1 of 3: Fun Father's Day Weekend: Friday -- Blue Heron Homecoming

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Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

1 of 3: Fun Father's Day Weekend: Friday -- Blue Heron Homecoming

I decided to create these three blog posts to remind me of the three days of fun I had over Father's Day Weekend. The text is the same at the beginning of all three, so I encourage you to read the tweets within the posts that tell the story of:

1 of 3: Fun Father's Day Weekend: Friday -- Blue Heron Homecoming

Read tweets below in this blog post to learn about:

  • Taking my dad to the Blue Heron Homecoming event
  • Summit Soil & Water Conservation District
  • Free cookout thanks to Lock 3 and Akron City Recreation Department
  • Akron Zoo staff showing how to practice good recycling/composting practices
  • Cuyahoga Valley National Park

After you read these three blog posts, I also welcome you to learn more about this event in my past Blue Heron Homecoming blog post:


2 of 3: Fun Father's Day Weekend: Saturday -- Service Project & The Longest Day of Play

Click this link to go to the second blog post to read tweets about:

  • Northeast Ohio Orienteering Club (NEOOC) service project at Richfield Heritage Preserve
    Be sure to click on the links in the tweets to learn about both of these great organizations!
  • Cleveland Metroparks  “The Longest Day of Play” at Euclid Beach
  • Cleveland United Way 2-1-1 service
  • Plastic Free Lake Erie
  • Step Forward - Ohio's designated anti-poverty agency for Cuyahoga County with early childhood education programs, adult skills training, and other services
  • Especially large waves on Lake Erie on this windy day. Be sure to view the videos of the waves.
  • Cleveland Metroparks Euclid Beach concessions serving Honey Hut Ice Cream
  • Drum circle and dancing
  • Ohio Sea Grant

After you read these three blog posts, read more about this park in my "Euclid Beach Park" blog post.


3 of 3: Fun Father's Day Weekend: Sunday -- Amusement Preservation Museum & Old Northwest Territory Primitive Rendezvous

Click this link to go to the third blog post to read tweets about:

  • The fun places my family took me for Father's Day 2022
  • Amusement Preservation Museum -- See photos from this incredible collection and watch the videos of the “Swingin’ Gyms."
  • 32nd Old Northwest Territory Primitive Rendezvous at Medina County Parks's Hidden Hollow Camp. I invite you to look at the photos closely to see the old-time skills that the participants demonstrated
  • Princess Ledges Nature Preserve, Medina County Parks

After you read these three blog posts, learn about the history and the present use of Cleveland's Euclid Beach Park in my blog post:

If you are interested in amusement parks, here is another blog post that may interest you:

 

 

Tweets Before Blue Heron Homecoming

 

 

Friday, June 17, 2022 - Blue Heron Homecoming

 

 

See more photos in Akron Waterways Renewed's blog:

 

See other two blog posts: