Chris Collett jokes that he has lots of cool initials following his name on his business card. They’re all acronyms for the personal training, sports conditioning and youth specialty certifications Collett has amassed over his 10 years of training elite athletes at the college, high school and youth levels.
It is no coincidence that aerial views reveal the monument as a sword. Harold Van Buren Magonigle of New York City was chosen as the designer of the monument from more than 60 submitted designs. Construction on the monument started in 1905, and it was dedicated in 1907.
What are Stark County’s inanimate objects thinking? Gary Brown finds out. This month, McKinley’s Statue gives his thoughts.
The McKinley monument makes for a great tourist spot right here in Stark County.
“Canton’s Pioneers in Flight” by Kimberly A. Kenney (paperback, Arcadia Publishing, 2007, 160 pages, $19.99). Canton boasts a rich aviation heritage, reaching back to the earliest pioneers of flight.
The Wm. McKinley Presidential Library & Museum is racing to meet a fundraising deadline in order to acquire quite the stunner—Ida Saxton McKinley’s diamond-accented tiara.
Feeling a bit nostalgic, this month About asked readers on Facebook for their best answers to
Always heavily involved in politics, Lindsay Kuhn and Gavin Blair first met while working on Kirk Schuring’s primary campaign for Congress in 2008. They were married Dec. 11, 2010, by the Rev. Edward Fashbaugh at Church of the Savior in Canton.
Say “Fourth of July” and most people think of fireworks. A great way to kick off celebrating the holiday is the Canton Symphony Orchestra’s Concert In the Park (held at the McKinley monument) where you can pack a picnic and kick back on the lawn.
A night under the stars with some cool jazz and a cool view of the city is planned to honor Stark County’s “Twenty Under 40.” An expected 400 people will converge at the McKinley monument June 10, where a large tent will be set up for the event.
