NE Ohio Rivers Guide Available from Stark Parks

The Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources (ODNR) newest 4-color guidebook, Ohio’s Lake Erie Public Access Guidebook—Rivers Edition, is available at these Stark Parks’ locations:

·         Exploration Gateway, 5712 12th St NW, Canton

·         Sippo Lake Marina, 5300 Tyner St NW, Canton

·         Walborn Reservoir Marina, 11324 Price St NE, Alliance

·         Magnolia Flouring Mill, 261 N. Main St., Magnolia

The free 285-page Guidebook showcases the 12 rivers that drain into Lake Erie:

the Ottawa, Maumee, Toussaint & Portage, Sandusky, Huron, Vermilion, Black, Rocky, Cuyahoga, Chagrin, Grand and Ashtabula. Each has its own chapter and all public access points are showcased with a map, beautiful photo, and details about their location.

The Rivers Edition also provides some basic information on Lake Erie history, the Lake Erie Birding Trail, water trails, scenic rivers, scenic byways, fishing, hunting and trapping. Two fold-out maps show all the rivers and access points so you can easily find where you want to go within each watershed. It was developed by the ODNR Office of Coastal Management in partnership with the ODNR Office of Communications and was funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

“Whether it’s teaching your grandchildren how to fish or launching a kayak for your first trip downstream, spending a day enjoying Ohio’s waters is an opportunity to create lifelong memories,” said Office of Coastal Management Chief Scudder Mackey. “The Rivers Edition Guidebook is another resource that Ohioans and visitors can use to help create those memories while supporting our local communities’ economies as they travel through the region.”

Access points include federal, state, county, city, village and township parks; county park preserves and reservations; state and local nature preserves; state wildlife areas; scenic river and water trail accesses; former canal lands and towpaths; memorials and monuments; and roadside fishing areas. Sites range in size from small roadside fishing locations to the vast 33,000-acre Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Ohio’s Lake Erie Public Access Guidebook – Rivers Edition features 220 public access sites along more than 870 river miles.

Ohio’s Lake Erie Public Access Guidebook – Rivers Edition is available at no cost from Stark Parks and other  locations, including ODNR Division of Watercraft and Wildlife field offices in the Lake Erie watershed and online at: http://LakeErie.ohiodnr.com/GoRivers.

The Rivers Edition is a companion to a popular Coast Edition published in 2010 that features 164 public access sites along the state’s 312-mile Lake Erie shoreline.  Ohio’s Lake Erie Public Access Guidebook (Coast Edition), including updates since it was originally published, is available as a printed brochure and online at: http://LakeErie.ohiodnr.com/GoCoast.