Rare Silver Cup Stirs Interest Jeanne Burgess finally took time from the winter fishing season to gather all the emails that resulted from the purchase on eBay of baptismal presentations sterling silver cup Jay Cooke had made for the first infant, Elizabeth Jane...
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July 2018 Diary
July 2018 Diary From Put-in-Bay July 2018 Diary Sun., July 1st - A large algae bloom is spotted off the island's east shore. Gordy Barr comes over to Put-in-Bay with his new island book. He and his wife, Kyle, enjoy dinner with Christie Ontko and Cliff Fulton at the...
Things To Do With Kids At Put-in-Bay
15 Things To Do With Kids At Put-in-Bay For many years, our family and friends have enjoyed many things to do with kids at Put-in-Bay. Our annual Put-in-Bay vacation is part of every summer season. Occasionally, a point of discussion is about how kid-friendly...
News Put-in-Bay March 2013
Local News Put-in-Bay March 2013 Lingering winter has islanders scurrying to open the 2013 season-Spring officially came to the islands on March 20th but unofficially hasn’t really arrived. The ferry boats started running only a week before the printed schedule, and...
Put-in-Bay Railroad
Put-in-Bay Railroad Tracks Removed & Relocated Island railroad tracks pulled up, headed for a new home in Findlay, Ohio Islanders will recall Skip and Sharon Duggan's quarter-scale train on their property out by the South Bass Island Lighthouse. The locomotive and...
Put-in-Bay Island Wine
Island Wine History 150+ Years Of History It’s hard to believe, but there was a time on the islands when tourism wasn’t the primary source of income for those who called the islands home, it was island wine. In the early years of settlement, it was the cultivation of...
Arbor Day Put-in-Bay
Arbor Day Put-in-Bay The last Friday in April - April 29, 2010 --will mark the third annual Arbor Day Observance by the Village of Put-in-Bay Tree Commission. The celebration will be held at 4:00 PM along Langram Road near the intersection of Concord Avenue. All who...
Put-in-Bay Mayflies
Put-in-Bay Mayflies If you visit Put-in-Bay in late June or early July, you may confront Mayflies. A few people like Mayflies, but most find them bothersome and offensive. Actually, they are a sign of a healthy lake, but you’d never know it by the mess they make as...
Historic House
Historic House Seven Gables Torn Down The talk of Put-in-Bay Island in July was the tearing down of the historic house “Seven Gables” cottage in the Shore Villas subdivision just east of Perry’s Monument. The historic house, named for its seven gables and canopies...
Tin Goose Museum Proposed
Tin Goose Museum Proposed For Port Clinton The Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation is on track with its proposal to build a complex honoring the famous Ford Tri-Motor, aka Tin Goose Museum, at the Port Clinton Airport. Ford Tri-Motors were the lifeline to the Lake Erie...