Patty Schwalbach grew up in Akron in the 1950s-70s and returned in 2005 after 25 years in Los Angeles. She describes her work in the late 1970s in the Akron housing department and the condition of Akron\u27s Cascade Locks Park at that time. She discusses how a man named Pete Ramnytz was the first to see Cascade Locks\u27 potential. Upon Schwalbach\u27s return to Akron, she became involved in the effort to save the Mustill Store. She relates the history of the canal and lock system and shares her thoughts on the growing public appreciation of that history