Posts Tagged ‘edgewater’
2019 Toyota USA Triathlon Age-Group Championships
USA Triathlon is heading back to Cleveland, for its national age-group championships. The Olympic-length Championship will take place on Saturday, Aug. 10 while the Sprint National Championship will occur on Sunday, Aug, 11. Athletes will swim in Lake Erie and bike and run along the lake shore overlooking downtown Cleveland. Participants of both races have…
Read MoreAIA Cleveland Sand Festival 2019
Play volleyball and check out fantastic sand castles at Edgewater Beach, as Cleveland architects and designers create works of art at the beach. All proceeds raised go to the ACE Mentor Program scholarship fund. Share:
Read MoreVolunteer paddlers needed to help with triathlon
Want to help Cleveland host the USA Triathlon Age-Group championships? Experienced kayakers and stand-up paddleboarders are needed for water safety teams, to help keep racers safe during the swim portion of the triathlon at Edgewater Beach. The events take place Aug. 9-11. Sign up below, and mark your calendars for a pre-event training session on…
Read More2019 Brogan Open Water Classic
Get set for a 1/2-mile, 1- or 2-mile open water race at Edgewater. It’s the 30th year for the Ohio Masters race, which benefits St. Malachi Urban Kids Swim Camp Why do you swim open water in Lake Erie? Share:
Read MoreCleveland Polar Plunge
Polar Plunge challenges thousands of jumpers throughout the state to take the plunge for Special Olympics Ohio! The jump into Lake Erie supports 21,000 Special Olympics athletes in Ohio, through fundraising. Donations help provide year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. 10 a.m. Registration Noon-12:30 p.m. – Costume contest 12:30…
Read MoreGarage Sale 5K
Run a chip-timed 5K race, beginning at Upper Edgewater. All participants will select their favorite shirts from a previous Hermes race. Additional shirts will be for sale after the race, two for $5. Share:
Read MoreGreen Ribbon Coalition’s Pedal the Green Ribbon bike tour
Join the Green Ribbon Coalition for its second annual bike tour: Pedal the Green Ribbon. The route starts at Edgewater Beach and follows the new Shoreway bike trail to the Flats accessing the Centennial and Scranton Road Trails, and back to Edgewater via Hingetown and Gordon Square. There will be a rest stop at Merwin’s…
Read MoreThe Great Lake Erie Boat Float
Part design competition, part boat race, the Great Lake Erie Boat Float is also lots of fun. Build a boat using post-consumer recyclable materials. Bring it to Edgewater Park and launch it to discover if it floats. Compete to be the first to paddle out 300 feet and back (no motors, human power only please).…
Read MoreNeocycle
The nation’s largest urban cycling event includes races, music and a night ride. Glow big or go home. Events include a free Music Fest Saturday, Sept. 8, with food trucks, Platform Beer Co., vendors, artists and activities. Bronze Radio Return is the official headliner, joined by local acts Carlos Jones and the Plus Band, The…
Read MoreFishing Lake Erie in the ’50s (and ’60s and more): See vintage photos
Fishing’s big on Lake Erie, which has 2 percent of the water and 50 percent of the fish in the Great Lakes. The walleye this season are prolific. But in past decades fishing used to be even bigger. The Cleveland breakwalls teemed with anglers. And we’ve got the pictures to prove it. One big draw…
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