Rotary District Meeting in Lorain – April 1968

Fifty years ago today, Lorain was hosting Rotary International's District 660 Conference. Approximately 600 Rotarians and their wives (known as Rotary Anns) came to Lorain for the service organization's two-day event, which took place at Admiral King High School.

The Journal included a special advertising supplement in honor of the event, a few pages which are reproduced here.

The page at the top of this post contains the Lorain Chamber of Commerce's well-written description of Lorain at that time, and all that the city had to offer.

Here's another page from the supplement. (Notice how I picked a page with an ad featuring our old pal Reddy Kilowatt.)

In case you're wondering, Lorain still has a Rotary Club. Here's the link to the official website.

Hey guys, maybe it's time to have another conference in Lorain. Lakeview Park looks better than ever, and Lorain now has an even more beautiful high school to host an event. Plus, the city is still only a stone's throw away from Cleveland and Cedar Point, making it the gateway to fun.