» Read discussion on Metro Park 06/10/11 Even with the stormy skies of June 8, the Metro Parks Serving Summit County cut the ribbon to officially dedicate its newest park, Springfield Bog Metro Park.
04/18/11 From plucking litter off creek banks in Canal Winchester to planting tree seedlings at Glacier Ridge Metro Park, about 3,000 volunteers from across central Ohio did their part to keep the planet healthy over the weekend.
02/17/11 "Prochaine station: Place D'Armes." Centenary College has relocated its Metro Park Learning Center to 333 Thornall St. in Edison.
11/04/10 South Lyon senior Blake Yard tore up the course at Brighton's Huron Meadows Metro Park on Friday to qualify as an individual for the cross country State Finals at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.
10/25/10 Last week, workers were pounding stakes in the soft earth along what will be a paved path at the new Walnut Woods Metro Park.
10/21/10 As the salmon runs start to wind down, steelhead action will increase. Boats fishing shallow waters in the early morning and pier anglers are starting to catch steelhead, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment said in its weekly report. Lake Erie: Jumbo perch caught straight out from the Metro Park Marina in 10 feet of water.
10/18/10 The 2010 EMU Fall Classic will be held at Hudson Mills Metro Park in Dexter, Mich.
09/01/10 You might not think about the landfill being an ideal place for a cross country run, but after seeing the land, you might change your mind. Metro Waste Authority will host its fourth annual Green Run later this month at the Metro Park East Landfill. But, you won't see trash. Instead, you'll get a close-up look at nature.
08/07/10 In the Metro Park brochures, Prairie Oaks is given two Hilliard addresses: 2009 Amity Road for the Sycamore Plains Trail and 2755 Amity Road for Darby Bend Lakes, which are technically outside of city limits. In addition, it lists Plain City and West Jefferson addresses for other portions of the park. Looking at an area map, though, Brown Township might be a more accurate location for the park ...
08/03/10 Grayling Little League's junior division (ages 13-14) all-star softball squad clinched a district championship with a 9-8 victory vs. West Branch last Friday at Roscommon's Metro Park.
07/15/10 Metro Parks will host a public open house from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Canal Winchester Community Center, 22 Trine St., to show a variety of plans and solicit feedback and ideas for the proposed new Walnut Woods Metro Park, to be built in Madison Township between Groveport and Canal Winchester.
06/15/10 The orchestra heads outdoors with a number of free concerts this month, beginning with a gig at the Detroit River Days fest at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 20, and continuing with the annual Harmony in the Park series at 8 p.m. Friday, June 25, at Kensington Metro Park, 8 p.m., Saturday, June 26, at Metro Beach Metro Park and 8 p.m. Sunday, June 27, at Stony Creek.
03/29/10 Hunting for Easter eggs isn't just for kids anymore, and, as usual, technology is the catalyst for change. Geocaching, an outdoor activity in which people use GPS coordinates to hide objects and post their locations online, was combined with the traditional Easter egg hunt yesterday at Three Creeks Metro Park in Groveport.
03/13/10 COLUMBUS -- Starting this spring, Philip Xie will study the spending habits of bird-watchers along Lake Erie. The associate professor of recreation and tourism at Bowling Green State University plans to collect data on the bird-watchers at six prime birding spots from Oak Openings Metro Park near Toledo to Conneaut Harbor.
01/20/10 Metro Waste Authority announced a rate increase on Wednesday. Some disposal rates at the Metro Park East Landfill will go up on July 1, officials said.
11/13/09 Federal stimulus money will pay for about $1.86 million to restore streams and wetlands on the site of a new Franklin County Metro Park between Groveport and Canal Winchester.
11/05/09 South Lyon junior Blake Yard qualified for the State meet last Friday by running 16:13 at Huron Meadows Metro Park in Brighton, widely acknowledged as the state's toughest regional.
08/30/09 Ohio's "Tour de Lance" took its show on the road yesterday, with 2,265 riders following bicycling legend Lance Armstrong out of town and into the Appalachian foothills. The inaugural Pelotonia Tour ends today when the more than 500 who signed on for the 180-mile ride find their way back to Slate Run Metro Park in Canal Winchester without the seven-time Tour de France winner.
08/29/09 The new Scioto Audubon Metro Park and Grange Insurance Audubon Center opened yesterday along the river, but good luck trying to find them. | 
