Thursday, January 3, 2013
Crooked River Adventures to return for third season in Kent on Cuyahoga River
Canoe, kayak, tube and bicycle rentals will remain a staple of Kent's summer time activities thanks to a lease renewal between the city and Crooked River Adventures. Kent City Council voted in committee Wednesday to renew a lease with the Kent State University based livery operation to make the recreational boats available to the public from a base in John Brown Tannery Park. Kent Parks and Recreation Director John Idone said the lease, in terms of cost, remains largely the same, but the lease has been changed to give the city the option of renewing the lease for one-year periods for two years after the initial year. "So it would be in essence a three-year contract, but right now we’re only committing to the first year," he said. Idone …
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John Brown Tannery Park
Stow Street, Kent, Oh
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Friday, August 3, 2012
Triathlon combines paddling, biking and running
The Black Squirrel Adventure Triathlon, the second race in the Crooked River Adventure Race series, is Saturday in Kent. Registration remains open and is available the day of the race. See the attached registration form (a .pdf file) for more information. The three-stage race features a 2 mile canoe or kayak leg on the Cuyahoga River, a 5 mile bike ride on The Portage Hike and Bike Trail and a 2 mile run that ends in downtown Kent. Racers can enter as individuals, a team or a relay. Kent Parks and Recreation Director John Idone said if racers need a canoe or kayak, they can call Ernie's Bike Shop & Canoe Livery at 330-832-5111 and they will deliver a boat to the Tannery Park starting line and pick it up for you at the Middlebury landing …
Friday, September 23, 2011
Bicentennial Sculpture dedication, bridge re-enactments mark Sept. 25 milestone on Main Street this Sunday
Figures integral to Kent’s history will again take their places downtown this weekend. Both as images cast in bronze and through live re-enactments, their names will be part of a public celebration Sunday along Main Street. Beginning at 1 p.m., the Bicentennial Sculpture, a bronze relief created by artist George Danhires, will be dedicated at its permanent home in park land on Franklin Ave. between the gazebo and the Pufferbelly restaurant. Mounted on a base of sandstone from the former Plum Creek Park dam, the raised images in bronze both of familiar and symbolic figures tell the story of the transition from Kent’s formation to its present day. The dedication will include remarks from Kent Mayor Jerry Fiala as well as an interpretive …
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Heritage Park
Main Street, Kent, Oh
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Thousands fill Fred Fuller Park for annual festival
The first day of Kent’s 18th annual Art in the Park began Saturday with occasional raindrops that soon gave way to blue skies and sunshine. Thousands of visitors of all ages filled Fred Fuller Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to browse among 101 booths displaying the work of regional fine artists, hear musicians perform on two stages and munch on food sold by vendors from bourbon chicken to Starbucks. With no fee for admission or for event parking available across the street on the west side of Middlebury Road, the art festival will continue from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. As music from country to jazz emanated from the main stage and the Back Wood stages, visitors also saw ice-carving, pottery and airbrush demonstrations and re-enactments of …
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Fred Fuller Park
Middlebury Road Haymaker Parkway, Kent, Oh
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Matt Fredmonsky
10:26 am on Friday, August 3, 2012
Thanks for pointing that out, Greg. It was a technical error on my part by selecting from two adjacent photos in our digital archives. more ›