There are two canals in the Great Lakes system. The Welland Canal is an important waterway in the Great Lakes region. It is a man-made canal that connects Lake Ontario to Lake Erie, allowing ships to ...

Like many younger baby boomers I have fond memories of children’s syndicated television personalities Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Green Jeans, Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop and others. Closer to home, ...

The Great American Total Solar Eclipse will pass through Northeast Ohio on April 8, and local residents are fortunate to be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime event. Bay Village specifically falls ...

The inside of the mortuary building in Da Nang. The walls were slatted to keep the air moving due to the strong odor of the embalming fluid. Tony's mortuary table is pictured on the right.

Mildred White purchased the house, barns and 1.3 acres at 29242 Detroit Road in 1938. It is most likely this Mildred who gave her name to a street that was largely obliterated later by I-90. A short ...

For the Observer's annual last-issue-of-the-year feature, students from Mrs. Sarah Gency and Mrs. Kate Gallo's first-grade class at Westlake Elementary School share favorite family traditions. My ...

After two years of closures and pared-down activities due to the pandemic, the Bay Village Senior Center is back in March with so many activities that it feels, dare I say it, almost “normal.” We have ...

Special education assistant Mr. Jim Egan and biology teacher Mrs. Melissa Crist make history as the first educators to ever walk the runway at the WHS prom assembly. Photo by Carol Maat ...

Westlake High School’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) chapter earned the second-place SADD National Chapter of the Year award. The award recognizes the group’s efforts to empower young ...

The first railroad in the United States was operating in 1828. By 1881 Ohio had 70 rail lines and 5,912 miles of track. It was in February of 1881 that a group of investors met in New York City ...

40 years ago, my husband and I chose Bay Village because of its excellent schools and its commitment to the whole child. Our daughter attended Bay Schools through graduation and today, she and her ...

The 28th in a series of articles to be published as a walking tour of Lake Road by the Bay Village Historical Society in 2026. The articles profile the oldest to the newest minimum-century-old ...