Memories, Photos Of Avon Lake Power Plant Wanted

AVON LAKE, OH — If you have memories or photos of the Avon Lake Power Plant, the city wants you to share them.

The Avon Lake Power Plant is scheduled to stop operations this month, ending nearly 100 years of operation. To commemorate its history, the city wants to assemble a video of residents sharing their stories about the power plant.

"We are looking for folks who explored the tunnels under the power plant as a kid OR had a relative who worked for the plant OR used the smoke stacks to provide a landmark in a storm OR had any other memorial experience with the power plant to share their stories and photos," the city said in a statement.

For more information on submitting your memories or photos, visit the city's website.

Avon Lake Community TV will be responsible for compiling the video, the city said. Then, Ted Esborn, economic development director for the city, will show the video and discuss the future of the plant during the Avon Lake Kiwanis Club meeting on March 31 at 7:15 p.m. in the Waugmann Gallery of the Avon Lake Public Library. Esborn's presentation will be free to the public.