Buckeye Lake

Few communities in Ohio have a history as closely tied to the Ohio and Erie Canal as Buckeye Lake. The settlement stands beside Buckeye Lake, a reservoir built in the 1820s to supply water for the canal. As rail travel replaced canal traffic, the lake became a recreation and summer-resort destination, a role continued today by Buckeye Lake State Park and its marinas. Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve, a floating sphagnum bog on the lake, protects an unusual fragment of central Ohio wetland habitat. Broad water and low wooded shores give the area a markedly different character from nearby Columbus. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Buckeye Lake and central Ohio.

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