On a beautiful end of summer evening by Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River we were content to enjoy the women’s singles semi where Liudmila Samsanova dismantled Bernarda Pera. Then a 678 foot-long freighter photobombed the tourney.
Read MoreOn Thursday, March 10, Interlake Steamship Company's Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder kicked off the 2022 Maritime season on Cleveland's Cuyahoga River with an iron ore shuttle run from the Port of Cleveland’s bulk terminal on Lake Erie to Cleveland-Cliffs!
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 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 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 MoreWow. Saturday's Blazing Paddles Paddlefest was an amazing sight for us to watch unfold. Brett Fisher's drone video footage gave us the opportunity to synthesize the vibrancy of Cleveland's hard working, historic, and scenic Cuyahoga River on that epic Saturday morning
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 fifth episode of Slow River captures American Steamship Co.'s American Courage navigating a river bend after passing under/through the Columbus Road Bridge spanning the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, OH.
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 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 MoreToday we're launching 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. Think of it like a "CBS Sunday Morning" nature segment.
Read MoreIt seemed there was something going on along every piece of Cleveland’s waterfront this past weekend with:
The Tall Ships Festival Parade of Sail kicking off affairs on Thursday afternoon.
An open water swim at Edgewater Park hosted by North Coast Multisports that served as a tune-up for the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships returning to Cleveland August 9-10.
An SUP Yoga session with SUP CLE at Wendy Park.
A birds-eye view of recreational kayaks interacting with the freighter Sam Laud as it transited the lower Cuyahoga River (more on that in a future post).
A 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 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 MoreThe Coast Guard collaborated with local Cuyahoga River stakeholders in 1996 to create a safety zone along the Flats east bank to protect boaters when large freighters maneuver in the area.
Read MoreWith spring officially three weeks off, Northeast Ohio looks for any signs of its early arrival and Tuesday delivered as Interlake Steamship Company's Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder made its first trip of the 2018 maritime shipping season up the Cuyahoga River.
Read MoreOne of our favorite sub-topics of interest falls under the relatively wonky heading "infrastructure", with a specific focus on: 1) public water/wastewater infrastructure and 2) waterfront infrastructure related to commercial port operations.
Read MoreWinter's arrival on Cleveland's north coast provides a unique season for hearty nature lovers to enjoy a wide variety of wildlife
Read MoreYesterday a large group of cyclists/urban explorers joined The City Club, Bike Cleveland, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op and Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative for a "Ride and Learn" that served as a prelude to a riverfront development forum at Merwin's Wharf later that evening.
Read More24 Cuyahoga River photographs with the Cleveland Indians home lurking in the background.
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