Cleveland History Days is launching 11 days of tours, hikes and programs spotlighting the city’s ingenuity and grit. The 75+ events planned by the nonprofit Canalway touch on, among other topics, business, the arts, civil rights and that great big lake out there. Many of the events are free.

Events and Tours

Interested in neighborhoods? Take a guided tour of Edgewater, AsiaTown, Old Brooklyn or Little Italy. Interested in sports? Visit historic League Park and learn about Negro League baseball players who sought opportunities in Mexico. Then there’s “The Cleveland Curse,” a presentation that will explore why “the Browns and fans have suffered such pain.”

Celebrating Juneteenth? Consider Friday’s “Network to Freedom Walking Tour” discussing hidden heroes of the Underground Railroad, or visit the Cozad-Bates House in University Circle. You can also visit cemeteries, gardens and, of course, the streetcar level of the Veterans Memorial Bridge.

Scientific Innovations

A session this Sunday, June 21, at the Brownhoist Building on St. Clair Avenue looks at scientific innovations on the North Coast. The American Chemical Society’s National Historic Chemical Landmarks program recognizes eight “seminal” discoveries made in Greater Cleveland, and a local speaker will explain them.

Other business-oriented events include tours of the city’s historic bank lobbies, some architecturally significant hotels and the B&O Roundhouse adjacent to Clark Yard on West 3rd Street. And then there is “Forged in Steel: Where Polish Cleveland Worked.”

Original reporting: Signal Cleveland — read the source article.