High Bridge Glens book signing April 19 at The Learned Owl

High Bridge Glens book signing April 19 at The Learned Owl

There will be a book signing for the newly released High Bridge Glens of Cuyahoga Falls on Thursday, April 19 from 7-8 p.m. at The Learned Owl Book Shop, 204 N. Main Street, Hudson, Ohio.

The High Bridge Glens book, written by local historian and Cuyahoga Falls native Mary McClure, is a pictorial history of the park that made Cuyahoga Falls a Victorian-era travel sensation.

High Bridge Glens, which was located at Front and Prospect streets, was once considered the "Niagara of Ohio." The park is also said to have had one of the first roller coasters in the United States.

At the height of its popularity, the park attracted more than 8,000 visitors a day - not bad considering the town's entire population was a little more than 2,000 residents at that time.

If you enjoy local history or want to know more about this early amusement park, which was located along what is today the Glens Trail in the Gorge Metro Park, stop by to see the book or chat with the author.