Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff! This is a special live video celebrating Parks to Kids Day! Nature Interpreter Will is talkin’ tools. Ancient tools from thousands of years ago and how people used them, that is.

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff! We’ve traveled back in time to Ohio’s early statehood to learn all about pioneer life in today’s replay.

We hit the ground running in our latest Trail Hunt. Well, as fast as we could go on the hilly terrain at Shawnee Lookout. This week’s trail hunt is a scavenger hunt and a challenge.

We’re giving you some fun coloring activities! Here, you’ll find a fun coloring sheet featuring a different Great Park every day.

As we enter the final month of golf at Shawnee Lookout, we would like to thank everyone who has been part of the course’s history. First, a special thank-you to all of the golfers who have made Shawnee Lookout their home course for many years. Many of you grew up playing the course as a […]

June 16, 2019, marks 40 years since Shawnee Lookout Golf Course opened. Astronaut Neil Armstrong was among seven individuals to hit the first golf balls to open the course – 10 years after he was the first man to walk on the moon. Opening day had some challenges, like when the pump house shut down, […]

40 years may seem like an eternity to some or the blink of an eye for others. No matter if you feel it hasn’t been that long or you haven’t been around for that many decades just yet, this year marks a landmark in Great Parks’ history at Shawnee Lookout. April 1, 2019 marks the […]

Early settlers were toiling in the fields, cooled by the morning dew that burned away under the sun. Smoke was rising from the chimney as venison was being cooked for lunch. Children were playing Graces in the front yard while others picked pawpaws, patiently waiting for the first frost when the persimmons would be ready. […]