Kepler’s Landing was located at the south end of Turkey Foot Lake. The hotel was built in 1892 by William Kepler.
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Canoeing at Long Lake
Recreation on the Portage Lakes.
Brighton Farm – Portage Lakes
Country home of Akron industrialist and philanthropist, Frank Hibbard Mason (1852-1931). Mason worked for B. F. Goodrich.
Smith’s Tavern
George M Smith’s popular tavern along the Long Lake Channel in the Portage Lakes area outside Akron.
Portage Lakes – Sunset
Today’s popular recreation area formed as a result of the last ice age. The name Portage Lakes comes from an old Indian portage path that connected the Cuyahoga River flowing north to Lake Erie and the Tuscarawas River, a tributary of the Muskingum River, which flows south to the Ohio River. This proved advantageous for Indians and early settlers as navigation from Lake Erie to…
Crooks Landing on Long Lake
The landing was located on the south shore of Long Lake – the Portage Lakes.