For the third year, Lakeside is expanding its annual Community Christmas Dinner into an all-day event filled with children’s activities, family-friendly entertainment and much more on Saturday, Dec. 7. Holiday movies will also be featured on Friday and Saturday.  Festivities will be held in conjunction with the Marblehead Merchants’ “Village Lights,” an event that highlights local shops…

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Celebrate Christmas with a paddle in the Cleveland Harbor, before the Browns game. Bring your stand-up paddleboard or your kayak and launch from LeanDog in the Cleveland Harbor.  Make sure you have 1.) a board/kayak, leash and PFD, 2.) a wet or drysuit, 3.) booties, 4.) a costume, and 5.) a willingness to have a…

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For the second year, Lakeside Chautauqua is expanding its annual Community Christmas Dinner into an all-day event filled with children’s activities, family-friendly entertainment and much more on Saturday, Dec. 8. The event will feature children’s activities, holiday movies, a community dinner and more. Share:

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Sip and shop for the holidays during two evenings at Merwin’s Wharf, along the Cuyahoga River. Dine on holiday-themed beverages and food. Enjoy classic Christmas movies. Browse Cleveland Metroparks merchandise and local products, and get complimentary gift wrapping. Share:

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Fairport Harbor converts Finn Hollow Park, next to the Finnish Heritage Museum, into a “Whovillage” complete with new cottages and a giant Christmas tree! Families are invited to take pictures, write letters to Santa, and gather around the tree for the lighting ceremony. Area organizations, museums, businesses, churches and schools invite attendees to participate in…

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Main Street Vermilion invites everyone, young and old, to bundle up and gather riverside at McGarvey’s Landing for the arrival of our Christmas Tree Ship, an icebreaker loaded with Christmas trees and holiday cheer. It’s a heartwarming sight to see the breaker make its way down the river with a US Coast Guard escort, which…

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Ring in the holiday season and welcome Santa as he arrives on a fire truck in Avon Lake at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30. After, Mayor Zilka will light up the park! Stay to listen to some holiday jingles and enjoy complimentary cookies and hot chocolate. Bring the whole family!  For a small donation,…

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The weather outside is frightful. But Lake Erie can still be delightful in December — especially if you’re viewing it from a roaring fire.  So snuggle up with your sweetie, ignore the shopping list for a weekend (or at least an evening) and head to Ohio’s North Coast for a relaxing, romantic break from the…

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