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 distri ...

near

Grand Rapids, Ohio Grand Rapids is a village in Grand Rapids Township, Wood County, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River. The population was 965 at the 2010 census. Grand Rapids is served by a branch of the Weston Public Library. Notable residents Gra ...

, USA, owned and managed by

Metroparks Toledo Metroparks Toledo, officially the Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area, is a public park district consisting of parks, nature preserves, a botanical garden, trail network and historic battlefield in Lucas County, Ohio. Founded durin ...

. 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 to 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 cost to the state government of $ ...

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 Bend View Metropark is a regional park located in Waterville, Ohio, owned and managed by Metroparks Toledo and named for its view of a 90-degree bend in the Maumee River The Maumee River (pronounced ) ( sjw, Hotaawathiipi; mia, Taawaawa sii ...

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 islan ...

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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