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03/28/2026

Look at northwest Ohio in LIDAR.

This is the footprint of the Great Black Swamp.

It’s a broad, smooth basin surrounded by faint ridges. That landscape didn’t start as a swamp. It started as the bottom of Glacial Lake Maumee, an early version of Lake Erie.

When the water drained away, it didn’t leave hills behind. It left a flat floor.

That flat, poorly drained surface is what allowed the swamp to form.

Those faint arcs around the edges are moraines that served as old shorelines, still visible in the land. Some of today’s roads still follow them, because before drainage, they were the only dry ground.

Even now, the rivers are slow and the drainage is poor. This was the Great Black Swamp.

Source: USGS National Map Viewer (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons (GeoFAXsafety79)

11/22/2025

Tajiana Poellnitz returned to UToledo in 2024 to earn a bachelor’s degree in Asian Studies, and hopes to open a nonprofit culinary readiness program for less-fortunate communities. “The vision is to provide food education, resources and opportunities where they’re scarce, helping people build sustainable futures in hopes they have the opportunity of running my chain of nonprofit restaurants directly from my training program to keep the cycle of giving back with great flavor alive.” https://myut.link/hm2

11/17/2025

UpTown Toledo is just one of many collaborative groups in the Glass City working to maintain improvements to our history!

The Toledo Design Collective is inspiring transformative growth through urban planning and thoughtful design.

11/16/2025

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07/10/2025

Sun Fun in the TOL!
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Our Parks and Youth Services team has daily activities to help you get active, make new friends, and enjoy the outdoors. Don’t miss our upcoming events—details below! ⬇️

💦 Pools are open 7 days a week!
Enjoy any of our 5 public pools and 2 splash pads, open daily from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

🎬 Community Movie Nights at Toledo City Parks
Join us this Thursday, July 10 at Prentice Park for a screening of The Wild Robot. The movie begins at dusk.

🎉 Party in the Park Toledo
Head to Promenade Park from 6–9 p.m. for live entertainment, food trucks, and more!
Opening Act: Nikki D and the Sisters of Thunder
Main Act: Arctic Clam

🎶 Ottawa Park Concert Series
Catch a show at the Ottawa Park Amphitheater—concerts begin at 6 p.m.
Main Act: Distant Cousinz

🚶‍♀️ Let’s Get Moving in Toledo City Parks
Our next community walk is Monday, July 14 at Wildwood Metropark. It’s a 3-mile walk starting at 6 p.m.

02/26/2025

We’re celebrating something big—The Toledo Museum of Art has been named the #1 Best Art Museum in the USA!

This incredible honor comes from USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, and it wouldn’t have been possible without YOU, our incredible visitors, supporters, and community.

For over a century, TMA has been a place where art inspires and connects people from all walks of life. We’re thrilled to see that mission recognized on a national level!

Thank you to everyone who voted and helped shine a light on Toledo’s vibrant arts scene. Come visit and see what makes us #1!

02/15/2025

Here for Good!

Jupmode’s Here for Good program has the goal of the fund-raiser right in the name.
“The program was created back in 2020, during the COVID lockdown,” said ...