While attendance for both the Lake County Captains and the Akron RubberDucks remains below pre-pandemic figures, there are encouraging signs this summer.
When Canal Park opened in 1997, a downtown location was not an automatic win. Today, that opening is seen as a cornerstone of revitalization for downtown Akron.
We don't know what's more impressive: that the Akron RubberDucks (Class AA; Eastern League) continue to unveil new Canal Park Extreme Food Menu items annually or that the team sold naming rights to 2022's new offerings. New on the Extreme Food Menu: Another Cheesy Canal Pork Dog presented by WONE Spatz & Amanda, PopCONE Chicken