Leaf Through Lake County (OH)

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Thu Oct 8, 2009 10:00am EDT

EASTLAKE, Ohio, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The leaves are turning
colors early in Lake County, Ohio's smallest county, east of Cleveland off
Interstate 90, along the shores of Lake Erie. A driving fall foliage tour is
available at www.lakevisit.com.


Lake County has 15,000 acres of foliaged land, preserved for public viewing.
Lake County has a more diverse tree stock of red maples, oaks and sugar maples
providing up to three weeks of color. Some of the public land includes Holden
Arboretum, one of the USA's largest at 3,600 acres; Lake Metroparks 27 parks
encompassing over 7,000 acres; 450 acre Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve,
operated by a municipality, the City of Mentor; 800 acres of Mentor Marsh
Nature Center; Headlands State Beach Park with an adjoining Sand Dunes
Preserve and the Grand River Valley Winery District, featuring the largest
number of wineries per square mile than any other region (www.ohiowines.org). 


Lake County offers bed and breakfasts, a Frank Lloyd Wright Vacation Rental
House, one of the few in the country, a golf resort and nearby spa, plus more
championship, designer, golf courses. More hotels and cottages are available
for fall and holiday getaways.




SOURCE  Lake County Visitors Bureau

Robert Ulas, Director, Lake County Visitors Bureau, +1-800-368-LAKE,
ulas@lakevisit.com
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