Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve

Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve (CLNP) A unique urban wildlife haven on Lake Erie. The original shoreline at the site was part of the land William Gordon willed to the City of Cleveland in 1896 for use as a public park (now Gordon Park). In 1962, two old freighters were sunk offshore to create a break wall to protect the park’s beach. During this time it was not uncommon for solid waste to be dumped along the lakeshore. The waste eventually formed an approximately 10-acre area between the su...