Editing Lake County, Ohio (section)

==Environment==
[[File:Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light.jpg|thumb|left|[[Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light]], [[Fairport Harbor]] viewed from the [[Headlands Beach State Park|Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve]]]]

Scorecard’s 2002<ref name="scorecard.org">{{Cite web |url=http://www.scorecard.org/ |title=scorecard.org |access-date=May 29, 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506065805/http://www.scorecard.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> report ranks Lake County among the worst 10% of counties in the U.S. in terms of cancer risk, developmental and reproductive toxicants, and other categories as well. This rating is comparable with most major cities and densely populated areas. In 2004, Scorecard<ref name="scorecard.org"/> ranked the county  among the cleanest or best 10% of all counties in the U.S. in terms of the number of designated Superfund sites.

Lake County has a large public park system, including [[Lake Metroparks Farmpark]]. [[Kirtland, Ohio|Kirtland]] is home to the [[Holden Arboretum]] and [[Gildersleeve Mountain]]. [[Headlands Beach State Park]] is in [[Mentor, Ohio|Mentor]]. The [[Grand River (Ohio)|Grand River]] is a state wild and scenic river, and the [[Chagrin River]] is a state scenic river.