During the warmer months, Clevelanders love to commute along the coast to visit Cedar Point and its surrounding community. However, the summer of 2020 brings another incredible attraction to the area: one of the best sea glass festivals in the United States. This annual event celebrates and inspires collectors, plus it’s all sorts of fun for the whole family. While the North American Sea Glass Festival is near Cleveland, will you be attending?
The 2020 North American Sea Glass Festival will be coming to Huron, Ohio this summer.
lauri Weinfeld/Google Images Hosted by the North American Sea Glass Association (NASGA), this event helps foster understanding of and respect for genuine sea glass.
This super fun event brings together collectors, artists, authors, and more each year at different locations across the U.S.
North American Sea Glass Festival/Facebook Sea glass, as you likely know, is glass that has been weathered and moved by the force of a large body of saltwater. Beach glass forms in freshwater bodies, earning it a much less frosted appearance.
The event will take place at Sawmill Creek Resort from August 22 to August 23.
Sawmill Creek Resort/Facebook This lovely beachfront destination can be found in Huron, a community of roughly 7,000 residents about an hour from Cleveland. The surrounding Erie County landscape will leave visitors enchanted.
And Sawmill Creek Resort, if you haven’t heard, was recently acquired by Cedar Point… so it has joined the complex of one of Ohio’s finest entertainment destinations.
Kim Barber/Google Images This pretty resort offers attendees fun before and after the North American Sea Glass Festival. Plus, it’s a mere 10-minute drive from the resort to Cedar Point.
The highlight of the North American Sea Glass Festival is the Shard of the Year (“SOTY”) contest, which recognizes the finest glass finds with a cash prize.
North American Sea Glass Festival/Facebook It is truly fascinating to see what people bring along for the competition. To learn more about others’ collections, you can also swing by the collector’s area which is a strict no-sell zone.
The contest categories include whimsical, pottery, frosted bottles, and — to recognize the most impressive piece — Overall Beauty.
North American Sea Glass Festival/Facebook Think you have a piece worthy of competing? You might as well enter it because you just might take home a bit of extra cash! Click here for previous years’ categories and to learn more about the SOTY Contest.
In previous years, some truly impressive pieces have made appearances in this competition.
North American Sea Glass Festival/Facebook You truly never know what wonders will show up on the seashore, and collectors love showing off their finds. Some share emotional stories attached to their pieces, and others simply appreciate them for the oddities they are. Nonetheless, every piece is unique and worth checking out.
But, of course, visitors and collectors find beauty in even the smallest shards at this event.
kennakenai/Flickr You’ll find glass shards of all sizes in the shopping area. Jewelry, home decor, candles, and more surprising goods are made with sea glass and sold at this event.
Lectures, concessions, shopping, and more make this festival all sorts of fun for the whole family.
North American Sea Glass Festival/Facebook More information will be coming soon, so follow their Facebook event to stay tuned.
There is so much to love about sea glass, and this super neat festival recognizes that.
Heather/Flickr Are you looking to expand your own collection, or do you need something to fuel and inspire your own treasure hunt? You won’t want to pass up this neat event. Visit the North American Sea Glass Association’s website for more information.
The incredible North American Sea Glass Festival shouldn’t be missed! Have you attended in past years? Tell us about your experience! If not, we’d love to hear about your craziest seashore and beachfront finds instead!
lauri Weinfeld/Google Images
Hosted by the North American Sea Glass Association (NASGA), this event helps foster understanding of and respect for genuine sea glass.
North American Sea Glass Festival/Facebook
Sea glass, as you likely know, is glass that has been weathered and moved by the force of a large body of saltwater. Beach glass forms in freshwater bodies, earning it a much less frosted appearance.
Sawmill Creek Resort/Facebook
This lovely beachfront destination can be found in Huron, a community of roughly 7,000 residents about an hour from Cleveland. The surrounding Erie County landscape will leave visitors enchanted.
Kim Barber/Google Images
This pretty resort offers attendees fun before and after the North American Sea Glass Festival. Plus, it’s a mere 10-minute drive from the resort to Cedar Point.
It is truly fascinating to see what people bring along for the competition. To learn more about others’ collections, you can also swing by the collector’s area which is a strict no-sell zone.
Think you have a piece worthy of competing? You might as well enter it because you just might take home a bit of extra cash! Click here for previous years’ categories and to learn more about the SOTY Contest.
You truly never know what wonders will show up on the seashore, and collectors love showing off their finds. Some share emotional stories attached to their pieces, and others simply appreciate them for the oddities they are. Nonetheless, every piece is unique and worth checking out.
kennakenai/Flickr
You’ll find glass shards of all sizes in the shopping area. Jewelry, home decor, candles, and more surprising goods are made with sea glass and sold at this event.
More information will be coming soon, so follow their Facebook event to stay tuned.
Heather/Flickr
Are you looking to expand your own collection, or do you need something to fuel and inspire your own treasure hunt? You won’t want to pass up this neat event. Visit the North American Sea Glass Association’s website for more information.
Can’t get enough of the beauty of glass? Believe it or not, Cleveland has its own Tiffany Glass chapel.
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Address: Sawmill Creek Resort, 400 Sawmill Creek Dr W, Huron, OH 44839, USA
