| Pleasant surprises await your visit to Lake Erie's East Side - Lake County. Lake Countians deep respect for
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coastal treasures is
reflected by unprecedented growth
 and preservation. Improved nationally renowned
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| attractions, parks, beaches, special events and
new/renovated hotels, especially conference facilities, will
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| amaze visitors. Lake County's bountiful natural resources once drew Indians, fishermen, nurseries and
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| vineyards. Industrialists settled in
Lake County to build elegant summer mansions.
Lake County
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Captains Cleveland
Indians Class A Baseball at Classic Stadium in Eastlake. United States
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| President James A. Garfield's "Lawnfield" residence showcased by c-span and
newsweek is drawing
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record crowds. The elegant Mooreland Mansion
 (National Registered Historical Places) has been
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renovated with 20,000 square feet of
high-tech meeting space. Wickliffe's Coulby Mansion, Lake County
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Historical Society's "Shadybrook House," Holden Arboretum's
"Lantern Court," Lake Metroparks Pine
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| Ridge Country Club (Former Corrigan Estate), and Lake Metroparks Penitentiary Glen (Former HalleEstate) |
| indicate the magnificent splendor awaiting your
visit. New and renovated full-service conference hotels
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with affordable rates and lower taxes, located off Interstate 90 and Route 2,
 offer warm hospitality
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and services. Lake County also has hotel clusters close to
Geauga Lake and Cleveland. Lake County
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features - Champion / designer golf courses, Trophy walleye, steelhead trout and jumbo
 perch
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| charter fishing. Ohio's longest beach -Headlands
Beach State Park. Ohio's largest nursery district including
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| USA's third largest mail order perennial
nursery and midwest's largest orchid nursery. Chalet Debonne
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 -Ohio’s
largest estate winery. USA's largest
arboretum- Holden Arboretum.  USA's
largest art
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gallery- Gallery One.. Two Mormon National Historic sites-
Kirtland Temple and
Historic |
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Kirtland open for tours. Two Ohio-designated "Scenic Rivers, "the Grand and Chagrin".
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| Ohio's
sixth largest
retail district- Mentor, with Great Lakes Mall. Shopping /dining /antiquing in
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| Willoughby, Madison, Painesville,
Eastlake,Wickliffe, Mentor and Perry. 60,000-square-foot
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| conference facility with adjoining hotel - LaMalfa Center. Lake County's premier park system the
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| "Lake Metroparks", features Lake
Farmpark, Penitentiary Glen (Wildlife Rehabilitation Center), Pine
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| Ridge Country Club and Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park. . Lake
County Historical Society's
Little
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Mountain Heritage
Festival attracts 10,000 visitors and 140 vendors, Vintage Ohio
State Wine Festival
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at Lake Metroparks
Farmpark attracts 25,000 visitors. . Add in the
Irish Summerfest,
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Flight of the Eagles Air
Show in Willoughby,
 and the Lake County PerchFestTM, |
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Tall Ship Nina at
Fairport Harbor and Lake County becomes a surprisingly delightful visitor destination. |
| Return often to Lake County, especially to
the Lake County PerchFestTM
and fishing tournament,
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Sept. 5-7, 2008. Join 25,000 attendees who purchased 8,000 perch meals for a grand time at |
| Lake Metropark’s Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park.
www.Perchfest.net. |
