The golf course is the biggest jewel of Mill Creek Park, attracting visitors by the tens of thousands each year. To keep it viable, Mill Creek MetroParks made several enhancements in 2024 and also opened an indoor player development center. The improvements to the course and the entire park system are listed in the MetroParks’… Continue Reading Mill Creek Park Outlines Golf, Other Improvements
Upgrades and advancements are coming to several locations throughout Mill Creek Metroparks in 2025. From bridge and trail improvements to the golf course and nature reserve restoration projects, Mill Creek officials explained where funds will go during Monday’s monthly meeting with the park board. “We try to target various facilities and various areas with each… Continue Reading Mill Creek Metroparks announce capital improvement plan
The next Regular Meeting of the Board of Park Commissioners, of Mill Creek MetroParks is scheduled for Monday, January 13, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., in the Education Building – McMahon Hall, at the MetroParks Farm, on Rt. 46, in Canfield. The agenda will be available on the website after 2:00 p.m. on the day of… Continue Reading Notice of January Board Meeting
Justin Rogers, Mill Creek MetroParks planning and operations director, gave a review of 2024 capital improvements at the MetroParks meeting earlier this week at the Davis Center at Fellows Riverside Gardens. “It was another banner year on top of the one last year. So we are excited,” Rogers told the park commissioners at the end… Continue Reading ‘Banner year’ for capital improvements at Mill Creek MetroParks
In 2025, the staff at Lanterman’s Mill in Youngstown are set to celebrate major anniversaries in the mill’s history. Throughout its hundred-year history, the property at Mill Creek Gorge has been an operational sawmill, gristmill, popular swimming spot and nature museum. In 1974, Lanterman’s Mill entered the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S.… Continue Reading A look inside how Lanterman’s Mill still operates in Youngstown’s Mill Creek MetroParks
The next Regular Meeting of the Board of Park Commissioners, of Mill Creek MetroParks is scheduled for Monday, December 9, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. in the Rossi Auditorium at Fellows Riverside Gardens, in Youngstown. The agenda will be available on the website after 2 p.m. on the day of the meeting. A meeting of the… Continue Reading Notice of December Board Meeting
Effective Friday, December 6, 2024 the following roads in Mill Creek Park will be closed to vehicular traffic for the winter season: High Drive, between Chestnut Hill Drive and West Cohasset Drive Chestnut Hill Drive, between Canfield Road and High Drive Calvary Run Drive, between Belle Vista Avenue and Milton Avenue When closed to vehicular… Continue Reading Mill Creek MetroParks Winter Road Closures
Beginning December 6, 2024 – December 31, 2024, the D.D. and Velma Davis Education & Visitor Center at Fellows Riverside Gardens will present Winter Celebration: Festival of Trees, a family-friendly, admission-free event. This year, 75 uniquely decorated trees by local nonprofits will bring magic to the Davis Center for all to enjoy. Visitors will also… Continue Reading Celebrating the Holiday Season in Mill Creek Park
For Christmas, Ronin Jenkins, 5, hopes to receive a gift that relies largely on hydraulics, though little lift was needed to place him next to a holiday icon. “He wishes to get a (Sony) PlayStation 5 and a Mega Cyborg Hand for Christmas,” Ronin’s father, Steven Jenkins, said. The likes of such a gift slips… Continue Reading Holiday traditions thrive at Christmas at the Mill in Mill Creek Park
The Education Citizens Advisory Committee to the Board of Park Commissioners of Mill Creek MetroParks will meet on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., in the Education Building – Classroom A, at Ford Nature Center, 840 Old Furnace Road, in Youngstown.