Stepping up at Middlegrounds Metropark

Chad Eldridge, left, and Tony Ankenbrandt, employees of Metroparks of the Toledo Area, tuck-point steps at the Middlegrounds near downtown Toledo. Adjacent to the Anthony Wayne Bridge, the newest metropark comprises about 28 acres along the Maumee River. The park takes the historical name of the property, which was the ‘middle ground’ between the river and Swan Creek, where railroads met the canal and industries developed. Metroparks of the Toledo Area has cleaned the property and de