Millionth Visitor Rolls Into Hall

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum went platinum.

The museum celebrated its 1 millionth visitor on Friday, just weeks before its first anniversary. The timely visitor, Cathy McDonnell of North Olmsted, won a classic 1965 Ford Mustang convertible and 200 lottery tickets.

“This is a great day for the museum, a great day for Cleveland and, certainly, a great day for Cathy McDonnell,” said Bill Hulett, the museum’s chairman and chief executive officer.

The museum alongside Lake Erie has averaged 72,000 visitors a month since it opened on Sept. 1, 1995.

It has been such a hit that a multimillion-dollar expansion is under discussion.

Rock hall figures show 54 percent of its visitors were from outside Ohio, coming from every state and 61 other countries.