PHOTOS: Exploring the new section of the Towpath Trail and beyond

Bob Perkoski Thursday, August 31, 2017
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At last weekend's Towpath Stomp event, Canalway Partners feted the newest addition to the ever-evolving Towpath Trail—a small but mighty quarter-mile stretch from Sokolowski's University Inn to Hart Crane Park (near Merwin's Wharf) with a passageway under the Inner Belt Bridge. (The new section also winds by the Cleveland script sign at the Abbey Avenue overlook, providing a prime perch for a quick photo detour.) It's all part of a $5 million effort by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to help reconnect Tremont with the Flats and other parts of the city.

To celebrate the trail's growth, Fresh Water photographer Bob Perkoski set out to photograph the Towpath Trail, documenting both the old and the new and their seamless connection through beautiful Cleveland and beyond.
<span class="content-image-text">ODOT’s new Towpath Trail segment</span>ODOT’s new Towpath Trail segment

<span class="content-image-text">ODOT’s new Towpath Trail segment</span>ODOT’s new Towpath Trail segment

<span class="content-image-text">Lock 29 Peninsula Depot</span>Lock 29 Peninsula Depot

<span class="content-image-text">Lock 29 Peninsula Depot</span>Lock 29 Peninsula Depot
<span class="content-image-text">Lock 29 Peninsula Depot</span>Lock 29 Peninsula Depot

<span class="content-image-text">Boston Store Visitor Center in Peninsula</span>Boston Store Visitor Center in Peninsula

<span class="content-image-text">Boston Store Visitor Center in Peninsula</span>Boston Store Visitor Center in Peninsula

<span class="content-image-text">Boston Store Visitor Center in Peninsula</span>Boston Store Visitor Center in Peninsula

<span class="content-image-text">Tow Path Trail beneath the I-80 bridge</span>Tow Path Trail beneath the I-80 bridge
<span class="content-image-text">Brecksville Station - Station Road Bridge Trailhead</span>Brecksville Station - Station Road Bridge Trailhead

<span class="content-image-text">Brecksville Station - Station Road Bridge Trailhead</span>Brecksville Station - Station Road Bridge Trailhead

<span class="content-image-text">Brecksville Station - Station Road Bridge Trailhead</span>Brecksville Station - Station Road Bridge Trailhead

<span class="content-image-text">Lock 38 at the Canal Exploration Center in Valley View</span>Lock 38 at the Canal Exploration Center in Valley View

<span class="content-image-text">Thornburg Station in Valley View</span>Thornburg Station in Valley View

<span class="content-image-text">Thornburg Station in Valley View</span>Thornburg Station in Valley View

<span class="content-image-text">Rockside Road pedestrian bridge</span>Rockside Road pedestrian bridge


<span class="content-image-text">Rockside Station - Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad</span>Rockside Station - Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad

<span class="content-image-text">Leonard Krieger CanalWay Center in Cuyahoga Heights</span>Leonard Krieger CanalWay Center in Cuyahoga Heights

<span class="content-image-text">Leonard Krieger CanalWay Center in Cuyahoga Heights</span>Leonard Krieger CanalWay Center in Cuyahoga Heights

<span class="content-image-text">Leonard Krieger CanalWay Center in Cuyahoga Heights</span>Leonard Krieger CanalWay Center in Cuyahoga Heights

<span class="content-image-text">Leonard Krieger CanalWay Center in Cuyahoga Heights</span>Leonard Krieger CanalWay Center in Cuyahoga Heights

<span class="content-image-text">Leonard Krieger CanalWay Center in Cuyahoga Heights</span>Leonard Krieger CanalWay Center in Cuyahoga Heights
Bob Perkoski
Bob Perkoski

About the Author: Bob Perkoski

Bob is managing photographer with FreshWater as well as a Cleveland freelance photographer. His photographic approach is rooted in the art of storytelling. Whether freezing the energy of an event, encapsulating the magic of a performance, or astutely anticipating the decisive moments, his work displays an innate ability to distill the essence of any scene or subject into a single frame or series of work. In addition, Bob is the official photographer for LAND studio and Holden Forest and Gardens and has worked with various Cleveland organizations. In 2019 he published a book of his photos Rust Belt Burlesque. He's had work published in other books like LGBTQ Cleveland by Ken Schneck, Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology, Rust Belt Chic: The Pittsburgh Anthology and Moon Cleveland by Douglas Trattner. Previously he was co-founder/art director for Balanced Living Magazine. You can view his versatile portfolio of work, which includes news coverage, portraiture, architectural and fine art at Perkoski Photography. Originally from Conneaut, Ohio, Perkoski now lives close to the city in Parma. He has been Fresh Water's managing photographer since the publication's September 2010 inception.

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