Informational Resources

Marketing & Brand Identity

Our primary goal is to bring awareness to the Ohio & Erie Canalway National Heritage Area. We collaborate with partners to support and create programs that give our visitors the ability to enjoy their experience, while furthering the awareness of organizations and the National Heritage Area.

In 2010, the Ohio & Erie Canalway underwent a very comprehensive Brand Identity project as the National Heritage Area was approaching its 15th Anniversary. This project yielded a unified identity for the entire Canalway, which consists of our tagline and other messages we encourage the public to associate with the brand. The Ohio & Erie Canalway marketing is happy to have the support of the County Park Districts, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, the National Park Service and the County Convention & Visitor Bureaus.

Please see below for Ohio & Erie Canalway marketing tools:

  • Marketing Standards Guide

  • Ohio & Erie Canalway Logo - .jpeg

  • Ohio & Erie Canalway Logo - .png

Updating Website Content

We encourage National Heritage Area businesses and organizations to place their content on our website. Contact us to provide updated content to any of the following areas:

  • What’s in the Area

  • Events

  • Canalway Samplers

  • Did You Know?

  • Image Submission

NPS Passport Program

How to become an official Passport Site

As of Summer, 2016, the Ohio & Erie Canalway is creating a regional Passport Program. This introduces a tourism stream to the region and gives both residents and visitors the opportunity to experience great adventures throughout the NHA. We encourage you to apply to become an official Passport Site by filling out the necessary forms.

MOU Canalway Passport Program

Order the Official Canalway Passport Package (learn more here):

Featured Experience

Along the Cleveland-Akron run of the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad you can bike one way and ride the scenic rail back for $3! It's a great way to explore the National Park.

Canalway Resource Books

  • Along the Towpath – Al Simpson

  • Canal Fever – Lynn Metzger & Peg Bobel

  • Ohio’s Grand Canal – Terry K. Woods

  • The Ohio & Erie Canal in Stark County – Terry K. Woods

  • Early Akron’s Industrial Valley – Jack Gieck

  • Photo Album of the Canal Era, 1825-1913 – Jack Gieck

  • The Big Ditch – Jim Baker

  • The Colorful Era of the Ohio Canal – James S. & Margot Jackson

  • Canal Terminology of the United States – Thomas S. Hahn & Emory L. Kemp

  • Ohio’s Canal Era (Parts 1 & 2) – Jack Gieck

  • Our Canal Heritage – Jack Gieck

Canalway Sampler

Canal Fulton Day Out

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