Fryan
For decades, the Goodtime cruises on Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River have entertained and informed thousands of Clevelanders and visitors to the city. It's our favorite attraction to take visitors to the city. The Goodtime III is the largest quadruple-deck, 1,000 passenger luxury ship on the Great Lakes. The ship has 4 decks and is 151' long and 40' wide and has been kept in immaculate condition including numerous upgrades and improvements including handicap accessible restrooms.
View of Cleveland from the Goodtime III
The views you will see are incredible and can't be seen in any other way. It's a must visit for your out-of-town visitors but locals should not forget what a fun and interesting "good time" Captain Rick and the Goodtime III offer.
The Lone Sailor statue is an iconic symbol of the United States Navy Memorial's mission to honor, recognize, and celebrate the men and women of the Sea Services-past, present, and future; and to inform the public about their service. The Lone Sailor statue, one of only 19 in the world, represents the sea services (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, & Merchant Marine).
It was officially unveiled at its new home at The Lone Sailor Plaza along the waterfront in Voinovich Bicentennial Park during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
Harvey, the Civil War Dog Hero, statue on Public SquareThere is a new addition to Cleveland's Public Square just SW of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. It's a statue of a heroic dog from the Civil War named Harvey.
Statue of Harvey the Dog on Public Square
Harvey was a Bull Terrier that traveled with the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry-known as the Barking Dog Regiment because they had several dogs attached. Harvey became part of the unit in 1862 when his owner, Daniel M. Stearns of Wellsville, Ohio, joined the regiment.
Both Stearns and Harvey had had previous military experience with the Pennsylvania Reserve. In November 1862 Stearns was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, and he proudly fitted Harvey with a special collar with a nameplate that read, "I am Lieutenant D.M. Stearn's dog, whose dog are you?" Following the war, Harvey became an emotional support animal for Stearns, who struggled with undiagnosed PTSD.
In 1997 Will Keller founded Monastery Greetings and created the only printed catalog and website in the USA that sells only products from monasteries, convents, abbeys and hermitages. The first catalog was launched on a small scale in the fall of 1999. In 2002, they added Trappist Preserves (an award-winning product line that includes 30 preserves, jellies, conserves and marmalade and is the largest monastic business in the United States.) from the monks of St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts.
Cleveland Public Library Main Campus 100th Anniversary
The Cleveland Public Library celebrated 100 years of the Main Library Campus at 325 Superior Avenue in downtown Cleveland on Saturday May 10, 2025. There was an unveiling of Cleveland Public Library's Ohio Historical Marker which celebrates the institution's architectural significance and cultural contributions to the community since its founding in 1869.
Felton Thomas, Chris Ronayne, Maritza Rodriguez and Willaim Howard Brett V (on ladder)
Cleveland Metroparks and partners today broke ground on the Patrick S. Parker Community Sailing Center, a world-class community center coming to E. 55th Street Marina. When complete in 2026, it will be the first community sailing center of its kind along Lake Erie in Ohio, offering stunning views of the Cleveland skyline and Lake Erie sunsets. The project will provide unprecedented public access and sailing opportunities to the region, thanks to major support from partners including the Parker Hannifin Corporation, Madeleine Parker, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation and The Cleveland Foundry.
During the groundbreaking ceremony, Cleveland Metroparks unveiled new features of the upcoming project. Two new facilities will comprise the Sailing Center. The east building of the Patrick S. Parker Community Sailing Center will feature two stories of multi-purpose learning spaces, indoor and outdoor community areas, dining, and a marina store. Totaling nearly 24,000 square feet, the education space will house two sailing simulators and for the first time bring indoor waterfront dining to E. 55th Street. Outdoor dining will be available on the first level as well as the Washkewicz Rooftop Terrace. The nearly 4,000 square foot Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Boathouse, which will sit to the west, will serve as the sailing hub with boat and equipment storage, multipurpose spaces and a covered exterior classroom space. The Sailing Center will be fully accessible, featuring adaptive equipment and wheelchair-accessible amenities, exceeding ADA standards by incorporating universal design principles.
Winter is awesome and you should learn to love it instead of just tolerating it for a few months.
I know that opinion is different from most people that live here and I'll confess that for the longest time I was one of those "I hate winter" people. But we got a husky/golden retriever mix back in 2009 and he LOVED the cold and snow and so I was forced to walk him in those abysmal conditions.
Quarry Rock Falls in the South Chagrin Reservation
Nela Park GE Lighting Holiday Light Display 100th Anniversary 2024
Nela Park in East Cleveland, Ohio was the first industrial park in the world and was home to most of the lighting breakthroughs of the last century. Thomas Edison was a founder. Albert Einstein and other notables visited.
For 100 years GE has decorated their campus at Nela Park in East Cleveland, Ohio for the holidays. Over the years they have showcased the latest and greatest lighting technologies and developments in the display. This year's theme is "100 Years," because the first display was 100 years ago in 1924. You will see a 30 foot birthday cake as well as a huge candle facing Noble Rd. Warch the video below.
The 635' Sam Laud Ship at The Foundry on the Cuyahoga River
The Foundry is a local non-profit organization whose mission is to transform the lives of Cleveland’s youth through access to the sports of rowing and sailing. Through the Row. Sail. Dream. program, the Foundry provides introductory rowing and sailing programming to all 6th-12th grade students from public school districts across the County, at no cost to financially qualifying households.
The Foundry is located right on the banks of the Cuyahoga River. Cuyahoga means crooked and maneuvering the twists and turns takes skill but especially for a ship this size. This is the M/V Sam Laud, a diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company.
Sam Laud ship on the Cuyahoga River
This vessel was built in 1975 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology. The ship is 634 feet 10 inches (193.50 m) long and 68.1 feet (20.8 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 24,300 tons (at midsummer draft), limestone, gypsum, coal or iron ore. The ship was built for American Steamship in 1975 and named for a former company chairman, Sam Laud. The ship can be briefly seen during the opening credits for the 1989 film Major League.
Many people don't know that Cleveland Ohio is the home town of Superman, the world's first super hero. He was created by two Cleveland teenagers, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, who lived in Cleveland's Glenville neighborhood and attended Glenville High School.
They created the idea of Superman in 1933 but it took five years and lots of rejections before Superman appeared as the star of Action Comics No. 1 in June 1938.
Siegel and Shuster Society President Gary Kaplan
The Siegel and Shuster Society formed in 2007 and their latest project is to create a Superman tribute area in downtown Cleveland that will feature a stainless steel statue of Superman 18' in the air, along with bronze statues of Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster and Joanne Siegel, the original model for Lois Lane. There will also be a phone booth with Clark Kent's discarded clothes and glasses where he changed into Superman.
As a senior, you undoubtedly recall some of the events around the nation's Bicentennial in 1976. Remember people painting mailboxes and fire hydrants red, white, and blue? For years before the actual date, there were events, parades, fireworks and many opportunities to learn about and celebrate our history. It's hard to believe but that was 50 years ago! It is now time to plan for and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Founding Fathers and the establishment of the United States. It is called the Semiquincentennial but it's a lot easier to just say America-250.
Nela Park in East Cleveland, Ohio was the first industrial park in the world and was home to most of the lighting breakthroughs of the last century. Thomas Edison was a founder. Albert Einstein and other notables visited. Dan Hanson was raised in East Cleveland and his family visited the world-famous Christmas lighting display every Christmas season. You used to be able to drive through the campus but in recent years the display is all along Noble Rd. He takes us on a tour of the 2023 display including the fun, new Gnomes-Ville!.
There was a dedication of the Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Plaza near Rockefeller Lagoon in Cleveland Ohio on Monday, September 25, 2023.
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was the track and field athlete who achieved international fame at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, by winning four gold medals: 100 meters, long jump, 200 meters, and 4 × 100-meter relay. As a black American man, Jesse was able to disprove Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy by being the most successful athlete at the Games right in front of Hitler.
Cleveland played an important part of Jesse's life. At the age of nine, Jesse and his family moved to Cleveland from Alabama and first came to national attention when he was a student of East Technical High School in Cleveland and later attended Ohio State University.
Nela Park is the headquarters of GE Lighting, located in East Cleveland, Ohio. Nela Park is the first industrial park in the world and was home to most of the lighting breakthroughs of the last century. Thomas Edison was a founder. Albert Einstein and other notables visited. Dan Hanson was raised in East Cleveland and his family visited the world-famous Christmas lighting display every Christmas season. You used to be able to drive through the campus but in recent years the display is all along Noble Rd. He takes us on a tour of the 2022 display.
Dunham Tavern Musem Tour with Cleveland Rotary - July 8, 2022
The Rotary Club of Cleveland had a special meeting at the Dunham Tavern Museum on Thursday July 28, 2022. Once a stagecoach stop on Buffalo-Cleveland-Detroit post road, today Dunham Tavern Museum is the oldest building still standing on its original site in the city of Cleveland.
Cleveland Tall Ships Festival - Port of Cleveland - July 7 - 10, 2022
The Cleveland Tall Ships Festival returned to Lake Erie for a 4-day maritime celebration. Serving as the second host port of the TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Great Lakes 2022 race series, Cleveland was honored to welcome a fleet of historic tall ships from harbors through the United States, Canada and Spain.
Nela Park is the headquarters of GE Lighting, located in East Cleveland, Ohio. Nela Park is the first industrial park in the world and was home to most of the lighting breakthroughs of the last century. Thomas Edison was a founder. Albert Einstein and other notables visited. Dan Hanson was raised in East Cleveland and his family visited the world-famous Christmas lighting display every Christmas season. You used to be able to drive through the campus but in recent years the display is all along Noble Rd. He takes us on a tour of the 2021 display.
National Football League (NFL) 2021 draft in Cleveland
The National Football League (NFL) is hosting the 2021 draft live in Cleveland. A stage is being created between First Energy Browns Stadium and the Great Lakes Science Center and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Stage for 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland
On Mall C there are large helmets of all the NFL football teams.
Cleveland Botanical Garden celebrates one of the world’s most exotic and beautiful flowers at their annual flower show, Orchid Mania.
From the moment you enter, you will see colorful displays of orchids everywhere.
This year Orchid Mania celebrates the natural beauty of Vietnam, and the Vietnamese culture that cherishes nature and plants. From the warm tropical forests and expansive coastline to rolling hills and mountains, plant diversity thrives throughout Vietnam. Orchids grown in the region are diverse and celebrated throughout the year. Orchid Mania explores four highlights of plant culture in Vietnam – natural areas, agriculture, food, and flowers.
Interview with Judge Ralph Perk Jr. in the Czech Cultural Garden in Cleveland about his father the late Mayor Ralph J. Perk. Mayor Perk was a leader in regionalism (Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Regional Transit Authority, etc.) but maybe best known for his love of and support of the ethnic communities. He started the All Nations Festival in Cleveland and worked to start and then lead the American Nationalities Movement. The ANM led to the designation of Captive Nations Week in the 3rd week of July by every president from Eisenhower to Trump.
2019
A Christmas Story house in Cleveland
The movie A Christmas Story is a holiday classic. It seemingly airs around the clock for weeks during the Christmas season and an annual Christmas Eve marathon showing attracts tens of millions of viewers. Many parts of the film are now iconic: the leg lamp, th tongue sticking to the flagpole, the bunny suit, the official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle and so on. Much of the movie was filmed in Cleveland - at the Higbee's department store and at what has become A Christmas Story House in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland.
Originally constructed 22 years ago during the inaugural year of the Major League Baseball All-Star Legacy effort during the 1997 All-Star Week in Cleveland, the Larry Doby All-Star Playground has been renovated to include updated equipment and refurbished flooring. Members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland - King Kennedy Club and youth in the nearby community will be able to use the Playground as a daily recreational outlet. The ribbon cutting took place with Larry Doby Jr. and Cleveland Indians owner Paul Dolan among others in attendance.
Mayor Jackson, Larry Doby Jr., Phyllis Cleveland and Senator Sherrod Brown
Special Food Lineup for the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Cleveland
Delaware North, the official food, beverage and retail partner of the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field, announced a lineup of new items for the MLB All- Star Game. The menu showcases local favorites and ingredients such as Cleveland Kraut, a variety of pierogi and rich sausages.
Executive Chef Joshua Ingraham
Take a tour of the 15 new items (photos and videos) and learn about the new trends in ballpark foods and how Cleveland will be celebrated for its foodie scene.
On Wednesday May 22, 2019 the Cleveland Metroparks had a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of the Euclid Beach Pier. The new pier is 315-feet long and 16 to 24 feet wide, extending 150 feet over Lake Erie. The newest park amenity was designed to improve accessibility and offers guests clear views of the downtown skyline and historic Euclid Beach shoreline. The pier features three custom archways that pay homage to the historic park and former Euclid Beach Amusement Park.
Walk under the bridge at Shooters by the Leif Erikson bust
One of the things we like most about the Flats in Cleveland is that they were, and most still are, working areas. The diverse bridges work, ships carry ore and other materials and it is all mixed in with the entertainment establishments. For years there has been a bust of Viking Explorer Leif Erikson near the entrance to Shooters on the west bank of Cleveland's Flats.
Leif Erikson bust and flag of Norway
On a recent visit, Dan Hanson noticed that now you can walk under the piece of the bridge from the parking lot to the Cuyahoga River and see some of the ironwork of the bridge.
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