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Summer at the Great Lakes

Paranormal Great Lakes

Join local author Charles Cassady Jr. to hear fantastic sailors' tales, mysteries, and legends of the five majestic freshwater seas. Presented for the ghost-buster, skeptic, or the just plain curious.

Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.643.9020.

Celebrate Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading theme with a local connection: the Great Lakes!

Topics, speakers, and times are below:

12 pm: A History of Piracy on the Great Lakes, Auditorium. A speaker from the National Museum of the Great Lakes will present a historical examination of piracy. No parrots or peg legs included but a healthy dose of thievery, mutiny, and other unsavory tales.

1 pm: Paranormal Great Lakes, Auditorium. Local author Charles Cassady, Jr. will share fantastic sailors' tales, mysteries, and legends of the five majestic freshwater seas. Presented for the ghost-buster, skeptic, or the just plain curious.

2 pm: The Flood of 1913, Library Park Amphitheater. A park ranger from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and volunteer actors will recount real-life tales of one of the worst natural disasters the state has ever seen.

For questions or additional information please contact the Business, Government & Science desk at 330.643.9020 or stdiv@akronlibrary.org.

Paranormal Great Lakes with Charles Cassady, Jr. is part of our all-day Summer at the Great Lakes program. This program will be held in our Auditorium. For questions or additional information, you can reach the Business, Government, and Science desk at 330.643.9020 or stdiv@akronlibrary.org.

For more assistance or further reading, check out these resources:

• Paranormal Great Lakes: An Illustrated Encyclopedia by Charles Cassady Jr (Nonfiction)
• Great Lakes Folklore: Legends of the Five Sisters by Charles Cassady Jr (Nonfiction)
• Daughters of the Lake and The Haunting of Brynn Wilder by Wendy Webb (Paranormal Thriller)
   

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