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 […]
by Thomas MatowitzJune 21, 1905 began like many other bright summer days in Mentor’s long history. Before it was over, the community suffered the greatest disaster it has ever experienced. Railroad travel had been passing through Mentor since the mid nineteenth century, […]
Have you ever wondered what Mentor might have looked like in the 19th century?
We were doing some historical research and came across a Lake & Geauga County Tract Map from 1857.
The original map is available for download from the Library […]
Listeners can close their eyes and take a trip down memory lane this holiday season as The Mentor Channel celebrates the holidays by rebroadcasting classic Christmas radio programs every day in December.
Tune in for It’s a Wonderful Month on The Mentor Channel’s […]
The City will host a fabulous fireworks display July 4th.
The show is scheduled to begin at about 9:50 PM and will end around 10:20 PM. It can be viewed from Civic Center Park as well as the Mentor High School parking lot.
RESTROOMS: Restrooms […]