Posted in Cleveland
March 08, 2018
The Hidden Park That Will Make You Feel Like You’ve Discovered Cleveland’s Best Kept Secret
Ohio is overflowing with breathtaking places to explore, but there’s nowhere quite like a Cleveland-area park. The loveliest ones are located along Northeast Ohio’s waterways, and locals especially adore those on Lake Erie’s shore. Each lakefront park is beautiful in its own way, but the beauty of one, in particular, is criminally overlooked.
Wendy Park, which is located on the Whiskey Island Peninsula at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, can be found at 2800 Whiskey Island Drive in Cleveland.
This park opened in 2005, and it contributes splendidly to the Emerald Necklace that is the Cleveland Metroparks. They actually purchased Whiskey Island in 2014, meaning that this site will delight Clevelanders for years to come.
More than 260 species of birds can be found here, making this site a goldmine for birdwatchers. In the fall, monarch butterflies are also found in great quantity in this lush little oasis.
From the park, you can see the former Coast Guard station, which closed in 1976.
Early settler Lorenzo Carter established a family farm here in the earliest years of Cleveland's history. The site hosted a distillery in the 1830s, which is how the peninsula came to be known as Whiskey Island.
There is so much to love in Northeast Ohio, but this one petite peninsula truly is a hidden wonder. Do you have a favorite park in the Cleveland Metroparks? Tell us in the comments and share your favorite photos!
For more local splendor, check out this nearby park that is straight out of a fairy tale.
