Young visitors to the Lake Erie Islands Nature & Wildlife Center will have the Ottawa County Community Foundation to thank for a significantly spruced-up children’s area.
“I had this vision for the speakeasy to take it back to the early days of Lonz,” Wolnik says. “I was trying to get something that would tell the history of the property. It really is complemented by the mansion restoration.”
More than $3 billion in tourism sales was generated in Erie and Ottawa counties in 2023.
North Coast Professionals Week will be held July 29-Aug. 4.
Explore local deals on food, retail, and lodging for IRONMAN 70.3 Ohio participants, volunteers, and spectators.
The trail takes history buffs on a journey through the history of the Shores & Islands area.
Lake Erie Islands Historical Society's collection of passenger and excursion steamers makes its debut.
The Put-in-Bay Township Park District is working to raise $1.1 million for the purchase of an 11-acre parcel of property.
Shores & Islands Ohio hosted its annual meeting April 16, which included recognizing local businesses, organizations, and change-makers in the community.
Sandusky native Jay Cooke's summer home on Gibraltar Island is part of Ohio Sea Grant's Stone Lab. In the years after the Cooke family sold the island to Ohio State, Cooke Castle has served different purposes, including as a men’s dormitory for Stone Lab students and housing a telescope on the roof.
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