Where Great Things Happen Quality of Life

Where Great Things Happen Quality of Life

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ASHTABULA COUNTY ARTS & CULTURE
Ashtabula Area Orchestra
In residence at Lakeside High School Performing Arts Center
Sanborn Road, Ashtabula • ashtabulaorchestra.com
Ashtabula Arts Center
2928 West 13th St., Ashtabula • 440-964-3396 • artscenternews.com
Multi-arts facility featuring dance, theater, music and visual arts.
Exhibit space, performance stages.
Straw Hat Theater, summer performance series.
Ashtabula County Choral Music Society
accms.org
Presents performances of choral works while providing local
singers with artistic, educational and musical experience.
Ashtabula County District Library
335 West 44th St., Ashtabula • 440-993-9341 • acdl.info
Hosts authors and presentations throughout the year.
The Conneaut Arts Center
1025 Buffalo St., Conneaut • 440-593-5888 • conneautartscenter.org
Dance, visual arts, fitness, music and theater.
Exhibit area, stage and outdoor performance gazebo.
Harbor Playhouse Theatrical Co-op
341 Lake Ave., Ashtabula • harborplayhouse.org
Community theatre for adults and children.
Open mike nights, music performances.
Kent State University-Ashtabula
3300 Lake Road West, Ashtabula • 440-964-3322 • ashtabula.kent.edu
Public auditorium provides venue for film series, cultural events.
Lakeside High School Performing Arts Center
Sanborn Road, Ashtabula • aacs.net
Public auditorium with pipe organ.
Oak Room (Noble Art Entertainment)
5475 Lake Road E, Geneva-on-the-Lake • thelodgeatgeneva.com
Interactive theater.
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The list of contaminants was lengthy and frightening: chlorinated
benzenes, chlorinated ethenes, hexachlorobutadiene, polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other organic compounds. Even low-level radionuclides and heavy metals had made their
way into the Ashtabula River via the industrially polluted Fields Brook, a
Superfund site.
The International Joint Commission, in 1985, declared the lower
Ashtabula River an Area of Concern.
Industry responsible for the contamination rallied to voluntarily remediate both Fields Brook and the river through a collaboration known as
the Ashtabula River Partnership (ARP). Frank R. Lichtkoppler of the Ohio
State University, Ohio Sea Grant College Program, calls the partnership
“a model for remedial action.”
Still, when the partnership began to come together in January 1994,
it was the first time that kind of approach had been used to develop a
community-based solution to a complex pollution problem. The partnership included involvement from the State of Ohio, the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency, Ashtabula City Port
Authority, and Ashtabula River Cooperation Group II, a group of private
companies with operations in the affected area.
The project cost $60 million and was funded, in part, by the Great
Lakes Legacy Act (federal dollars), and the Cooperation Group II. Workers removed 25,000 pounds of hazardous contaminants from the river
bottom. Embedded in nearly 700,000 cubic yards of sediment, the contaminants are locked inside a landfill several miles from the lower river.
The project wrapped up in May 2010, when students from the After
School Discovery Program traveled to the once heavily-polluted river and
assisted with the planting of native seedlings on a peninsula in the lower
river.
Photo: The Ashtabula River and inner harbor, once an Area of Concern,
has been cleaned up thanks to a massive, cooperative effort that became a
model for dealing with complex, heavily polluted sites. Proof of the water’s
quality is found in the resurgence of various aquatic species.
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Ashtabula authors: wikipedia.com
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Williams Brothers, “1878 History of Ashtabula County,” 1976 reprint
Hatcher, Harlan, “The Western Reserve: The Story of New Connecticut in Ohio,” Black Squirrel Books/The Kent State University
Press, 1991
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Marrison, David, and McConnell, Eric, Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet, “Ashtabula County’s Forest Economy, F-98-13.”
Pages 8-9
cityofashtabula.com
Data sources: 2010 Census; citydata.com
Ashtabula Area Chamber of Commerce
4536 Main Ave., Ashtabula OH 44004 • 440-998-6998
ashtabulachamber.net
Page 10-11
conneautohio.gov
Data sources: 2010 Census; citydata.com
Conneaut’s Grants to Fund Economic Development program:
conneautohio.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/EconomicDevelopment-.pdf
Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce
235 Main St., Conneaut OH 44030 • 440-593-2402
conneautchamber.info
Pages 12-13
genevaohio.com
History of Jewish farmers: ohiowines.org/cgi-bin/donnie_new.
pl?20120929
Data sources: 2010 Census; city.data.com
Geneva Area Chamber of Commerce
866 E. Main St., Geneva OH 44041 • 440-466-8694
genevachamber.org
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andovervillage.com
Data source: 2010 Census and updates
Pymatuning Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 503, Andover, Ohio 4403 • 440-293-5895
andoverohio.com
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Genevaonthelakeorg
Data source: 2010 Census and updates
Tourism website: visitgenevaonthelake.com
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Jeffersonohio.us
Data source: 2010 Census and updates
Williams Brothers, “1878 History of Ashtabula County,” 1976 reprint
Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 100, Jefferson OH 4404-0100 • 440-576-0133
jeffersonchamber.com
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northkingsvilleohio.org
Data source: 2010 Census and updates
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orwellvillage.com
Orwell-Grand Valley Area Chamber of Commerce
143 South Maple St., Orwell OH 44076 • 440-437-5688
orwellgv-chamber.com
Data source: 2010 Census and updates
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roamingshoresoh.gov; roamingshores.org
Data source: 2010 Census and updates
Interview with Bob Cook
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rockcreekvillage.us
Data source: 2010 Census and updates
Rock Creek Area Chamber of Commerce
3043 East Water St., Rock Creek OH 44084 • 440-567-2325
[email protected]
Feather, Carl E., “The Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County,”
History Press, 2014
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bridges2bula.com
Lift Bridge Community Association
P.O. Box 3111, Ashtabula OH 44005-3111
Mullen interview: lakeerieliving.com/Main/Articles/Destination_
Ashtabula_Harbor_699.aspx
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ashtabulatownship.com • austinburgtownship.com
genevatownshipohio.com • saybrooktownship.com
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ohiotownships.org
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Coveredbridgefestival.org • smolen.com
Feather, Carl E., “The Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County,”
History Press, 2014
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barnquiltsashtabulacounty.com
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Ramblin Rose Alpaca Farm
6316 Root Road, Monroe Township (Conneaut) OH 44030
440-594-1900
ramblinrosealpacas.com
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The Shores Lifestyle Homes
TheShoresAndMore.com • 440-599-1089
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Lake Erie Shore Erosion Management Plan (LESEMP)
coastal.ohiodnr.gov/portals/coastal/pdfs/lesemp/ac/LESEMP_
AC_Intro.pdf
Sales statistics provided by James Janson, president, Chicago
Title Agency of Northeast Ohio, Jefferson.
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Lake Erie Vista
4699 Lake Road East, Geneva On The Lake, Ohio 44041
lakeerievista.com
Pages 30 & 31
Molded Fiberglass: moldedfiberglass.com
Manufacturers in Ashtabula County: ashtabulagrowth.com/
pages/county/about-the-county/manufacturers-in-ashtabulacounty.html
Kennametal: Kennametal.com
Welded Tubes: weldedtubes.com
Kraftmaid: kraftmaid.com
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Ashtabula County Port Authority (Plant C)
91 N Chestnut St, Jefferson, OH 44047 • (440) 576-6069
acpaohio.org
Cristal Global: cristal.com
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Chromaflow Technologies
2600 Michigan Ave., Ashtabula OH 44004 • 440-997-0081
chromaflow.com
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Conneaut Telephone Company
224 State St., Conneaut OH 44030
888-566-7113 / 440-593-7119 • suite224.net
ashtabulawave.org • ashtabulacurrent.com
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Northeast Ohio Regional Airport (HZY)
PO Box 379, 2382 Airport Road, Jefferson OH 44047
[email protected]
neohioregionalairport.com
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Kinder Morgan Pinney Dock LLC
1149 E. 5th St., Ashtabula OH 44004 • 440-964-7186
Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Co.
950 Ford Ave., Conneaut OH 44030 • 440-593-1102
Ashtabula City Port Authority: ashtabulacityport.com
440-964-7047
Conneaut Port Authority: conneautportauthority.com
440-593-1300
Ashtabula County Port Authority: acpaohio.org
440-576-6069
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Ashtabula County Convention and Visitors Bureau:
visitashtabulacounty.com
Geneva on the Lake Visitors Bureau: visitgenevaonthelake.com
Conneaut Visitors Bureau: visitconneautohio.com
The Lodge & Conference Center:
thelodgeatgeneva.com
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Wholesale Imprints/Ringer Screen Print
6259 Hewitt Lane, North Kingsville OH 44068 • 440-224-0256
[email protected]
Page 40 Incentives and Financing
Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County
17 N. Market St., Jefferson OH 44047 • 440-576-9125
ashtabulagrowth.com
Ashtabula County 503 Corporation • 440-576-9138
Small Business Development Center • 440-576-9126
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New Entrepreneur Opportunity Fund
PO Box 2300, Ashtabula OH 44005
Elisabeth Rockwell, director
[email protected] • ashtabulaneof.org
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Ohio Farm Bureau: ofbf.org/counties/ashtabula/
Ashtabula County Soil & Water Conservation District
39 Wall St., Jefferson OH 44057 • 440-576-4946
[email protected]
Ashtabula Agricultural Research Station
2625 S. Ridge E., PO Box 467, Kingsville OH • 440-224-0273
oardc.osu.edu/branches/branchinfo.asp?id=1
OSU Extension
David Marrison, educator
39 Wall St., Jefferson OH 44047 • 440-576-9008
ashtabula.osu.edu
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Covered Bridge Gardens: coveredbridgegardens.com
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Wine Growers of the Grand River Valley: wggrv.com
Markko Vineyard • markko.com
Chalet DeBonne • www.debonne.com
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Windows on Pairings
Director: Catherine Sterle
50 Park St., Geneva OH 44041 • 440-361-2222
[email protected] • pairingsohio.com
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Genetic Honor Herds (2013): http://www.brownswissusa.com/
Portals/0/Documents/Performance/2013GeneticHonorHerds.pdf
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Mayfield Road Creamery
2166 Route 322, Orwell OH 44076 • 440-437-8754
mayfieldroadcreamery.com
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Cold Springs Orchard: ohioapples.com/ohio_apple_orchards_
member.php?memberid=81
Ohio Maple Producers Association: ohiomaple.org
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Aloterra Energy: aloterraenergy.com
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Kingsville Experiment: http://www.starbeacon.com/local/
x1687723811/Leaving-a-district/print
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After School Discovery
PO Box 113, Ashtabula, OH 44005-0113 • 440-993-1060
afterschooldiscovery.com
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Grand River Academy: grandriver.org
St. John School: ssjp.org
Assumption School: genevaassumption.com
Christian Faith Academy: christianfaithacademyashtabula.org
(K-8)
South Ridge Christian Academy: 440-593-5840
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Kent State University-Ashtabula Branch
3300 Lake Road West, Ashtabula OH 44004 • 440-964-3322
http://www.ashtabula.kent.edu/
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Ashtabula Technical and Career Center
1565 State Route 167, Jefferson OH 44057 • 440-576-6502
atech.edu
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Ashtabula County Community Action Agency:
communityaction.wix.com/accaa
Page 67 Foundations
Ashtabula Foundation:
4510 Collins Blvd., Suite 6, Ashtabula, OH 44004 • 440-992-6818
ashtabulafoundation.org • [email protected]
The Business of Good Foundation & the NEO Fund
Founder: Tim McCarthy,
P.O. Box 2838, Ashtabula, OH 44005-2838
[email protected]
Civic Development Corporation
President: Scott Becker
Executive Director: Norah Anderson,
P.O. Box 131, , Ashtabula, OH 44005-0131 • 440.992.2336
[email protected]
civicdevelopment.org
Robert S. Morrison Foundation
355 Prospect Road, Suite 110, P. O. Box 580
Ashtabula, OH 44005-0580
robertsmorrisonfoundation.org
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Signature Health: signaturehealthinc.com
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thelodgeatgeneva.com
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Ashtabula County Medical Center (ACMC)
2420 Lake Ave., Ashtabula OH 44004 • 440-997-2262
ACMChealth.org
UH Conneaut Medical Center
158 W. Main Road, Conneaut OH 44030 • 440-593-1131
uhhositals.org/locations/Conneaut
UH Geneva Medical Center
870 W. Main St., Geneva OH 44041 • 440-466-1141
uhhospitals.org/locations/Geneva
Glenbeigh, Cleveland Clinic Affiliate
2863 State Route 45, Rock Creek OH 44084
glenbeigh.com
St. Joseph Emergency & Diagnostic Center
476 South Main St., Andover OH 44003 • 440-293-6111
hmpartners.org/er_sjedc.aspx
State Road Occupational Medical Facility, LLC
600 State Road, Suite 166, Ashtabula OH 44004 • 440-997-5988
stateroadmedical.com
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SPIRE Institute
5201 SPIRE Circle , Geneva, OH 44041 • 440-466-1002
spireinstitute.com
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Conneaut SPARC: conneautsparc.com
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Ashtabula County Antique Engine Club:
ashtabulaantiqueengineclub.net
Ashtabula County Historical Society: ashtcohs.com/index.html
Ashtabula Lighthouse Restoration and Preservation Society:
ashtabulalighthouse.com
Ashtabula Maritime & Surface Transportation Museum:
ashtabulamarinemuseum.org
Conneaut Area Historical Society: conneauthistorical.org
Conneaut Railroad Museum: nrhs.com/chapters/Conneaut;
Finnish American Cultural Center: faha-ashtabula.org
Hubbard House: hubbardhouseugrrmuseum.org
Jefferson Depot Village: jeffersondepotvillage.org
Jefferson Historical Society: jeffersonhistoricalsociety.com
Olin’s Museum of Covered Bridges: coveredbridgemuseum.org
One and Only Presidential Museum in the World: oneandonlypresidentialmuseum.com
Platt R. Spencer Memorial Archives & Special Collections: acdl.
info/archives
Victorian Perambulator Museum: perambulatormuseum.com
Windsor Mills Historical Church and Museum: windsormillshistoricchurch.com
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visitashtabulacounty.com • ddayohio.us • medievalfaire.com
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beachesinc.com/festival.html
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Ashtabula County Coastal Management Plan, Poggenmeyer
Design Group:
http://sharepoint.ashtabulacounty.us/Planning%20Documents/Ashtabula%20County%20Coastal%20Management%20
Plan/1.%20Ashtabula%20County%20Coastal%20Management.pdf
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Wolf, Dave, “Flyfisher’s Guide to Pennsylvania,” Wilderness Adventures Press, 1999
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Geneva State Park
4499 Padanarum Road, Geneva, Ohio 44041 • 440-466-8400
parks.ohiodnr.gov/Geneva • genevamarina.com
Pymatuning State Park
6100 Pymatuning Lake Road, Andover, Ohio 44003 • 440-293-6030
parks.ohiodnr.gov/pymatuning
State Park Lodge: thelodgeatgeneva.com
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Western Reserve Greenway Trail:
ashtabulacountymetroparks.org/trail.htm
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Ashtabula County Metroparks: ashtabulacountymetroparks.org
Conneaut Township Park Commission: conneauttownshippark.com
Ashtabula Township Park Commission: lakeshoreparkashtabula.org
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Ohio Scenic Rivers Program: watercraft.ohiodnr.gov/scenicrivers
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Ashtabula River Partnership: A Model for Remedial Action:
webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual_disk_library/index.cgi/4916229/
FID3790/pdf_files/lichtash.pdf
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Nature Conservancy/Morgan Swamp: nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/ohio/placesweprotect/morganswamp-preserve.xml
Western Reserve Land Conservancy: wrlandconservancy.org/
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Cleveland Museum of Natural History: CMNH.org
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A-Tech Workforce Development: 440-576-6015, extension 1012
atech.edu
Adult Basic and Literacy Education: 440-576-6502
ableadmin@suite224./net;
Geauga-Ashtabula-Portage Partnership (GAPP workforce development): noccog-area19.com/
Ohio Means Jobs/Ashtabula County Department of Job and
Family Services: acdjfs.org/?page_id=26; 440-994-1234
Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County
17 N. Market St., Jefferson OH 44047 • 440-576-9125
ashtabulagrowth.com
Credits: All photography except pages 31, 33, 35, 69 (ACMC) and 79
by Carl E. Feather, The Feather Cottage Media, Ashtabula, Ohio
Text: Carl E. Feather
Professional copy editing: Amanda White
Design: Amber Thompson, ambrya-nell.wix.com/ambryanellphoto
Photographic prints of images in this book can be ordered from
the website, thefeathercottage.com
Copyright 2014, Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners and
Carl E. Feather
No images or text from this publication may be used without
permission of the copyright holders.
Stories are best told around campfires bathed in the afterglow of an
epic sunset. In Ashtabula County, sunsets are an event, especially along
the Lake Erie shoreline, where the setting sun always has an audience of
photographers, romantics and tourists who pause to bathe their senses in
the colors of a day well spent and story well written.
Great things are happening in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Great stories
are being written.
Whether you are considering relocating or starting a new venture in
our county, relocating a professional practice or just looking for a place
to retire, Ashtabula County is a great place to write your story.
If you can see your family, your business, your dreams becoming part
of our story, or if you just want to explore incentives, financing packages,
tax credits, real estate, worker training and state and federal assistance,
please contact Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County, 440-576-9126,
or visit our website,
ashtabulagrowth.com.
Thank you for reading our story.
We look forward to hearing, and becoming part of yours.
Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners
Daniel Claypool, President
Peggy Carlo, Joseph Moroski, commissioners
25 West Jefferson St., Jefferson OH 44047 • 440-576-3750
Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County
17 N. Market St., Jefferson OH 44047 • 440-576-9126
Ashtabula County Port Authority
Sean Ratican, Executive Director
91 N. Chestnut St., Jefferson OH 44047 • 440-576-6069
Helping make Great Things Happen Here:
LEADERship Ashtabula County
440-998-3888
leadershipac.org • [email protected]