Summer at the Great Lakes: Flood of 1913
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, Jul 16, 2022 2 - 3 p.m.
Location
Akron-Summit County Public Library
60 S High St
Details
Join a park ranger from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and volunteer actors to hear the real-life tales of one of the worst natural disasters the state has ever seen.
Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.643.9020.
Celebrate Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading theme with a local connection: the Great Lakes!
Topics, speakers, and times are below:
12 pm: A History of Piracy on the Great Lakes, Auditorium. A speaker from the National Museum of the Great Lakes will present a historical examination of piracy. No parrots or peg legs included but a healthy dose of thievery, mutiny, and other unsavory tales.
1 pm: Paranormal Great Lakes, Auditorium. Local author Charles Cassady, Jr. will share fantastic sailors' tales, mysteries, and legends of the five majestic freshwater seas. Presented for the ghost-buster, skeptic, or the just plain curious.
2 pm: The Flood of 1913, Library Park Amphitheater. A park ranger from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and volunteer actors will recount real-life tales of one of the worst natural disasters the state has ever seen.
The Flood of 1913 with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park is part of our all-day Summer at the Great Lakes program. This program will be held outside at the Library Amphitheater. For questions or additional information, you can reach the Business, Government, and Science desk at 330.643.9020 or stdiv@akronlibrary.org.
