The City of Ashtabula is located
on Lake Erie's coastline about an hour
between Cleveland, Ohio and Erie,
Pennsylvania. We are proud of our City and invite you to explore
our website and discover a small sampling of what Ashtabula has to offer.
Our name, Ashtabula, is the softening of an Algonquin Indian term originally
pronounced "Hush-tah-buh-lah", which signified our Ashtabula River as "River
of many fish. We have several marinas located on the Ashtabula River.
Please refer to our "Things To Do" page for
listings.
The Ashtabula Lift bridge
(also know as the West Fifth Street bridge) is a Strauss bascule bridge that
spans the Ashtabula River in the harbor of Ashtabula, Ohio. Built in
1925, it is one of only two of its type that remain in service in the state
of Ohio. In 1985, it was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places. It was restore in 1986 and was repaired and repainted in 2009.
Walnut Beach is a city-owned park that features a wildlife
preserve, swimming beach with lifeguards, playgound,
volleyball and basketball
courts, picnic tables, a concession stand, and a short boardwalk.
Walnut Beach offers a good view of Ashtabula's historic lighthouse.
Walnut Boulevard is also home to the
Hubbard House and
Marine museums.
The 19th century home of the Hubbard family tells the history of the
Underground Railroad. The Great
Lakes Marine Museum features
displays about shipping on the Great Lakes. Check out the Marine Musuem's live webcam
of Lake Erie. It offers several different views. Across the
street, is Point Park which overlooks the Ashtabula River and our famous
bascule lift bridge which goes up every half hour during the summer.
There are brick steps leading from Point Park to Bridge Street where there
are many quaint shops and restaurants that line the historic Bridge Street
shopping district. There are several Bed & Breakfast places in
the area, most in historic homes.
Downtown
Ashtabula offers shops, North and South Parks and dining
facilities. North Park features live music mid-week during the
summer noon hour.
Close to Ashtabula are
more parks on the Lakeshore, specialty dinning restaurants, wineries,
Ashtabula Mall, and many beautiful covered bridges.
Nearby
Lakeshore Park is also
on Lake Erie's coastline and offers a swimming beach with lifeguards,
playgound, picnic tables, a concession
stand, and a pond where you can feed the ducks. In the summer time, there are antique car shows.
The end of November and December, Lakeshore Park is home to
Ashtabula Lights on the
Lake.
