October 16, 2024

Carrying the Torch - One year as Cuyahoga River AOC's Champion of the River

October 16, 2024/ Share the River

Yesterday’s Bedrock & Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center ground-breaking event gave Share the River executive director Jim Ridge a moment to reflect. “It’s wonderful how a natural resource a city turned its back on is now being considered as a place people want to use as its front porch.'“ “Bedrock and the Cavs embrace of a revitalized natural resource like the Cuyahoga River is heartening and it’s sobering to consider some of us may be gone before the 15-20 years it will take to complete the $3.5 billion, 35-acre riverfront development project”.

April 22, 2024

Earth Day - this is Cleveland's Cuyahoga River NOW!

April 22, 2024/ Share the River

We do wish more journalists (and their editors) would flip the script and instead of looking back on the bad old days, they take a look at the ONE river in the world that can elegantly and directly speak to how far the ecological movement has come for a variety of reasons.

November 22, 2023

What a stray cat taught me about the healing power of the outdoors

November 22, 2023/ Share the River

It all started when a stray cat decided he would adopt us. You don’t choose the cat - the cat chooses you. He showed up in June 2022 and encouraged by the food my wife left out, decided to hang out.

July 22, 2023

Remembering Tommy Piros - by Edie Call

July 22, 2023/ Share the River

For those who didn’t know him, Tommy was a kayaker. Not just any kayaker; an exceptionally talented whitewater kayaker, sponsored by Jackson Kayak. He loved running wild rivers and stout waterfalls, and he did it with his own unique style and grace. His whole family kayaks, and they’re all really, REALLY good. Tommy started paddling before he was out of diapers. The guy basically grew up on the water and he was always up for an adventure.

April 21, 2023

Happy 53rd Anniversary Earth Day! Blazing Paddles Paddlefest is the photo-op for the comeback Cuyahoga River

April 21, 2023/ Share the River

For several years we used to recognize Earth Day by prowling the Cuyahoga River shoreline, in an effort to show still images and video of how the comeback Cuyahoga River looked and felt now - as opposed to pulling up five decade-old images from the bad ol’ days at the dawn of Earth Day.

March 13, 2023

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival and the Cuyahoga River Adventure in Your Back Yard - Blazing Paddles Paddlefest!

March 13, 2023/ Share the River

The recent two-night Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival at the Capitol Theater in Cleveland gave attendees a vicarious night of adventure while they watched epic human-powered feats, life-affirming challenges and mind-blowing cinematography.

February 26, 2023

Blazing Paddles Paddlefest thoughts at Brite Winter 2023

February 26, 2023/ Share the River

As we finalize planning for our Fifth Annual Blazing Paddles Paddlefest on July 21-22, 2023 we’re VERY curious about what you’d like us to provide (remember, “a vision without resources is a hallucination” and YES, sponsorship and organization partner opportunities are available) so our rapidly growing Cleveland waterfront event sustainably and properly represents Cleveland’s cool summer vibe that Brite Winter does so well in winter.

September 16, 2022

Where Would Cuyahoga River Recreation Be if the Commodore Club was Still There?

September 16, 2022/ Share the River

Where would Cuyahoga River recreation be had the Trust for Public Land (TPL) not partnered with Cleveland Rowing Foundation to secure the former Commodore Club boathouse property, creating Rivergate Park, a public recreation space on Cleveland’s waterfront.

June 07, 2022

Cleveland's Waterfront is Open for Business presser & Cuyahoga River Safety Task Force Mixer

June 07, 2022/ Share the River

A tremendous amount of knowledge was dropped at our 2nd annual "Cleveland's Waterfront is Open for Business" presser and Cuyahoga River Safety Task Force Mixer On May 25 at Collision Bend Brewing Company during #NationalSafeBoatingWeek.

March 31, 2022

Register for Blazing Paddles Paddlefest for a chance at winning two free tickets for “The Erie Situation” at Cleveland International Film Festival

March 31, 2022/ Share the River

Share the River will select two Blazing Paddles Paddlefest registrants at 9 am on Saturday morning, April 2, 2022 to receive two sets of tickets to “The Erie Situation”. at the Cleveland International Film Festival. at Playhouse Square. Winners can choose to attend either the world debut of “The Erie Situation” on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 7:25 p.m. or the second showing on Monday, April 4, 2022 at 4:50 p.m. Tickets will be e-mailed to the winners.

March 26, 2022

On a cold and blustery spring day, you sure could use a Blazing Paddles stoke vid, right?!

March 26, 2022/ Share the River

Dunno ‘bout where you live but here on the north coast of Ohio we were treated to freezing temperatures, snow flurries, and big gusty winds today. In other words, it’s spring in name only! But calmer days and warmer temps are not far away! We figured today was a good day to drop the 2022 Blazing Paddles Paddlfest stoke video to boost your paddling spirits!

March 06, 2022

Canoe for Two on the Cuyahoga River

March 06, 2022/ Share the River

On a brisk Friday afternoon in early March, we caught up with two paddlers at Cleveland Metroparks’ Merwin’s Wharf along Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River.

August 09, 2021

Ohio River Paddlefest Celebrates 20 Years of Paddling the Ohio

August 09, 2021/ Share the River

Saturday’s 20th Annual Ohio River Paddlefest in Cincinnati, OH was a return to normalcy for almost 2,000 paddlers hungry for the opportunity to reconnect with each other and the Ohio River.

July 31, 2021

One Week After the 3rd Annual Blazing Paddles Paddlefest

July 31, 2021/ Share the River

One week ago on what some are calling a history-making day on Cleveland’s hard-working, scenic, and historic Cuyahoga River, many of you were part of the 3rd Annual Blazing Paddles Paddlefest. During a short vacation (and an exhilarating whitewater rafting trip down the Cheat Narrows) in Dryfork, WV we’ve had a chance to reflect on what transpired on that amazing Saturday morning and we wanted to share a few thoughts. And some background.

July 25, 2021

3rd Annual Blazing Paddles Paddlefest from Ground Level

July 25, 2021/ Share the River

Today is a variation on our weekly "Slow River" where we share ground level video with natural sound from yesterday’s AMAZING Blazing Paddles Paddlefest on Cleveland’s hard-working, historic, and scenic Cuyahoga River. Many thanks to our tireless volunteers, sponsors, Cuyahoga River industrial stakeholders, partner organizations, kayak rental livery partners, and yes, you, our Blazing Paddles paddlers!

July 07, 2021

Ralph the Rooster Rescued by Cuyahoga River Kayaker

July 07, 2021/ Share the River

Hannah Ross Smith was kayaking on the Cuyahoga River near the Carter Rd. Bridge last night when she came across some exotic wildlife. No it wasn’t a Blue Heron, peregrine falcon, or a beaver. It was a rooster. A salmon faverolle rooster to be exact. One can easily imagine the rooster channeling Talking Heads’ Once in a Lifetime’s classic lyric “Well, how did I get here?!”.

June 20, 2021

Slow River: Blazing Paddles Paddlefest Sights on the Cuyahoga River

June 20, 2021/ Share the River

This week’s Slow River is a journey up a glassy Cuyahoga River on a brilliant morning in Cleveland. In addition to the tour of bridges that any trip up the river provides, it’s a reminder of the scenic beauty of Cleveland’s hard-working river.

June 19, 2021

Front Porch Lights at Cuyahoga River Rally at Hart Crane Park

June 19, 2021/ Share the River

Cleveland’s Front Porch Lights wrapped a day of activities at Hart Crane Park and on the Cuyahoga River during Canalway Partners’ Cuyahoga River Rally. After a cloudy day interspersed with rain, figured the sun would finally pop out toward the end of the day…

June 18, 2021

Announcement on Blazing Paddles Return to the Comeback Cuyahoga River on July 24

June 18, 2021/ Share the River

Share the River’s founder, Jim Ridge, announces the 3rd Annual Blazing Paddles will return to Cleveland’s comeback Cuyahoga River on Saturday, July 24, 2021! Registration opens at 6 p.m. tonight!

June 22, 2020

Can You Believe It's Been a Year Since Blazing Paddles and the 50th Anniversary of the 1969 Cuyahoga River Fire?

June 22, 2020/ Share the River

Believe it or not, today marks one year since Blazing Paddles and the City of Cleveland’s Cuyahoga50 commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire!

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