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John Bryan State Park, in Greene County, Ohio, is a state park, of 752-acre (304 ha). It surrounds Clifton Gorge, a deep cut of the Little Miami River, between Yellow Springs and Clifton. The park contains a campground, and hiking and biking trails. [2] The park also abuts the Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve and Glen Helen Nature Preserve.
With picnic and camping season well underway, here's a look at which state parks in Ohio attract the most visitors. Ohio has more than 70 state parks. Here are 10 that are among the most popular
Beginning in 1988, Butterfinger was advertised with The Simpsons, still a series of shorts in The Tracey Ullman Show at the time. The first commercial was the advertisement "The Butterfinger Group", which featured the debut of the character Milhouse Van Houten. The Simpsons was immediately popular and boosted the candy's popularity. In 1992 ...
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2. Buckeye Lake State Park. Discover Ohio’s oldest state park, a cherished day-use gem located in Millersport. Once a feeder lake for Ohio’s canal system in the 1800s, Buckeye Lake has been a ...
The state park lies along the south bank of the Maumee River near remains of the historic Miami and Erie Canal. It is named for Mary Jane Thurston, a schoolteacher from Grand Rapids who bequeathed land for the establishment of a park. The park's year-round recreation includes hunting, fishing, boating, picnicking, and camping. [2]
The state bought the land in 1941, but the park did not open until 1957. The state used the land initially as a prison camp. [citation needed] In 1956, Four Mile Creek was dammed to form Acton Lake, named for Clyde Acton, the member of the Ohio General Assembly who persuaded the legislature to buy the property. [4]
Headlands Beach State Park is a public beach in Mentor and Painesville Township, Ohio, United States. It is the longest natural beach in Ohio [ 3 ] and attracts two million visitors annually. [ 4 ] The breakwall at the eastern end of the park, frequented by fishermen, is surmounted by the Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light .