The Benson Ford Ship House - A Freighter Reborn As An Island Landmark Residence Freighters of the Great Lakes are famous for their endurance. The Benson Ford Ship House is living proof of that resilience to this day. In contrast to their saltwater relatives, lake...
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On The Ice Put-in-Bay Winter Fun
Winter Fun On The Ice Put-in-Bay Ice cars, four-wheelers, and snowmobiles make ice travel today easy and fast on the ice. Although it wasn’t so many years ago that things were a lot different and a lot more complicated. In the old days, you traveled on the ice by...
Put-in-Bay Aquatic Center
PUT-IN-BAY- Aquatic Center Open For Summer Tourists Summer tourists at Put-in-Bay can swing out to the west side of town to drop a line in Lake Erie, and get a close-up view of Lake Erie’s fishes and interactive exhibits at The Ohio State University’s Aquatic Center....
Battle of Lake Erie Celebration
The Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial Is Upon Us. Most islanders know the history of the Battle of Lake Erie and the famous Commodore who commanded his soldier/sailors who, for the first time in history, defeated a British fleet. Not surprisingly, many people have no...
Put-in-Bay Gazette
Put-in-Bay Gazette Celebrates 40 Years Of Newspaper History Forty years ago this month, the Put-in-Bay Gazette’s inaugural issue appeared on the counter at the grocery store in the old Colonial issue appeared on the counter at the grocery store in the old Colonial...
Put-in-Bay July 4th 2013
Annual July 4th 2013 Celebration Put-in-Bay, Ohio July 4th, 2013 - The July 4th, 2013 holiday will be full of activity at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial this year as annual patriotic activities are joined with the Centennial celebration. This year...
Put-in-Bay July 4th 2013
Put-in-Bay, Ohio July 4th, 2013 - The July 4th, 2013 holiday will be full of activity at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial this year as annual patriotic activities are joined with the Centennial celebration. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the...
Haunted Spirits At Put-in-Bay!
Haunted Spirits At Put-in-Bay! Have You Seen The Ghosts? A new book, Haunted Spirits in Put-in-Bay, was recently released at a launch party on Saturday, May 27th, at Topsy Turvey’s. The author, William G. Krejci, signed copies, which were available for $19.95. The...
Lake Erie Islands Civil War Part 3
Lake Erie Islands Civil War Role Of Major Importance The War Between the States began on April 12th, 1861, when Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter, a key fort occupied by Union troops in South Carolina. Like in any war, the problem of prisoners of war had to be...
Put-in-Bay Baby
Put-in-Bay Baby Born To Two Young Islanders Kira Hubner and Dustin Heineman,. June 1st, 2013, is a day they will never forget. It was the day their son, a 6th generation islander, was born on South Bass Island. This is the first time in 34 years a Put-in-Bay Baby was...