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A state park with a unique natural environment. Features a resort including a lodge, cottages and golf course. There are 24 cottages, with fireplaces, adjacent to wetlands and the golf course. Park activities include fishing, hunting, swimming, and boating.
Maumee Bay State Park is a 1,336-acre (541 ha) public recreation area located on the shores of Lake Erie, five miles east of Toledo, in Jerusalem Township, Lucas County, Ohio, United States. Major features of the state park include a lodge and conference center, cottages, camping facilities, golf course, nature center, and two-mile-long interpretive boardwalk. Common activities include hiking, picnicking, fishing, hunting, boating, swimming, winter sports, and geocaching. The site was acquired by the state in 1974 and became a state park in 1975.
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Large German American ethnic festival. Festivities include Steinstossen (Swiss rock throwing), Masskrugstemmen (a contest to hold a 1-liter stein of beer for as long as possible), a Fußball (Soccer) Tournament, Pretzel eating contests, M.I. Hummel Lookalike contest, music, and dancing.
Menards 200
Hosts the Menards 200 race and the Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 race.
The museum hosts exhibits on shipwrecks, sailing technology, and exploration. In 2025, the museum opened its new riverfront expansion, featuring a larger interactive gallery for children and a panoramic observation deck overlooking the Maumee. The retired lake freighter and current museum ship, the Col. James M. Schoonmaker, is docked directly next to the museum. Tours are offered outside winter months. Unusually for a modern era freighter, the lounges and cabin are fancy.
Toledo's newest riverfront park. It includes the "Market Hall," a 1,000-foot ice skating ribbon in the winter, and spectacular views of the downtown skyline across the Maumee River.
ADM Grain Facility Mural
The largest mural in the United States, painted on the side of a massive grain silo facility. It depicts Native American history and the importance of the Maumee River. Best viewed from a river boat cruise or from across the river at Middlegrounds Metropark.