Cleveland’s expanding network of connected trails are now being explored by many out-of-town cyclists. We’ve seen enough “confusion” on the socials on how best to complete the northern leg of the 326-mile Ohio to Erie Trail that links the Ohio River to Lake Erie.
Read MoreDunno ‘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!
Read MoreLocal Great Lakes freighter fans were abuzz on a balmy first day of February when the classic freighter Alpena made its way from Lake Erie to its winter layup on the Cuyahoga River.
Read MoreCleveland Rowing Foundation’s 25th Annual Head of the Cuyahoga Regatta’s return on a splendid September day in Cleveland where over 1400 rowers in 441 shells from 50 clubs and 12 states competed on a 4,900-meter course on the Cuyahoga River!.
Read MoreThis week’s Slow River happens during the Veteran's Memorial Bridge Open House in 2017 as the 635 foot-long Great Republic (1981) navigated the Superior Bend portion of Cleveland's Cuyahoga River.
Read MoreSaturday’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.
Read MoreOne 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.
Read MoreToday 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!
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreCleveland’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…
Read MoreShare 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!
Read MoreSlow River: Scranton Flats is the second installment of a trial series called "Slow River". Every Sunday morning we'll share a real-time scene with natural audio. It's a riff on the Norwegian "Slow TV" Series popularized in the 2000s.
Read MorePaddlers looking to explore the final miles of the Cuyahoga River have been turning to Cleveland Metroparks' Merwin's Wharf dock that offers one of the few public "put-ins" and technically the only one located in the Federal Navigation Channel
Read MoreOn a balmy Monday afternoon in July we took a bike ride along the Scranton Flats Towpath Trail to see what the waterfront scene was looking like along the Cuyahoga River.
Read MoreThe Cuyahoga River’s hard-working waterfront provided a great backdrop for Cleveland Rowing Foundation’s annual Head of the Cuyahoga Regatta, a 3.1 mile rowing race that drew close to 2,000 athletes to Cleveland on Saturday.
Read MoreA new narrative for Cleveland was blazed as 250 paddlers on kayaks, paddleboards, and canoes took part in a historic celebration on the Cuyahoga River, 50 years to the day since the 1969 fire ignited the environmental movement.
Read MoreAs we wrapped our Earth Day Happy Hour last night we thought about the events that led to the first Earth Day back in 1970, and the unique role Cleveland and the Cuyahoga River served as the flash point for a nation awakening to its burgeoning environmental crisis.
Read MoreTo say we were humbled at being nominated for four Academy Awards would be an understatement. But to win an Oscar in all four categories? Well, it’s simply unbelievable.
Read MoreOur goal for Blazing Paddles was to reframe the Cuyahoga River narrative and we were so pleased media picked up on a paddleboarding race as a perspective-changer for recreational use of a river that formerly served as a cultural reference point for environmental ruin.
Read Mores there a better way to celebrate how far the Cuyahoga River (and Cleveland) has come since the June 22, 1969 fire than a run/walk of the Cuyahoga River trails followed by GREAT music and Fat Head's Brewery beer?
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