Providence Metropark is a

regional park A regional park is an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, recreational use or other reason, and under the administration of a form of local government. Definition A regional park can be a special park distr ...

near

Grand Rapids, Ohio Grand Rapids is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Grand Rapids Township, Wood County, Ohio, Grand Rapids Township, Wood County, Ohio, Wood County, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River. The population was 925 at the 2020 United St ...

, USA, owned and managed by Metroparks Toledo. The park contains mule-drawn canal boat rides on the

Miami and Erie Canal The Miami and Erie Canal was a canal that ran from Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati to Toledo, Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, creating a water route between the Ohio River and Lake Erie. Construction on the canal began in 1825 and was completed in 1845 at a co ...

and features canal lock 44, the only original functioning lock in the state of Ohio. The park also contains the Isaac Ludwig Mill which was built in 1866 over a two-year period. The mill was originally a sawmill powered by a water wheel. It was converted to a grist mill driven by water turbines in the 1880s. Today, it functions as a living museum. The park is connected by a walking trail to Bend View Metropark and

Farnsworth Metropark Farnsworth Metropark is a regional park in Waterville, Ohio, owned and operated by Metroparks Toledo. The long narrow parks sits on the western shore of the Maumee River with a view of several islands, including Missionary, Butler and Indian isl ...

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External links

Metroparks ToledoPark Map
Parks in Ohio Protected areas of Lucas County, Ohio Works Progress Administration in Toledo, Ohio Metroparks Toledo {{NorthwestOH-geo-stub