FAMILY FUN IN 2021 > 1 Lake Erie Crushers Ashland BalloonFest Library Storytime in the Woods FAMILY FUN IN 2021 > 2 Rockin’ On The River Lorain Port Authority Black River Landing • 421 Black River Ln. Lorain, OH 44052 2021 CONCERT SCHEDULE · GATES 5:30 · SHOWS 6 - 11 PM Fri. May 28: Dirty Deeds, Xtreme AC/DC with Invincible, Pat Benatar Tribute Fri. June 4: Straight On, Tribute to Heart with Best of Times, A Tribute to Styx Fri. June 11: 7 Bridges, Ultimate Eagles Experience with Harvest, Neil Young Tribute Fri. June 18: Hollywood Nights, Bob Seger Experience with Armstrong Bearcat Fri. June 25: Boy Band Review with Old Skool Fri. July 2: Zoso, Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience with Ball & Chain, Janis Joplin Tribute Open Friday - Sunday SAT July 3: Classic Stones Live, Rolling Stones Tribute with My Drunk’n Uncle 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Fri. July 9: The Atomic Punks, Tribute to Van Halen with Back & Forth, Foo Fighters Tribute Maritime Museum of Sandusky Fri. July 16: Double Vision, The Foreigner Experience with Bad JuJu 125 Meigs St., Sandusky, OH 44870 SAT. July 17: Wish You Were Here, The Sight and Sound of Pink Floyd with Colin Dussault’s Blues Project. Come dive into the Maritime Museum of Sandusky, where you’ll have a boatload of fun discovering the rich Tickets $15 Advance / $20 Day of Show. maritime history of the Sandusky Bay area! Fri. July 30: Queen Nation, Tribute to Queen with Brass Metropolis, Tribute to Chicago Travel back in time to the old days of passenger boats, Fri. Aug 6: Face 2 Face, Tribute to Billy Joel & Elton John with Master T.C. & the Visitors commercial fishing, and ice harvesting on Lake Erie! SAT. Aug 7: E5C4P3, The Journey Tribute with Monica Robins & the Whiskey Kings Learn about boat-building, Ohio’s wetlands, shipwrecks, Fri. Aug 13: That Arena Rock Show, Tribute to 70’s & 80’s Rock w/ The Michael Weber Show and Sandusky’s role in the Underground Railroad. Fri. Aug 20: The ELO Tribute Show, Celebrating Jeff Lynne & ELO with The Asbury All Stars, A Tribute In our two out-buildings, you can board Lyman boats, view other vessels on display, or see what’s in work to Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes in our boat building school and restoration workshop. Fri. Aug 27: Wreking Crue, Motley Crue Tribute with Ultimate Ozzy Tribute Kids can do a scavenger hunt, practice their nautical SAT. Aug 28: Disco Inferno with 1988, Tribute to 80’s Hard Rock knots, and build a small model boat to take home; all Fri. Sept 3: King’s Highway, Tribute to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers with House Party, J Geils Tribute included with museum admission. For more info www.rockinontheriver.com CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 Get Ready for a Get ReadyWILDforTime!aWILD Time! 2/21 The Ohio $3.00 ® Off Safari Park Ticket (Ages 7years+) Drive-Thru $2.00 Safari Off 267 S. Lightner Rd Children’s Ticket Educational (3-6years) Port Clinton,OH43452 $109.95 Animal 17 Miles west of CedarPoint! 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With aone-time entry fee starting at $6,900 (plus tax) plus a monthly payment you can enjoy unlimited boating for alifetime! Three different lifestyle memberships are available: 1. Standard Membership 2. Weekday Only Membership 3. Friends &Family Membership (216) 273-2988 •FreedomBoatClub.com New Boats Every 24 Months FAMILY FUN IN 2021 > 4 parade leaves promptly at 1:45 PM to march to the Brownhelm Cemetery. The Amherst American Le- gion leads the parade followed by the BHA wagon, Brownhelm 4-H Club, antique cars, tractors & more; all are welcome! At the Veterans Memorial site we will hold a short ceremony honoring our veterans with a talk by BHA member Eric Rivet. Participants are asked Saturday, May 29, 2021 to wear masks and remain socially distanced. All are Vietnam Veterans Memorial of Lorain County welcome to join in the parade or at the Brownhelm 625 North Lake St. Amherst OH 44001 Cemetery! The Vietnam Veterans Memorial of Lorain County’s Monday, May 31, 2021 Brownhelm 34th Annual Vigil and Reading of the 98 names will City of Elyria Parade Memorial Day Parade include a Vietnam Veteran Pinning Ceremony, a Pre-Parade Ceremony: Join us ahead of the parade Commemoration Ceremony of the 50th Anniversary for a brief ceremony to begin the day, as well as turn of the Vietnam War on the new Ely Square Fountain for the season. 1:00 p.m. - Memorial Service at Ridgelawn Cemetery In partnership with the United States Department of 9:00 - 9:15 a.m.: Welcome & Opening Remarks 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Taps Played at Cemeteries Defense Vietnam War Commemoration, the Nathan 9:15 - 9:50 a.m.: Color Guard, Pledge of Allegiance, throughout Lorain County Perry Chapter NSDAR will be presenting lapel pins National Anthem, and other selections For additional information, please visit cityofelyria.org/ and certificates to Vietnam Era Veterans. 9:50 - 10:00 a.m.: Brief Ely Square Fountain Turn On memorialday2021 Any veteran on active duty between 1955 – 1975 Ceremony Monday, May 31, 2021 is eligible regardless of the location of their service. Traditional Memorial Day Parade: 10:15 a.m. - Firing of City of Avon Lake Parade Sign-in begins at 5:00pm in the pavilion – Program the Cannon Parade Begins promptly at 10:30 a.m. The parade will start at 10:00 a.m. at Avon Lake High begins at 6:00pm Parade Route: School, 175 Avon Belden Road, and end at Veterans Sunday May 30, 2021 • Court Street & Broad Street Memorial Park, 32756 Lake Road, with a ceremony at Brownhelm Memorial Day Parade • East on Broad Street to Washington Avenue 10:45 a.m. 1:30 PM - 3 PM | North Ridge Road • Washington Avenue to Harrison Street The City of Avon Lake is committed to the health and We are thrilled to be bringing back “The Shortest • East on Harrison to Glenwood Street safety of the community and will follow all COVID-19 Parade in Town,” Brownhelm’s traditional Memorial • Ends at Harrison & Glenwood guidelines in effect from the State of Ohio at the time Day parade! Participants should begin to gather at Post-Parade Ceremonies: Parade End - 1:00 p.m. - Re- of the event. 1:30 PM along South Claus Road off North Ridge. The freshments at American Legion Post 12 CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 MAY 2021 JUNE 2021 FAMILY FUN IN 2021 > 5 The 55th Annual Festival of the Fish June 18th - June 20th 2021 Royalty Pageant begins at 12:00 pm. Friday: 12pm-11pm FIREWORKS at dusk launched off the break wall over beautiful Lake Erie. Saturday: 12pm-11pm On Saturday the day kicks off with a 5 Sunday: 12pm-6pm K run and 1 – mile walk sponsored by Downtown Vermilion, The 55th An- the YMCA and a Sand Castle Contest at nual Festival of the Fish featuring FREE Main Street Beach. daily entertainment & FREE admission, The Crazy Craft Races take place at kid’s games, food and marketplace, Fire- 1 pm on the Vermilion River. The event is open to all, so all works Friday, June 18th, Parade Sunday you need is some imagination to build whatever kind of vessel June 20th . Lighted boat parade, Sand inspires you. The annual Lighted Boat Parade takes place at castle building contest, Crazy Craft Race, dusk on the Vermilion River on Saturday enjoy the wonder- Royalty Pageant, and Firefighters Water ful boats as they move from the Port Authority docks to the Fights! break wall. The Annual Father’s Day Parade steps off at 12:30 Vermilion’s Festival of the Fish is one pm on Sunday. Don’t miss the wet and wild Firefighters Water of the largest festivals in the area. Every Fight immediately following the parade. Food, entertainment, year the City of Vermilion celebrates the vendors, games and beer stations each day beginning at noon sea on a grand scale with parades, boat in and around Victory Park, Vermilion, Ohio. parades, races, pageants, contests, food, entertainment, markets and much more. FIREFISH ARTS SUMMER PROGRAMS This is a “don’t-miss” event of the year FireFish Arts Summer Programs coloring page and make your own each Father’s Day Weekend. On Friday Launch Memorial Day Weekend at mini Broadway In Bloom wooden young individuals vie for the coveted Riverside Park with a LIVE MURAL art garden for your yard! title of Miss or Mister Guppy, princess PAINTING by Lorain Artist Carida The mural will be temporarily and prince, Little Miss and Little Mister Cira Diaz. placed on the LoCo Yaks shipping and queen and king in one of the largest Stop by Saturday, Sunday, or Mon- container located at their new festival pageants in the county. Dozens day between 12 - 3 pm and pick up a launch site, 123 Alabama Avenue of animals walk in the annual pet parade.