Silver Lake Historical Society Meeting

SILVER LAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO MEET FEB. 12Members to hear about the surprising connections between Silver Lake Park and the High Bridge Glens of Cuyahoga FallsThe Silver Lake Historical Society will hold its next meeting Sun., Feb. 12 at the Silver Lake Village Hall, 2961 Kent Road.The meeting, which is free and open to the public, begins at 1 p.m. and will feature a slide presentation by local historian Mary McClure, who will discuss the role that the High Bridge Glens and Caves park, which operated in Cuyahoga Falls in the late 1800s, played in the growth and development of Silver Lake Park. High Bridge Glens was once one of the leading tourist destinations in the state of Ohio and is rumored to have had one of the first roller coasters in the U.S. The history of the High Bridge Glens will be featured in a book to be published by Arcadia Publishing Feb. 27.