Take a walk along a Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve trail on any given day and you’ll be treated to a lush and diverse landscape. With a wild natural beach, rolling wooded uplands, and commanding views of the adjoining Mentor […]
By Deanna Adams
President James A. Garfield and his wife, Lucretia, are among the most famous names in Mentor. However, there is another Garfield who is also a highly regarded figure in our history. She shares the same last name – not […]
It may be a bit hard to find but it’s well worth the effort! The Indian Museum of Lake County has helped collect and preserve the archaeological history of Lake County.
The museum is home to over 60,000 items, with artifacts which were […]
The City of Mentor has dug into the archives and is now rebroadcasting a series of videos related to Mentor history which had been produced over the years. The programs can be viewed on the Mentor Channel and YouTube.
By Thomas Matowitz
The Second World War began with the German invasion of Poland on September 1. 1939. Half a world away, Mentor Ohio was a sleepy rural community which appeared to have a small stake in the outcome. Reassured by the vast […]
When Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to defend the Union in the aftermath of the attack on Fort Sumter large numbers of men from Ohio responded. One of them was a twenty year old Mentor resident named Albert Clapp. The […]
The Mentor Channel is celebrating the holidays by broadcasting classic Christmas radio programs every day in December. Tune in for It’s A Wonderful Month on The Mentor Channel’s Old Time Radio Show beginning December 1st.
The special programs kick off with an episode […]