Friends of Tuscarawas County Parks (FTCP)

09/11/2026

The city expects design and construction along key roadways to finish in early 2029

08/26/2026

The Fall Walkabouts are just around the corner. If you would like to join us for our walks around TuscParks trails please mark your calendar and join us. We have a wonderful time exploring and chatting along the way. Fall Walkabouts begin at 10AM and normally end before Noon. The group normally walks around 3 miles but you can walk however far you see fit.

Fall Walkabout Dates and Meeting points
September 9, 2026 Norma Johnson Center Conservation Drive
October 7, 2026 Canal Lands Park Parking Lot
November 18, 2026 Ft Laurens Picnic Shelter

Questions: Call the office 330.365.1221

08/23/2026

The artist are submitting their work and now we are needing guests to attend our 1st Annual Ode to the Outdoors Art show in the Red Barn at the Norma Johnson Center on September 12, 2026 form 5-8PM. Tickets are $20/person to attend but are limited in number. We would love for you to attend. Don't delay! See the flyer below with the QR code to secure your tickets today!

08/22/2026

08/17/2026

This 5K run and walk is a chip timed race along the scenic Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail between Fort Laurens, Bolivar and The Canal Lands Park in Zoar. It ends with a German Octoberfest-style party on the Patio of the historic Canal Tavern of Zoar.

Profits from the upcoming race will be used towards
repairing the decking on the Zoar Iron Bridge along the Canal Lands Towpath Trail in Tuscarawas County and placing limestone on the trails surface.

Check in and day of race registration will begin at 11AM near the Canal Lands Park trail head. A shuttle to Fort Laurens (starting line) from the Canal Tavern of Zoar. (after party location) is provided departing at 12:15PM and 12:30PM.

The Octoberfest style party will be held at Canal Tavern of Zoar after the race.

For more details go to: https://runsignup.com/cl5k

07/30/2026

Artists may submit up to three works by Aug. 26 for Ode to the Outdoors, a juried exhibition at the Red Barn in Dover.

05/26/2026

What an amazing day for the Tusc Parks Follow the Flock 5K race at the Norma Johnson Center. The trails were soggy from the rain but runners said it made the race more interesting with the mud and water. We were so happy to see familiar faces return to the course and bring their friends along. We had new racers who said they would be back. The course is a challenging one but greatly appreciated by the racers. We are so glad to hear the appreciation for the race.

A huge shout out to our volunteers who made everything run smoothly. Without you we would be lost. Thank you to Carson Zoller Media for sharing his talents with us to capture moments in time of our event. We would also like to thank Yellowbrick on 39 for opening up their venue to help us host this 5K event. And last but not least without Gregg from Champ Racing we would not be able to run our race with ease.

We would also like to extend our gratefulness to our sponsors who made this event possible. Swiss Valley Fence, Gebhardt Financial, Yellowbrick on 39, Edward Jones-Sugarcreek, Tuscarawas Insurance Agency, Pinnacle Foot and Ankle Center, Allied Machine and Engineering.

Race results: https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/Overview/142094

05/13/2026

We are in countdown mode to the Follow the Flock Race to benefit TuscParks. The 5K Trail Run and Walk will be held along the trails of the Norma Johnson Center on Memorial Day which is May 25, 2026.

Register Online Today! We would love to see you at our trail race this year. Grab a friend and join us on Memorial Day. The race is a run/walk event so we invite you to chose your style of race. Dogs are allowed in the race but must be on leash and messes need cleaned up during the race. Registration and check in will be held at the "Yellowbrick on 39" from 8:15-9:15AM. The race will begin at 9:30AM at the Preservation Kiosk located near the yellow pole barn of the Norma Johnson Center.

More information about the race and online registration can be found at https://runsignup.com/njc5k

Registrations will be taken up to 9:15AM the day of the race. Race t-shirt is not guaranteed since the early bird timeframe has passed.

We would like to thank our sponsors for our Follow the Flock race this year: Yellowbrick on 39, Swiss Valley Fence, Edward Jones of Sugarcreek, Tuscarawas Insurance Agency, Pinnacle Foot and Ankle Center, Allied Machine and Engineering and Gebhardt Financial.