Share your love for Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) by decorating your water bottle, phone case, journal, and more with collectable stickers. This series commemorates the 50th anniversary of the park. A total of 15 stickers will be released between now and the end of 2025. Each represents a cultural, historical, and recreational aspect of the park. They also celebrate the resilience of the region through restoration, conservation, volunteerism, and community activism.
How can you collect the stickers? Join the Conservancy for CVNP and the National Park Service (NPS) at select events and programs in the park. Stickers will be distributed for free while supplies last. Starting in early 2025, stickers and a collectable poster will also be available for purchase at Trail Mix Peninsula and Boston Mill Visitor Center.
We hope to see you soon in the park. Until then, learn more about the currently available stickers below.
Native American Heritage Sticker
Indigenous people have lived in Cuyahoga Valley for more than 500 generations. Over thousands of years, diverse cultures have harvested food, built homes and communities, raised families, practiced religious beliefs, and adapted to change. Some communities lasted for centuries while others were short term. Native Americans often settled near the Cuyahoga River for access to water, food sources, transportation routes, and fertile soil.
Historic Peninsula Sticker
The charming, historic village of Peninsula is a gateway to the national park. Established along the Cuyahoga River in 1824, Peninsula prospered with the opening of the Ohio & Erie Canal in 1827. In 1962, local citizens led by Lily Fleder and Robert Hunker organized the Peninsula Valley Heritage Association to preserve thecommunity’s historic structures. These include Bronson Memorial Church (pictured), G.A.R. Hall, and what is now Peninsula Depot.
Historic Boston Sticker
Founded in 1827, the Ohio & Erie Canal transformed Boston into a thriving canal town. Boston Store (pictured), built in 1835, housed the Boston Land and Manufacturing Company Store during the canal era. Initially serving as a warehouse and boarding house for workers, it later became a post office, private home, and park visitor center. Today, Boston Store is a refreshment stop with locally prepared food, snacks, and gifts. This historic building is one of many preserved historic structures in Boston Township.
Virginia Kendall Ledges Sticker
Formed from Sharon Conglomerate millions of years ago, the Ledges area (pictured) is known for its impressive boulders, cliffs, and scenic overlook of the Cuyahoga Valley. In the 1800s, visitors came to the Ledges for recreation. One visitor, wealthy Cleveland industrialist Hayward Kendall, purchased the area and set it aside to become Virginia Kendall Park, established in 1929 in honor of his mother. The park was managed by Akron Metropolitan Park District (today’s Summit Metro Parks) until 1978 when it was turned over to the NPS. Today, it remains a popular destination for hiking and viewing sunsets.
Tinkers Creek Gorge Sticker
Tinkers Creek is the largest tributary to the Cuyahoga River. It dramatically drops 220 feet within two miles, forming a steep gorge. This scenic area was one of the first in Cuyahoga Valley to be preserved as parkland, starting in 1922. It is the heart of Cleveland Metropark’s Bedford Reservation. In 1967, Tinkers Creek Gorge was designated a National Natural Landmark. Tinker’s Creek Gorge Scenic Overlook (pictured) offers breathtaking views that are especially lovely in autumn.
