Bioregionalists deepen their connection to home through a variety of creative rituals and community celebrations. The region's biggest environmental celebration is the Earth Day Coalition's annual EarthFest at the zoo.

Many more simple ways to celebrate the joys of the bioregion exist. Maple sugaring in early spring, observe the warbler migration in May, watch the sun setting over Lake Erie after a lazy August evening, apple picking in the fall. And like many bioregionalists around the world, you can remember the solstice, reflect on the eternal rhythms of the sun from your place on the Earth.

Tell us about your favorite way to celebrate the region and its people and places. 

An initial list of annual regional celebrations and festivals
Burning River Fest
Buzzards return to Hinckley
Cleveland Orchestra Public Square concert
EarthFest
Feast of the Assumption in Cleveland's Little Italy
First Night Akron
Geauga County Fair
Ingenuity Festival
Maple sugar festival in Burton
Migratory bird day at Magee Marsh
Parade the Circle
RiverDay

Phenomena of the bioregion
Lake effect snow
Mayfly hatch
Seagull concentrations along the lakefront
Spring bird migrations

Resources
Reasons for hope in Northeast Ohio
Ohio Magazine's 101 Days and Nights of Summer
Risk of natural disasters: Cleveland ranks 3rd safest
Sandusky History blog (Sandusky Library Archives Research Center)