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Lake Metroparks Farmpark
May 1 & 2, 2010
9 am to 5 pm
8800 Euclid Chardon Rd
Kirtland, OH 44094
(440) 256-2122 · 800-366-3276
The Visitors Center is filled with large operating model train displays. Both HO and N-Scale layouts will be exhibited. Operating Lionel trains and an operating Lego train layout will also be featured along with a display of American flyer model trains. A G-Scale train will be running on the Garden Railroad layout in the Farmpark Courtyard.
Check out a railroad photo exhibit by Ed Ribinskas and displays on agriculture and the railroad. Children will enjoy the wooden train interactive play area. Children may also build a wooden train for an additional fee.
Attention Scouts!
Click here for information about the railroading
scout merit badge program on Saturday, May 1
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Penitentiary Glen Reservation
Sunday, May 2 only
9 am to 5 pm
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd; Kirtland, 44094
(440) 256-1404
Miniature steam-powered engines, provided by the Lake Shore Live Steamers, will pull passengers through the woodlands of Penitentiary Glen Reservation to the rim of the gorge from 1:00 to 3:00 pm (weather permitting).
Children will enjoy the wooden train interactive play area in the Nature Center along with the other interactive nature exhibits. Take time to enjoy the Spring Art Show. Learn about native Ohio wildlife at the Wildlife Center. Browse the Nature Store and hike the beautiful trails!
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Admission
Lake Metroparks Farmpark
Lake County residents free on Sunday, May 2 (with valid ID)
Penitentiary Glen Reservation
- Free admission for all ages!
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Directions
Lake Metroparks Farmpark
Take 1-90 to Rt. 306 (Mentor, Kirtland Exit), South on Rt. 306 five miles to Euclid Chardon Rd. (Rt.6), East on Euclid Chardon Road one mile. Entrance to Farmpark is on the right
Penitentiary Glen Reservation
Take I-90 to Rt. 306 south for about one mile. Turn left onto Rt. 615. Turn right (east) onto Kirtland-Chardon Road and continue for two miles. Penitentiary Glen Reservation is located on the right (south) side of the road.
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