In 2025, Canalway celebrates 40 years of making connections in Northeast Ohio– connections between people and places, connections with community partners, and physical connections that help share the history of the Ohio & Erie Canal.
Incorporated on March 13, 1985 as North Cuyahoga Corridor, Inc., Canalway Partners was founded by a group of community-minded explorers who looked to the past to create a better future for the Cuyahoga River Valley.
With this mission in mind, Canalway Partners has worked for four decades to preserve and promote the history of the Cuyahoga River, the Ohio & Erie Canal, and the City of Cleveland. With the support of numerous community partners, Canalway has improved Cuyahoga County through the creation of historic districts, ongoing community programming like The Towpath Marathon and RiverSweep, and through the completion of the Towpath Trail in Cuyahoga County, as well as many other initiatives.
Today, Canalway continues to advocate for the promotion and preservation of history, nature, and recreation through regional community programming that connects people to important places. And through the placemaking efforts for Canal Basin Park, which will soon be transformed from a simple trailhead on the Towpath Trail into an interpretive park that highlights the location’s historic impact on the City of Cleveland and State of Ohio.
Thank you for being part of our journey — and here’s to the next 40 years of connection, collaboration, and discovery.
