Lakeview Beach in Lorain, Ohio is one of the best beaches in Lorain County, and I will venture to say, one of the best on Lake Erie!
Thanks to the Lorain County Metro Parks, all of the necessary amenities are present: lifeguards, changing rooms, and a snack bar. But what makes it extraordinary are all of the other amenities like a new bathhouse
and restaurant with outdoor seating, an historic rose garden in full bloom,
a beautiful view of the Lorain Lighthouse, a lighted fountain, a picnic gazebo, a designated lawn bowling area, a playground, and most importantly...a clean beach with friendly people. What a wonderful way to spend a summer day! Events at Lakeview Park: 2009 Lakeview Beach Volleyball Open, June 27-28 Sunset Concert Series, Friday evenings in July from 7:30-9pm
June marks the beginning of Festival Season in North Central Ohio. There is no doubt that we like to celebrate in Lorain County. You name it, we have a festival for it: hot air balloons, fairies, fish, duct tape, chalk, and that's only during the month of June! Our festivals keep going all summer long: cheese, corn, quilts, woolybears...
Here is a sampling of Festivals in June you won't want to miss.
Jun 6–7 Columbia Antique Engine Show & Flea Market, Columbia Township Park, Columbia Station, Sat 8am–5pm, Sun 8am–3pm. A variety of food, and activities including a peddle pull for children. 440.653.7289
Jun 12 Nature at Night Festival, French Creek Nature Center, Sheffield Village, 6–10pm. View live nocturnal animals, make crafts and go on a night hike. Pre–register. 440.949.5200
Jun 13 Hot Air Balloon Fest, Lorain County Fairgrounds, Wellington, 10am. Food, children’s games, tethered rides, entertainment, evening hot air balloon glow. 440.647.6172
Jun 13 Annual Fairy Festival, Days of Yore Herb & Flower Farm, Wellington, 11–5pm. Tour the fairy gardens, make a fairy container garden, learn the habits and when and how to see them. End the day with a fairy tea party.440.647.2045
Jun 19–21 Festival of Fish, Victory Park, Vermilion, Fri–Sat 12–11pm, Sun 12–6pm. Entertainment, lighted boat parade, crazy craft race, and a sand castle building contest. Queen’s pageant and parade on Sunday. Food and craft booths. 440.967.4477
Jun 19–20 Juneteenth Festival, Harrison Cultural Community Centre, Lorain. Gospel fest on Fri, parade, vendors, rides, music, and games on Sat. 440.244.0359
Jun 19–21 Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival, Veterans Memorial Park, Fri 4–11pm, Sat 11am–11pm, Sun 11am–5pm. Rides, food, games, entertainment, duct tape sculptures, crafts and activities. 866.818.1116
Jun 20 Fine Arts & Authors Fest, Columbia Branch Library, 10am–4pm. Meet area authors and enjoy the rural scenic yard at a unique outdoor arts and crafts event. 440.236.8751
Jun 20 Chalk Walk, Oberlin, 10am–4pm. Watch professional artists recreate works from Allen Art Museum on the sidewalks of downtown Oberlin or create a masterpiece of your own. All materials free of charge. 440.775.2423
Jun 26–Jul 18 Tue–Sun, Oberlin Summer Theater Festival, Hall Auditorium, Oberlin. Free performances of The Glass Menagerie and The Tempest. 440.775.8169
Jun 26–28 Lorain International Festival and Bazaar, Black River Landing, Fri 6–11pm, Sat 12–11pm, Sun 12–6pm. Featuring the Puerto Rican community as the spotlight community, and Easter Seals as the spotlight industry, ethnic food vendors, craft booths, and entertainment. 440.244.6808
Jun 26–28 Columbia Homecoming Festival, Columbia Station. Miss Liberty & Baby Liberty Pageant, community dinner, live entertainment, Kids Day, Battle of the Bands, 5K run, car show, and parade and fireworks. 440.236.9053
Columbia Homecoming Festival photo by Terri Biasci
Stop in Visit Lorain County's Travel Information Center at 8025 Leavitt Rd, Amherst, OH to pick up a June-December 2009 Events Calendar or click here to have one mailed. Have fun this June!!
April showers bring May flowers! Thanks to the warm weather we've been having in north central Ohio, flowers and trees are blooming much faster and lasting longer. It's a beautiful time of year to visit Lorain County!
Lakeview Beach by Lynne Lisner, Visit Lorain County
May also brings many opportunities throughout Lorain County to get excited about flowers, gardening and Spring: Tulip Garden at Lakeview Park, Lorain. As of May 6, the tulips are still in bloom. Click on the photo below to learn how this beautiful garden was recently discovered.
Oberlin's Farmers Market, Saturdays, beginning in May, 9am-1pm. Fresh flowers and locally grown and prepared foods.
Oberlin Farmers Market by Barb Bickel, Visit Lorain County
Gazebo Garden Walk, Howk Memorial Park, Wellington, May 9, 10am-4pm. Stroll through displays of unique antiques and gardening items from some of the area’s finest crafters and vendors.
Growers, Gardens, and Homes Tour, North Ridgeville, May 16. Visit North Ridgeville's finest home builders, home related retailers, and horticultural growers during this free, self guided 18th annual tour.
Growing Arts Tour/Spring Open House, Don Mould's Plantation, Amherst & North Ridgeville, May 16, 9am-5pm. Fun, informative day with sales reps and industry specialists, special sales, and drawings.
Music, Flowers & a Sunset, downtown Vermilion, beginning May 21, every third Thursday, 5:30-9pm. Free musical entertainment with over 12 bands scattered throughout Harbour Town. Lots of flowers to enjoy, artwork to browse, and a stunning sunset over Lake Erie.
Third Thursdays, photo courtesy of Main Street Vermilion.
For additional event listings from Visit Lorain County, visit http://www.visitloraincounty.com/ or call 1.800.334.1673 to request a printed events calendar.
Spring art exhibit inspired by poetry of Pablo Neruda
A great new, spring exhibit opened at the Stocker Arts Gallery at Lorain County Community College in Elyria and Visit Lorain County had the pleasure to attend the opening, eat great Mexican Food, watch the Sacred Heart Liturgical Dancers and hear some of the artists and creators of the exhibit speak.
A special gallery exhibition featuring “I’ll Sing in Silence,” a portfolio of serigraph prints by Jose R. Alicea, inspired by the poetry and prose of Pablo Neruda.Also featured are Prayer sticks and Sculpture by Mario Kujawski, including an outdoor environmental sculpture created by the artist and LCCC art students. This exhibit will also include art, poetry, and an oral history collection by LCCC students, as well as illustrations and poetry by students from Longfellow Middle School, Lorain. These illustrations have been included in a children’s book authored by Dr. Raquel Ortiz, which will be featured in the exhibition.
Postlude and Pilgrimage
Sunday, May 3 from 2 – 5pm Featuring the Sacred Heart Chapel 12:00 Mass Choir, performing at 3pm, and a Pilgrimage walk to the Suenosy Esperanza environmental sculpture at 4pm.
Start your summer vacation planning with the help of Visit Lorain County!
Our Travel Information Center is located on Route 58 (8025 Leavitt Rd.) in Amherst, a ½ mile south of the Ohio Turnpike exit 140. The main lobby is open from 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday, with our information vestibule open 24 hours a day. We invite visitors and Lorain County residents to stop in and learn something new about Lorain County.
You'll find helpful information on where to stay, where to eat and where to have fun. You can pick up the new 2009 Adventure and Visitors Info Guide to Lorain County. This 48-page, full-color guide features the natural areas, outdoor recreation, and the arts and history of Lorain County. Its the perfect tool for planning your visit to Lorain County. (Click Here to request a guide via USPS mail or call 1.800.334.1673.)
While you're visiting our Travel Information Center ask about custom itineraries. We at Visit Lorain County would love to help you create an itinerary so you can get the most out of your visit. If you're a resident and will have out-of-town visitors, we can provide great suggestions for activities and attractions. Some itinerary ideas include, Lorain County Farms & Gardens, Underground Railroad, Girls Weekend, Family Fun, etc.
If you're looking for a unique meeting space, the Visit Lorain County Tourist Information Center has a conference room available which holds approximately 50 people. Call 1.800.334.1673 for more details.
Stop in and let us show you all there is to see and do in beautiful Lorain County. Can't wait? Visit us online at www.visitloraincounty.com.
From hilarious improv comedy, to a world-class German opera, to a Broadway production...I'm not talking about New York or Chicago; I'm talking about Lorain County, North Central Ohio! That's right, Lorain County, home to the world renowned Oberlin Conservatory and many beautiful performance venues, has its fair share of extraordinary performances. Here's a sampling of what March has to offer.
Mar 6 First Friday Improv, First Church Fellowship Hall, Oberlin, 7pm. Entertainment by The Mad Factory’s talented improvisational troupe.
Mar 6–8, 12–15 I Do! I Do!, French Creek Nature Center, Sheffield Village, 7:30pm, Sun 3pm. Romantic musical about the ups and downs of 50 years of marriage.
Mar 5–7 A Grand Night For Singing,The Olde Towne Hall Theatre, N. Ridgeville, 8pm, Sun 3pm. Musical revue with more than 30 Rodgers and Hammerstein songs.
Mar 10
Artist Recital Series, Finney Chapel, Oberlin College, 8pm. Apollo’s Fire performs Vivaldi’s Oboe Concerto in D minor. Join Apollo’s Fire, the Cleveland baroque orchestra, for a trip back in time to 18th-century Venice. Photo: Apollo's Fire by Sally Brown, courtesy of Oberlin College
Mar 11, 13–15 The Magic Flute, Hall Auditorium, Oberlin College, 8pm, Sun 2pm. With a lovable cast of characters and some of the most sublime music ever written for the stage, The Magic Flute is Mozart’s brilliant final opera, often hailed as among his greatest achievements. Sung in English.
Mar 16 The Drowsy Chaperone, Stocker Arts Center, Elyria, 7:30pm. A musical comedy filled with tons of laughs and screwball antics. Take a journey to glamorous 1928 and the hilarious tale of a celebrity bride and her uproarious wedding day. The Drowsy Chaperone has the most 2006 Tony Awards of any musical on Broadway. Photo courtesy of Stocker Arts Center
Mar 21 Oberlin Choristers Lorain County Children’s Honors Choir, Stocker Arts Center, Elyria, 3pm. Children’s choir concert featuring 160 children from 20 schools.
Mar 26 Charlotte Blake Alston, Stocker Arts Center, Elyria, 7:30pm. A Philadelphia-based storyteller, she breathes life into traditional and contemporary stories from the African and African American oral and cultural traditions. She often enhances her performances with traditional instruments such as djembe, berimbau, nkoning, mbira and the 21-stringed kora. Photo courtesy of Stocker Arts Center
Don't let the cold winter weather get you down, embrace it! There are plenty of winter activities in Lorain County both indoor and outdoor that can get you through the winter months with a smile.
Enjoy a cozy dinner at Nemo Grille, in the historic Alten House, or host a tea party at Vintage House Cafe, both located in Avon.
When is the last time you went bowling? Rebman Recreation in Lorain offers computerized scoring, and bumper lanes for the little ones.
Support local arts and attend a concert or stage production. Feb 5-22, Last Mass at St. Casimir's, Workshop Players in Amherst, Feb 13- Mar 7 (selected dates), A Grand Night for Singing,Olde Towne Hall Theatre in North Ridgeville, Feb 6 & Mar 6, First Friday Improv, Mad Factory of Oberlin, Feb 22, Showcase of Choirs, Oberlin Choristers, Feb 27-28 I Do! I Do!, French Creek Nature Center in Sheffield Village, Mar 1-Apr 10, Six State Photography Show, FAVA Gallery in Oberlin.
For additional information about family recreation or events check out The Visit Lorain County website at http://www.visitloraincounty.com/, call us at 1-800-334-1673, or stop by the Travel Information Center at 8025 Leavitt Rd, Amherst, OH 44001.
Welcome to Lorain County! We’re located smack dab in the middle of north central Ohio along the shores of Lake Erie, halfway between Cedar Point and downtown Cleveland.
a beautiful view of the Lorain Lighthouse, a lighted fountain, a picnic gazebo, a designated lawn bowling area, a playground, and most importantly...a clean beach with friendly people. What a wonderful way to spend a summer day!
Events at Lakeview Park:
Lakeview Beach by Lynne Lisner, Visit Lorain County
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