Greater Cleveland Greater Cleveland Academic Challenge is a high school version of quizbowl that was aired on WEWS in Cleveland, Ohio from 1964 to 1999 and has been aired again from 2003 to the present. It was based on It's Academic in Washington, D.C.; the two shows are now produced by the same company and follow the same game format. For more information, see that article. ...more on Wikipedia about "Academic Challenge (Ohio)"
Baldwin-Wallace College is a liberal arts college located in Berea, Ohio. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students and is also the home of a renowned conservatory of music. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baldwin-Wallace College"
Blossom Music Center, located in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, is the summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra and also hosts a full summer schedule of popular music acts and symphonic performances. For symphonic concerts with the Cleveland Orchestra, American conductor Jahja Ling served as Blossom Festival Director from 2000 through the 2005 season. Leonard Slatkin was the Festival Director from 1992 through 1999. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blossom Music Center"
The Chagrin River in located in northeast Ohio. Its name stems from what the local Erie Indians used to call it, the "Sha-ga-rin," or "Clear Water." The Chagrin River runs through suburban areas of Greater Cleveland in Cuyahoga, Geauga, and Portage counties, intersects two Cleveland Metroparks reservations, and then meanders into nearby Lake County before emptying into Lake Erie. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chagrin River"
Cleveland Engine is a Ford Motor Company engine manufacturing facility in Brook Park, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cleveland Engine"
The Cleveland Metroparks are a system of nature preserves in Greater Cleveland that encircle the city of Cleveland. These generally follow the river valleys that flow through the region to Lake Erie. Referred to affectionately as the "Emerald Necklace" , this network of 17 reservations across 20,000 acres (81 km²) includes hundreds of miles of walking, bicycle and horse trails , parks, picnic areas, five nature education centers , six golf courses , and abundant fishing holes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cleveland Metroparks"
The Connecticut Western Reserve was land claimed by Connecticut in the Northwest Territory in what is now northeastern Ohio. ...more on Wikipedia about "Connecticut Western Reserve"
Coventry Village is a commercial district in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. It is frequently shortened to Coventry in speech. The district is frequented by residents of Cleveland Heights and students from nearby colleges and universities, particularly Case Western Reserve University which is in close proximity. The area has a thriving music scene, including local clubs The Grog Shop and the B-Side. Restaurants in the area include Hunan Coventry, the Winking Lizard tavern, Tommy's, Que Tal, Mongolian Barbeque, Captain Tony's, and Chipotle. A novelty shop, Big Fun, also attracts visitors. It was also the former home of the Dobama Theater, where the stage juts out into the audience and people sit on all three sides, is another feature. Other attractions include Record Revolution, which boasts an impressive array of classic vinyl, and the clothing store Sunshine. Former attractions include the vintage/specialty clothing store Renaissance Parlor and High Tide Rock Bottom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coventry Village, Ohio"
Cuyahoga Community College (also known as Tri-C) is a two-year college with three main branches in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cuyahoga Community College"
The Cuyahoga River is located in Northeast Ohio. It begins its 100 mile (160 km) journey in Geauga County, then flows south to Cuyahoga Falls ,where it turns sharply north and flows through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP). It then flows through Cleveland where it empties into Lake Erie. The river drains 813 square miles (2,105 km²) of land in portions of six counties. Native Americans referred to the U-shaped river as the Cuyahoga or "crooked river". ...more on Wikipedia about "Cuyahoga River"
Cuyahoga Valley National Park preserves the rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in northeast Ohio. The 51 mi² ( 134 km²) park is the only national park in Ohio. Cuyahoga means "Crooked River" in Mohawk. Many visitors spend their time hiking or bicycling the crushed limestone along portions of the 20 mile (30 km) Towpath Trail, a former stretch of the 308 mile (496 km) Ohio and Erie Canal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cuyahoga Valley National Park"
Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom is an amusement park located in Aurora, Ohio originally founded in 1887. In 1996, Premier Parks (soon to be Six Flags) purchased the park from Funtime and in 2000 Six Flags rebranded the park to become Six Flags Ohio. A year later they purchased the adjacent SeaWorld of Ohio and merged the two to form Six Flags Worlds of Adventure. On March 10, 2004, Six Flags sold the park to Cedar Fair, who returned it to its original name. In 2005, Cedar Fair announced the conversion of the south side to a water park and the park changed names once more to become Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Geauga Lake"
Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland in Ohio. Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below. This article covers the area generally considered to be Greater Cleveland, but includes information on Northeast Ohio for comparative purposes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greater Cleveland"
The Hale Farm & Village is a historical community in Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio. It has a variety of historical buildings, many brought in from elsewhere. The timeframe reenacted by the guides at Hale Farm is 1848, but it is changing to 1861. It is considered to be within the boundaries of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park although it belongs to the Western Reserve Historical Society and is run by them as a compatible use site. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hale Farm & Village"
John Carroll University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area in the United States. Founded in 1886 as Saint Ignatius College by the Society of Jesus, John Carroll University is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Carroll University"
Notre Dame College is a Catholic liberal arts college in South Euclid, Ohio. Established in 1922, the school was originally for women students only. However, it is now coeducational. ...more on Wikipedia about "Notre Dame College"
Ohio State Highway 176 is a limited-access highway also known as the Jennings Freeway. From 1968 it originally functioned as an exit off of I-71 and side streets to serve the business in the Industrial Valley, but as traffic volumes to suburbs like Parma and Parma Heights increased, and to relieve traffic from I-77 to I-480, the freeway was extended as originally planned to I-480 and Brookpark Road (Ohio State Route 17) in 1998, making an easier route for downtown workers from the Parma area to get to and from work. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ohio State Highway 176"
The Perry Nuclear Power Plant is a General Electric boiling water reactor owned by FirstEnergy and located on 1,100 acres (4.5 km²) outside of Cleveland in Perry, Ohio. Built at a cost of $6 billion, Perry is one of the most expensive power plants ever built. ...more on Wikipedia about "Perry Nuclear Generating Station"
The Rocky River is a relatively short river that forms the western boundaries of the cities of Cleveland and Lakewood, Ohio. The city of Rocky River, on the west bank bordering Lakewood, is named after the river. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rocky River (Ohio)"
Squire's Castle is located in the North Chagrin Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks in Willoughby Hills, Ohio (visible from River Road). It was built in the 1890s by Feargus B. Squire for use as the gatekeeper's house for his future country estate, which was never built. Squire, a founder of Standard Oil Company, bought the surrounding 525 acres (2.1 km²) of land but never completed the project. Squire sold the property in 1922 and the Cleveland Metroparks acquired it in 1925. Today Squire's Castle is open to the public free-of-admission. The Willoughby Hills Public Library annually holds a history seminar there. The surrounding park offers a footpath, swings, grills, and playing fields. ...more on Wikipedia about "Squire's Castle"
Thistledown is a thoroughbred race track in North Randall, Ohio, outside of Cleveland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thistledown (racecourse)"
Tinkers Creek is the largest tributary of the Cuyahoga River. Its source is near Tinkers Creek State Park in Streetsboro. It flows through Twinsburg and Bedford before its confluence with the Cuyahoga near Independence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tinkers Creek"
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