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Providence Metropark
Type	Regional park
Location	Grand Rapids, Ohio
Coordinates	41°24′57″N 83°51′31″W / 41.4158333°N 83.8586111°W / 41.4158333; -83.8586111
Created	1930
Operated by	Metroparks Toledo
Open	Year-round, 7 a.m. until dark daily

Providence Metropark is a regional park near Grand Rapids, Ohio, USA, owned and managed by Metroparks Toledo. The park contains mule-drawn canal boat rides on the Miami and Erie Canal and features canal lock 44, the only original functioning lock in the state of Ohio.

The park also contains the Isaac Ludwig Mill which was built in 1866 over a two-year period. The mill was originally a sawmill powered by a water wheel. It was converted to a grist mill driven by water turbines in the 1880s. Today, it functions as a living museum.

The park is connected by a walking trail to Bend View Metropark and Farnsworth Metropark.

References

1. "A Rich History". Metroparks Toledo. Metroparks Toledo. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
2. "Rules and Regulations". Metroparks Toledo. Metroparks Toledo. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
3. "Providence Metropark & The Canal Experience". Metroparks Guide. Metroparks of the Toledo Area. Archived from the original on 5 December 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2008.

External links

• Metroparks Toledo
• Park Map

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