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Swim in over a million gallons of pure artesian spring water at KimTam Park at Melanie Springs. Read more about the summer hot spot here: https://tinyurl.com/2cf7hdub

Photos provided by Jeremy Caudill

Designer Caroline Hill, who currently works as as a showroom and design assistant at Watson Ellis in New York City, hopes to become a master tailor. Her career started at Kent State University, where her senior collection, Cloaked, won Best in Show at Kent State’s student fashion show. Read more about Hill and her work here: https://tinyurl.com/455wtjp6

Photos by Allison Freidly

Are you a business in the running for Akron Life's Best of the City awards? Want to promote the awards through your business? Check out our Best of the City resources here: https://www.akronlife.com/best-of-the-city-resources

Look up on June 6 for Blimp Day! Catch the Goodyear Blimps flying over Akron neighborhoods from 9 a.m. to noon. Learn more about the blimp's history in our article, available here: https://tinyurl.com/5n7jbww5

Photo provided by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Records at The University of Akron Archives and Special Collections

Listen to Irish music. Experience historic reenactments. See athletic demonstrations and breathtaking Irish dancing. Shop from more than 90 global vendors. Do all this and more at the Dublin Irish Festival in Dublin, Ohio, taking place at Coffman Park July 31, Aug. 1 and Aug. 2. A celebration of all things Celtic, this three-day event continues an annual tradition that pays tribute to Irish culture — and promises fun for the whole family. Get tickets here: dublinirishfestival.org

Amp up your summer with a collection of fun adventures around The 330! From camping at Jellystone Park Camp-Resort Akron-Canton (Jellystone Park Akron Canton) to a trip to Kelleys Island, plan your staycation with our June issue, out now.

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Celebrate Juneteenth at the Downtown Akron Juneteenth Kick-Off Celebration June 7 in Lock 3. “Downtown Akron Juneteenth Kick-Off Celebration is an afternoon of great food, music, inspiring performances and edifying educational experiences designed to honor the important remembrance of Juneteenth,” says Dominic Caruso, communications director at Downtown Akron Partnership, via email. Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/456d9dz3

Photos by Matt Fox

During Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad's Steam in the Valley event, experience the historic Nickel Plate Road No. 765 — one of the last operating mainline steam locomotives in the United States. Read more here about the rides that begin on June 5: https://tinyurl.com/59arxaed

Photos provided by Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad

Jam to live music amidst the beauty of nature with a Rhythm on the River concert, put on by Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Read more here about the series that starts on June 7: https://tinyurl.com/29cs3ckn

Photos provided by Conservancy for CVNP