Most people know about the Ohio & Erie Canalway thanks to the 110-mile Towpath Trail that winds south from downtown Cleveland. But the association that oversees our National Heritage Area recently handed out a boatload of money — $600,000 — to organizations working to preserve the history of the pioneer-days waterway as much as our enjoyment of it. Here’s who got what and how it’ll be used:
A $60,000 : West Creek Preservation Committee for the West Creek Greenway to Hemlock Creek connection
B$50,000 : Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association for the rehabilitation of the Stanford House
C $8,200 : Peninsula Valley Historic & Education Foundation for historic preservation through the Preserving Peninsula’s Past project
D$25,000 : Barberton Historical Society for trail development through the Anna Dean Farms
E$9,333 : City of Canal Fulton for a conceptual Historic Downtown Revitalization plan
F$62,500 : Great Lakes Science Center for the exhibit planning of The Great Lakes Story
G$40,000 : Western Reserve Historical Society for the development of the Core Experience exhibit
H$75,000 : Trust for Public Land for pre-development work on unimproved portions of the Towpath Trail
I$25,000 : Historic Gateway Neighborhood Corp. for the 2010 heritage tourism program Take A Hike
J$110,583 : Slavic Village Development Corp. for the construction of the Gateway Arch at Broadway Avenue
K$40,000 : Cleveland Metroparks to expand the Leonard Krieger Canalway Center
L$38,267 : Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad for assistance with Bike Aboard! 2010
M$10,000 : Bethlehem Township Trustees for Phase I of the Nav-Beth Park Trail
N$46,117 : Camp Tuscazoar Foundation for the addition of an RV park at Camp Tuscazoar
