We would like
invite you to join us for the 33rd annual Apple Festival, starting Friday, September 20th and running
through Sunday, September 22nd.
Please come to downtown Elyria for a wonderful weekend of all American
food, fun and entertainment in and around Elyria’s historic Ely Square. Whether your passion is craft shopping or
concession grazing, apple bobbing or apple pie eating, marching bands or
one-man bands, the classic car show or Princess Pageant – or just enjoying one
of Ohio’s premiere festivals on a crisp autumn day – you’ll find something of
interest for everyone in your family!
It just wouldn’t
be autumn without this time-honored event, and what a great way for us to
celebrate as a community. Despite trying
economic times, through the hard work of many, Elyria is on the rise. Take a few moments while downtown to enjoy
the waterfalls. Stroll down to Cascade
Park and experience the nature trails and see the $1 million of park improvements
being made by your City through grants, with even more improvements coming in
2015 with our new partnership with the Lorain County MetroParks.
A few blocks
down on Middle Avenue visit our new $70 million Elyria High School and the
newly recognized historic site of the Easter Seal Society. Next year, there will be even more downtown improvements
with the replacement of Middle Avenue, new pop-up businesses, and several major
commercial projects on Broad Street – not to mention the $28 million Midway
Mall area 49th Street Bridge/State Route 57 reconfiguration project
that will remedy a high crash zone, improve access and stimulate jobs and
further development.
As you can
see, there is much to celebrate and members of Elyria City Council and I would
like to express our sincere appreciation to each and every individual and
organization that is helping the City of Elyria make important steps
forward. This includes community leaders
and the hundreds of volunteers, sponsors, vendors, participants and patrons, of
the Apple Festival. Organizing an event
of this magnitude is no easy task and we are so very proud of our caring
community. Special thanks are extended
to organizer Linda Brown, Century Club contributors and many City of Elyria
employees. Working together, we are all
making Elyria, Ohio’s Community of Opportunity!
Sincerely,
Holly C.
BrindaMayor
City of Elyria
