Without our history of canals and locks, Akron would not be the city it is today, says Don Gordon, executive director of the Cascade Locks Park Association and the Mustill Store Museum, who takes Ryan and Chris on a tour of the park and site of the former Schumacher Mill, which housed Akron’s “Oat King.” Don also talks about the Waterways Renewed project, which will help clean up our water system in Akron and eliminate sewer overflows. Free tours are available to check out the progress of this massive city effort, which includes a giant machine named "Rosie" that will tunnel underground. The Cascade Locks Park site also connects downtown Akron to the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath trail and has helped make the Northside District a destination.
For tours and other info, visit http://akronwaterwaysrenewed.com and http://cascadelocks.org.
Episode 110 - We’re Stylin’: Interview with a Hairdresser
Episode 109 - A Virtual Future for Akron
Episode 108 - Gender-Bending the Bard
Episode 107 - Akron’s Urban Troubadours
Episode 106 - The Bechdel Fest: Moving the Needle on Equality
Episode 105 - Heroes and Villains: On Location at Akron Comicon
Episode 104 - A Second Chance for Akron’s Homeless
Episode 103 - It's Liz, Live From Florida
Episode 102 - Peace is an Active Process: Zach Freidhof
Episode 101 - We’re Not Making This Up: It’s Danny Volk
Episode 100 - We've Done This a Hundred Times (Live from Jilly's)
Episode 99 - Music That Speaks for Itself
Episode 98 - Rock and Roll Christmas
Episode 97 - Anoo Vyas’ Symphonic Sense of Place
Episode 96 - Chris Horne’s Akron-Centric Adventure
Episode 94 - Akron Racers: in a League of Their Own
Episode 93 - Art, Music, Zumba and Explosion-Proof Paintings
Episode 92 - Wine, Goats and Wolf Creek
Episode 91 - JT Buck’s Creative Revolution
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