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Lesourdsville lake amusement park hamilton, oh postcard. The park was renamed lesourdsville lake the great american amusement park. Emphasis on providing quality food and personalized catering enabled the park to host hundreds of annual company picnics, high school proms, and family reunions. Lesourdsville lake amusement park images of america. Geauga lake and wildwater kingdom geauga lake in 2005. Butler countys best known amusement park is kept alive through pictures, stories and a book dedicated. Chrome postcard lesourdsville lake amusement park hamilton, oh. It is adjacent to lake garda while not looking out of it. Scott fowler, author of the new book lesourdsville lake. With historic rides, attractions and family entertainment, theres something fun for everyone. Lesourdsville lake amusement park, local businessman edgar streifthau opened the. Lesourdsville lake americana amusement park home facebook. Opening in 1922 as a family picnic and campground, lesourdsville lake transformed in the 1940s to an amusement park with rides, attractions, and an arcade.

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Union lake park, as it became known, offered not only amusement rides, but also a lakeside restaurant and grandstand. The story of lesourdsville lake americana amusement park is what kicked off this website nearly eleven years ago. A history of lesourdsville lakeamericana amusement park. Scott is a former employee of the famous monroe landmark and is also the cofounder of the southwest ohio amusement park historical society. He has amassed a huge collection of park memorabilia dating back to its beginning in the 1920s to closing in 2003. Union lake park was once a large amusement attraction. As a photographer and theme park veteran, i was fascinated by the place. Lesourdsville lake amusement park closed after the 2002 season and there are no plans to reopen the park. Magic forest amusement park lake george magic forest lake george ny attractions. Serpent lesourdsville lake amusement park roller coasters. A portion of the monroes proposed bike path will go through the former americana amusement park off ohio 4. Abandoned amusement parks still contain spooky remnants of attractions.

This book traces the story of northeast ohio s most famous amusement park. King also notes that canobie lake park, an amusement park in salem, nh, was one of the main sources of inspiration for the novel. Conneaut lake park historic western pa amusement park mini. Lesourdsville lake americana amusement park, monroe, ohio. Lesourdsville lake, also known as americana amusement park by a generation of visitors, was a popular recreational park for many decades despite being located within 15 miles of kings island, one of the premier theme parks in the country. Lesourdsville lake amusement park was an amusement park located in lesourdsville, ohio. An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well. In this new format, guests purchased ticket books that contained a number of tickets, labeled a, b. Lesourdsville lake amusement park, ohio images of america. Take a ride back in time and experience conneaut lake park.