Northeast Region, OH Land for Sale

The Northeast Ohio region is made up of 13 counties, and Cleveland, which borders Lake Erie in the northern part of the region, is the largest city. Akron, Canton and Youngstown/Warren are also large cities in the region, each city with its own distinct personality. There are also a large number of renowned higher education institutions with well-known athletic programs, and Cleveland is home to several professional sports teams, as well as museums and cultural centers.

With a large portion of Northeast Ohio bordering Lake Erie, tourism is quite popular in warmer months for boating and fishing and other water and beach activities. The Cuyahoga Valley National Park is a large natural area in this region, and encompasses the Cuyahoga River valley between Cleveland and Akron, in the northeastern part of the region. Visitors enjoy biking, walking and running paths throughout the park, and observing local wildlife and birds. The region is also home to the longest natural beach on the Great Lakes, Mentor Headlands Beach.

Ashtabula County is the northeastern most county in the region, and borders Lake Erie to the north and Pennsylvania to the east. The county's name comes from a word in the Native American Lenape language meaning "always enough fish to go around, to be given away." The largest city is Ashtabula, with Conneaut and Geneva being the next largest cities in the county. The county seat is the village of Jefferson. The county is well-known for having 17 covered bridges within its limits, including the longest and shortest covered bridges in the U.S. There are also several award-winning wineries in the region, due to the climate created by Lake Erie. This also causes a large amount of additional snow in the winter. Ashtabula county is part of the Southeastern Lake Erie Snowbelt, as are most counties bordering Lake Erie, due to lake effect snow occurring frequently in the winter.

Cuyahoga County is the most populated county in Ohio, due to Cleveland area's large, dense population. Most larger cities in the county are suburbs of Cleveland; Cleveland is also the county seat. The county's name comes from the Iroquoian word which means "crooked river," sharing the name with the Cuyahoga River, which bisects this county. A portion of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park is in the southeastern part of the county, including Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, a historic railroad offering picturesque excursions through the park. Cleveland Metroparks also provide green space around the city of Cleveland. Cuyahoga County is home to a large number of higher education universities, which include Baldwin Wallace University, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland State University, John Carroll University and Ursuline College and the county (Cleveland specifically) is home to three major hospital systems. Cleveland also has a thriving arts center, with several theaters featuring Broadway-level performances, Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It also features the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Great Lakes Science Museum, International Women Air and Space Museum and Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage Beachwood.

Medina County borders Cuyahoga County and Summit County, so is included as part of the Cleveland-Elyria metropolitan statistical area, though other portions have closer ties to the Akron area. The largest city in the area is Brunswick, with the next largest being Wadsworth, and then Medina, which is the county seat. Much of the county remains fairly rural, with many small villages and townships. Medina, with its quaint town square, hosts some unique retail shops. Other attractions in the county for visitors include a variety of farms, farm markets, golf courses and "Castle Noel," America's largest indoor holiday entertainment attraction, featuring NYC-style holiday window displays and well-known holiday movie props.