Enjoy the following special events sponsored by
the Lorain County Metro Parks. For more information please call 1-800-LCM-PARK
or view the latest Arrowhead online.
Butterfly Garden
Now thru Labor Day
French Creek Nature Center
Experience brilliant colors and flutter at the Butterfly Garden at French Creek Nature Center located at 4530 Colorado Avenue, Sheffield Village from July 1 through September 1 from 10 am to 4:30 pm.
The back deck at the Nature Center is transformed for hundreds of butterflies to enjoy and you are able to have a close look at these beautiful creatures. The butterfly garden has been created with specialized plants that attract the butterflies. Butterflies are easy and fun to watch- they have many interesting behaviors you would like to watch. Enjoy the garden at your leisure or take part in one of the naturalist led programs. The garden is here until Labor Day and is open during nature center hours, 10 am-4:30 pm.
Bluegrass Jam
August 30, 2-7pm
Carlisle Visitor Center
Rock the night away with local bands during the Bluegrass Jam at the Carlisle Visitor Center on August 30 from 2-7 pm.
The jam session will take place outside in front of the Bandstand if the weather permits; there will also be room to cool off in tents and shaded areas. There will also be a time for“open mike” 
sessions for others to join in. Food and refreshments will be available for a small fee and children can be entertained by an assortment of fun and games. We have something for everyone this year.So bring a blanket and some lawn chairs, and enjoy the music at the Bluegrass Jam.
Call 1-800-LCM-PARK for more information. Carlisle Visitor Center is located at 12882 Diagonal Rd, LaGrange, Ohio 44050.
ARTS FEST: A Celebration of Art and Nature
September 6, Noon-Dusk
French Creek Nature Center
Nature and the arts will come together in a celebration for all ages on Saturday, September 6, at French Creek Nature Center, from noon to dusk. The TrueNorth Cultural ArtsFest will feature more than 30 artists demonstrating their art and selling hand-crafted creations, alongside live performances by local recording artists. Artwork on display will include exhibits and demonstrations of ceramics, jewelry-making, watercolors, acrylics, fiber art and photography.
There will also be an interactive “Arts-in-Action” booth for kids’ to make-and-take crafts home. ArtsFest will also include food specialties and a children’s play area complete with inflatable “Moon Bounce” room to putt-putt to carnival games.
Musical entertainment will be ongoing through out the day and include local musicians and vocalists performing pop/acoustic, barbershop, jazz/fusion and several other styles. The day’s events will end with the annual TrueNorth Chorale and Symphony Patriotic Concert at 7pm outside the Nature Center.
This is a great event for the whole family to enjoy. For more information call (440) 949-5200 or visit TrueNorth Cultural Arts on the web at www.TNCArts.org.
Hike for Your Health 2008
6pm, 2nd Thursday of the month April - October
Get fit with the Lorain County Metro Parks Ranger Department and LCCC’s Division of Health, Physical Education and Recreation in the 2008 Hike for your Health. This program is designed to teach behavior skills such as goal setting, attaining self-rewards, managing stress and identifying risk factors. Designed for the beginner hiker, these brisk-paced hikes will range from 1 to 2 miles in length and will be at alternating locations of Black River, French Creek, Avon Lake and Sandy Ridge Reservation. Those who attend 5 out of the 7 hikes will receive a “Hike for your Health” T-shirt! These hikes also qualify for the Lorain County Walks Program. For more information on the Lorain County Walks program contact the Lorain County Health Department at 322-6367 or 244-2209. Below is the list of dates, locations and topics for each hike.
- April 10 Bur Oak- How to monitor your workout intensity through target heart rate range
- May 8 Days Dam- How to become more flexible
- June 12- French Creek Reservation-Pine Tree Picnic Area- Learn about blood pressure and nutritional guidelines
- July 10- Sandy Ridge Reservation- Stress Management
- August 14- Bur Oak- Walk Reebok measuring your stride
- September 11- Avon Lake, Electric Blvd (meet at the library) - Total body workout alternate exercise, and Kick Boxing 101
- October 9- French Creek Reservation -Pine Tree Picnic Area- Cross Training – how to avoid plateaus
Mill Hollow 2008 Summer Concert Series
Sunday Evenings, June 15 through August 31
Vermilion River Reservation
Start tapping your feet and clapping your hands for the 2008 Summer Concert Series at Vermilion River Reservation’s Amphitheatre! Bring a lawn chair or blanket and join us Sunday evenings from 6:30 – 8 pm (weather permitting) for these free concerts in the park! Refreshments available for a small fee.
| Date | Group | Type of Music |
| June 15 | Dave C. and the Sharptones | Motown |
| June 22 | Bell Aires | Big Band |
| June 29 | Tom Todd | Jimmy Buffet Style |
| July 6 | Brian Henke | Acoustic Guitar |
| July 13 | 7 Mile Isle Steel Drum Band | Caribbean |
| July 20 | Heart and Soul | Motown Soul |
| July 27 | Amherst Community Chorus | Celtic |
| August 3 | Roberto Ocassio Latin Jazz Band | Afro-Cuban Jazz |
| August 10 | GeezeCats | 50’s Classic Style |
| August 17 | Charlie Wiener | Folk/Rock |
| August 24 | Pete McDonald | Folk |
| August 31 | Jambone | Acoustic Rock and Blues |
This concert series is sponsored by Friends of Metro Parks in Lorain County, Inc.
For more information call 440-967-7310 or 1-800-LCM-PARK. Vermilion River Reservation is located at 51211 North Ridge Rd, Vermilion, Ohio 44089
Adopt-A-Raptor
Are you looking for that unique gift to give the person that has everything? Adopt A Raptor at the Lorain County Metro Parks Raptor Center!
Your gift, designated to the raptor of your choice, provides the recipient with an up close and personal understanding of that particular bird, while contributing to costs of the raptor’s feeding and high quality care. Adoption gifts directly support the resident raptors of the Raptor Center on the grounds of the Carlisle Visitor Center in the form of food, veterinary care and medical needs.
To Adopt-A-Raptor, choose a raptor to sponsor and a level of sponsorship and complete the “Adopt-a-Raptor” form. Adoptions are valid for a period of one year. The term “adoption” does not imply ownership rights to individuals participating in the Adopt-A-Raptor program. Please remember that the raptors, like all living creatures, may become sick or pass away during your adoption period. If this should happen, the term of your adoption will be transferred to the care of another bird at the facility. Although your adopted bird will stay at Lorain County Metro Parks Raptor Center, you may visit at any time during regular open hours, 8 am – 4:30 pm daily.
          
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The goal of this project is to restore the grandeur and beauty of Lakeview Park’s Rose Garden as historically correct as possible while recognizing and understanding the balance between history and today’s accessibility and public needs issues.
To
be able to complete this goal, we need your help. We are asking the citizens
of Lorain County to donate a gift to the Rose Garden. What a wonderful
way to remember a loved one, honor a family member, celebrate a birth
of just enjoy assisting with the renovation of a beautiful garden.
Different levels of sponsorship are available:
Lakeview Rose Sponsor
- $100 Gift – sponsors a rose to be planted in the name of a loved one.
- $250 Gift – sponsors a rose from a pre-determined list of roses to be planted in the name of a loved one. Click here to see color choices.
Lakeview Park Sponsor
- $500 Gift - your gift sponsors one of the new park benches. A plaque will be placed on the bench remembering your gift.
- $1000 Gift - your gift sponsors a flower bed near the beach house or plaza garden.
Donations of less than $100.00 are recognized on the online donation system and the plaque at Lakeview Park.
Gifts are tax deductible and should be made and sent to:
Lorain County Metro Parks
12882 Diagonal Rd.
LaGrange, Ohio 44050
Please include your name, address, phone, email information as well as the name of the individual(s) that you are remembering or honoring. A brief (2-3 sentences) description and photo of the honored individual(s) can be submitted to the place on the online donations program for public viewing.
Thank you in advance for your contribution and your commitment to the restoration of this amazing garden.
