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Ludlow Lagoon Fest celebrates once-grand, former NKy park icon, famous throughout Midwest

By Ruth Bamberger Ludlow Historic Society At the turn of the 20th century, the Ludlow Lagoon Amusement Park in the Sleepy Hollow Road area was a premier entertainment venue not just in Greater Cincinnati, but in the Midwest as well. The Park featured an 85-acre lake with a boathouse and beaches, a fashionable clubhouse, theater, popular rides of the day, and a Motordome for motorcycle racing. Thousands...