AKRON, Ohio -- Summit Lake launched its 2017 farmers markets this week, with fresh produce and friends.

The market takes place on Tuesdays through Oct. 3, from 4 to 7 p.m. (There is no market on July 4.)

The once polluted Summit Lake has been a hotspot in Akron this year.

Summit Metro Parks established a pop-up nature center, with kayaks and fishing poles, at the Reach Opportunity Center in partnership with the Reimagining the Civic Commons project.

The Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition is working to bring diverse populations together in Summit Lake, as part of a $5 million Reimagining the Civic Commons grant.

See freelance photographer Shane Wynn's photos from the first market above.