Summit Lake

Akron | River Guardians Ohio
If you have traveled or visited the towpath by the Mustill Store, you have witnessed an impressive transformation of that area as a result of partnerships among many organizations, people, and entities…Enter River Guardians Ohio.
ByJames "Opa" Carnahan June 29, 2026June 29, 2026
As with many revitalization actions around Akron, they center around water. The Cuyahoga, the Little Cuyahoga, Summit Lake and the Canal to name a few. “They” do excellent work in building and maintaining the infrastructure of these spaces, but had been missing a critical piece. Our mission as River Guardians is to directly address the…
Read More If you have traveled or visited the towpath by the Mustill Store, you have witnessed an impressive transformation of that area as a result of partnerships among many organizations, people, and entities…Enter River Guardians Ohio.
River Guardians Ohio | Summit Lake
Today we posted a video about all the trash collected in this trash boom on the canal south of Summit Lake.
ByJames "Opa" Carnahan June 11, 2026June 17, 2026
Chris Usner from South Street Ministries saw the video and let us know he had a group of young adults in a learning program looking for a service opportunity…by this afternoon they removed the trash collecting it in 7 bags for Summit Metro Parks to pick up. We are so proud of these future leaders…
Read More Today we posted a video about all the trash collected in this trash boom on the canal south of Summit Lake.
River Guardians Ohio | Summit Lake
Met up with Esperenza and Zach on Summit Lake Saturday.
ByJames "Opa" Carnahan June 9, 2026June 17, 2026
They had participated in the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition sponsored cleanup the week before and loved the experience. Now they want to be able to do more but were worried about the logistics of getting trash picked up if they were on their own. They are not on their own now as through RiverGuardians…
Read More Met up with Esperenza and Zach on Summit Lake Saturday.
River Guardians Ohio | Wolf Creek
Out checking a boom this afternoon and ended up wrestling this 100 foot anaconda out of Wolf Creek!
ByJames "Opa" Carnahan May 8, 2026May 15, 2026
Its was a dirty job but someone had to do it! Actually, went down to remove this boom for a number of logistical reasons but the plan is to repurpose it in a couple of locations over the weekend by splitting it, cleaning it and giving it a new home on Summit Lake and the…
Read More Out checking a boom this afternoon and ended up wrestling this 100 foot anaconda out of Wolf Creek!
River Guardians Ohio | Summit Lake
Reminder why we are working so hard to bring a real fix to the trash issue on Summit Lake.
ByJames "Opa" Carnahan May 6, 2026May 15, 2026
River Guardians Ohio’s efforts along with so many others is slowly taking things from trash to treasure. Can you even see the babies in the left photo from yesterday? Same ducks, same day, same place!
Read More Reminder why we are working so hard to bring a real fix to the trash issue on Summit Lake.
River Guardians Ohio
To whomever sent the stakes from our RGO Amazon wish list, Thank You!
ByJames "Opa" Carnahan April 25, 2026April 30, 2026
There was no note, and would love to say a proper thank you. Funny how things work. We had just used up all of our stakes last week putting in the final booms on Summit Lake!
Read More To whomever sent the stakes from our RGO Amazon wish list, Thank You!
River Guardians Ohio | Summit Lake
River Guardian Johnny Ringo spent some time over the weekend down at the Cordova Project area.
ByJames "Opa" Carnahan January 5, 2026January 6, 2026
We have mentioned and shown a few times one of our big goals. The removal of phragmites along the creek so we can better access and control the trash coming into the area and to better monitor pollution entering the watershed from the storm sewer outfall. In this short snip, you can see Johnny cutting…
Read More River Guardian Johnny Ringo spent some time over the weekend down at the Cordova Project area.
River Guardians Ohio | Summit Lake
River Guardians Ohio joined in with Ohio Erie Canalway Coalition sponsored cleanup at Summit Lake this morning.
ByJames "Opa" Carnahan October 25, 2025December 9, 2025
We pulled somewhere between 300 and 400 pounds of trash from the south west side of the lake. Pictured are Johnny, Eric and myself. Couple notes, Johnny started off in green, ended in blue, what might be the reason for that? 🤣. He also received an award for Most Trash! A fun morning! Crystal, where…
Read More River Guardians Ohio joined in with Ohio Erie Canalway Coalition sponsored cleanup at Summit Lake this morning.
River Guardians Ohio | Summit Lake
Spent a couple hours out along the canal and south Summit Lake this morning collecting about 200 pounds of trash at both our trash booms and with a new long handled net for along the boardwalks.
ByJames "Opa" Carnahan July 29, 2025August 1, 2025
The net is a handy addition to the tool belt for River Guardians Ohio. Summit Metro Parks and Ohio Erie Canalway Coalition, thank you for all you do daily in this area and for helping us!
Read More Spent a couple hours out along the canal and south Summit Lake this morning collecting about 200 pounds of trash at both our trash booms and with a new long handled net for along the boardwalks.
River Guardians Ohio | Summit Lake
After the boat coming out of Summit Lake yesterday, the 40ish pounds of trash hauled out today seems small but it all adds up.
ByJames "Opa" Carnahan July 22, 2025July 23, 2025
Thanks as always to Summit Metro Parks and Ohio Erie Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition for hauling our trash away!
Read More After the boat coming out of Summit Lake yesterday, the 40ish pounds of trash hauled out today seems small but it all adds up.