Lanterman’s Mill will be closed on Thursday, September 22 for asphalt pavement preventative maintenance work. This work will include areas immediately around the mill and the covered bridge. Lanterman’s Mill will reopen to the public Friday, September 23 with regular hours of operation.
Visit Fellows Riverside Gardens for the Annual Autumn Plant Sale to purchase pumpkins, chrysanthemums, and a large variety of fall perennials. The sale runs Saturday, September 24 from 10 am – 5 pm & Sunday, September 25 from Noon – 5 pm. Sponsored by Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens
Multiple parking lots and asphalt surfaces throughout Mill Creek Park will be temporarily closed for the MetroParks annual asphalt sealing and preventive maintenance project. The work is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 19, and will continue for approximately two weeks. Lots will be closed for several days, and will reopen once vehicular traffic is permitted. Several of the prominent lots and surfaces scheduled for work include the following:
· Ford Nature Center
· Lanterman’s Mill (Mill and Covered Bridge Area)
· Newport Trail Link
· Mill Creek Golf Course (North)
· East Newport Boat Launch.
Several minor lots along East Newport Drive, New Cross Drive, and Bears Den Drive will also be affected. While the lots are closed, the facilities they support will remain open and accessible for public use. Rentals and scheduled programming will not be impacted by this project. Please use alternate parking lots to access these facilities when lots are closed.
In the event of inclement weather, the work schedule will be delayed and adjusted accordingly.
On Saturday, September 17, 2016, Price Road near the Old Log Cabin in Mill Creek MetroParks will be experiencing brief, periodic closings to vehicular traffic as well as cyclists and pedestrians from approximately 10:00 am to 2:00 pm for the YUTC Ultra Trail Run. During this time, the entrance to Fellows Riverside Gardens on Price Road will remain open.
Always use caution when driving on MetroParks roads as many of these roads are also used by pedestrians and bicyclists. Pedestrians and bicyclists should be reminded to also use caution and be aware of vehicular traffic when on these roads. For more information about Mill Creek MetroParks, visit our website at www.millcreekmetroparks.org.
Mill Creek MetroParks presents Sunset at the Farm to be held at the MetroParks Farm (7574 Columbiana-Canfield Rd., Canfield, OH 44406) on Saturday, September 24 from 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public and sponsored by WKBN First News 27.
Join us as we watch the sun set on the horizon and enjoy the late summer atmosphere at the Farm. Enjoy folk music while roasting marshmallows over the campfire, explore the animal barns or find your way through a corn maze. Watch cider and homemade apple butter demonstrations along with a free sample. Join in playing old-time games or take a tractor-drawn wagon hay ride and so much more!
Pony rides, face painting, and refreshments will be available for a small fee. For more information, please call Ford Nature Center at 330.740.7107 or visit millcreekmetroparks.org.
Mill Creek MetroParks Fellows Riverside Gardens Director, Andrew Pratt recently returned from a research trip in Costa Rica where he examined the flora and fauna of the country along with 16 other fellow graduate students in his biology program through Miami University (Project Dragonfly).
During his time there, Andrew focused on documenting the many different orchid species unique to niche ecosystems within the country. Additionally he worked with his group to plant over 100 trees at a cloud forest school in Monteverde. Andrew also spent time propagating and planting native plants at a botanical garden and even brushed up on his Spanish a bit! He hopes to use his experience to refine the annual orchid show at Fellows Riverside Gardens.
Andrew was awarded and supported by The Garden Club of America’s, Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarship in Horticulture, a prestigious academic-based horticulture scholarship awarded to select rising college sophomores, juniors, seniors and master degree students majoring in horticulture or related fields at academic institutions.
Join us for some old-fashioned fun for ALL ages at Lanterman’s Mill on Saturday, September 17 from 10 am – 2 pm. Try out activities and games from a past era. Create a craft to take home. Tour Lanterman’s Mill, one of the few remaining water-powered grist mills, to see how things were done in the 1800’s. Enjoy live entertainment with One String Short. Watch demonstrations including: Roundtable Wood Carvers Club, Village Quilts from Canfield, Knitting & Yarn Spinning, Melnick Medical Museum, Mahoning Valley Historical Society, Herb Table, and so much more!
Regular Mill admission applies. Craft fee $2. For more information, please call Ford Nature Center at 330.740.7107 or visit millcreekmetroparks.org.
There will be multiple road closures throughout Mill Creek MetroParks this weekend due to the YMCA Community Cup and The Green Cathedral Half-Marathon and 5K.
The following roads will be closed to vehicular traffic as well as cyclists and pedestrians from approximately 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2016 for the YMCA Community Cup:
• West Glacier Drive
• West Drive
• Bears Den Drive
• New Cross Drive
• Cross Drive
• West Cohasset Drive
• High Drive
• Chestnut Hill Drive
• East Park Drive
• Valley Drive
• East Glacier Drive
• Memorial Hill Drive
• Robinson Hill Drive
The following roads will be closed to vehicular traffic as well as cyclists and pedestrians from approximately 6 a.m. until Noon on Sunday, September 11, 2016 for the Green Cathedral Half-Marathon and 5K:
• Bears Den Drive
• Lily Pond Drive
• West Drive
• West Glacier Drive
• Robinson Hill Drive
• East Glacier Drive
• Memorial Hill Drive
• East Cohasset Drive
• East Park Drive
• Valley Drive
• Old Mill Drive
• East Newport Drive
• Kreider’s Entrance
• West Newport Drive
• Chestnut Hill Drive
• High Drive
• West Cohasset Drive
Always use caution when driving on MetroParks roads as many of these roads are also used by pedestrians and bicyclists. Pedestrians and bicyclists should be reminded to also use caution and be aware of vehicular traffic when on these roads. For more information about Mill Creek MetroParks, visit our website at www.millcreekmetroparks.org.
Beginning on September 2, 2016 sections of the Mill Creek MetroParks Bikeway between Kirk Road and County Line Road will be closed to cyclists and pedestrians, for asphalt pavement preventative maintenance work. The work is expected to continue for several days. The bikeway will reopen once pedestrian traffic is permitted. In the event of inclement weather, the work schedule will be delayed and adjusted accordingly.
Effective Thursday, September 1, Memorial Hill Drive will re-open to vehicular traffic. Memorial Hill Drive, the historic entrance to Mill Creek Park, stretches from Glenwood Avenue to West Glacier Drive. The drive was closed for a pavement resurfacing and infrastructure improvement project. The project addressed safety and driving conditions for park patrons, preserved the roadway’s original function and historic features, and restored the user experience along Memorial Hill Drive in Mill Creek Park.