Edgewater - Take a Hike Summer Series tour
and historic neighborhoods in Cleveland!
About this Event
TAKE A HIKE® offers FREE, in-person walking tours of unique and historic neighborhoods in Cleveland!
About the Tour: Explore Cleveland’s Edgewater neighborhood, where the city’s relationship with Lake Erie has been evolving for more than 150 years. The early story of this area begins along a very different shoreline, where in the late 19th century, grand estates and mansions stretched from Lake Avenue to the water’s edge—offering uninterrupted lake views and establishing Edgewater as an enclave of wealth and retreat.
Hear the story of Jacob B. Perkins, a local industrialist and horse breeder, who sold his lakefront land to Cleveland’s Second Park Board in 1894—paving the way for the development of Edgewater Park and the adjacent beach.
Today, Edgewater blends historic charm with accessible waterfront, where the legacy of lakefront estates and Perkins Beach lives on in one of Cleveland’s most beloved public spaces—and a shoreline still shaped by time and change.
MEET UP at Cleveland Script sign at Upper Edgewater Park.
TAKE A HIKE® is a program of Historic Gateway Neighborhood Corporation with generous support from Ohio & Erie Canalway and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
TAKE A HIKE® offers 45 unique in-person guided tours from May through December. Learn more at takeahikecle.com
- TAKE A HIKE® tours are free, however, donations to support the program are always appreciated.
Group Reservations - If you have a group larger than 6 people, please email Eileen at [email protected] in advance to reserve your tickets.
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About the Historic Gateway Neighborhood Corporation - Historic Gateway Neighborhood Corporation (HGNC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting historic, cultural, and heritage preservation through advocacy, education, and programs that support the ongoing revitalization of Cleveland’s unique historic district. For more information, visit www.ClevelandGatewayDistrict.com.
Image Source: Cuyahoga County, "Bridge Tour" 2023
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