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| - I was in town for business and had some time to kill so I found myself at Edgewater Park. When I think of Cleveland, I don't think of a beach, but this is exactly what it is. There is even a little shack to get tackle equipment, snacks and ice cream and a pier to go fishing. It's a beautiful little park. I didn't go to the 'beach' area but it looked very popular. I enjoyed a little stroll on the pier and sat down to take in the pure beauty of nature. Wind whipping my cheeks and hair, the clashing of water along the rocks, sea gulls squawking, the dull chatter of fishermen. Peaceful. Beautiful.
There are also some lighthouses off in the distance I wanted to check out so I asked a local (owner of the snack shack) and she directed me to Wendy Park. You can only access the lighthouses by boat but this does get you much closer. The park is kind of hard to find as the road leading into it looks more like you're going in the back way of a factory, but it was such a great place to visit. Instead of turning into Edgewater Park, turn right and follow the road toward Whiskey Island. Keep to the right and the road is parallel to railroad tracks. At the end you will see a sign that says no motor vehicles and a small, gravel parking lot. Park there and even though it looks kind of iffy, it's ok, just walk a little way down to the riverfront. There weren't a lot of people here. It is a little buggy. There's trash in the water. But it was a nice place to see the skyline, big industrial boats, do some fishing and visit the old Coast Guard building.
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