Guest post sponsored by Erie MetroParks, written by Kippie Loughlin, Marketing & IT Coordinator Spring is fast approaching, and life will start to awaken on the North Coast. The birds will migrate through our area, flowers will bloom, and temperatures will again become comfortable. With these…
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November and December Holiday Event Highlights Spread the holiday joy far and wide! Make merry with magical beverages at a pop-up holiday bar, get unique gifts and décor at a craft show or Christmas market, view thousands of twinkling and sparkling lights, revel in the sounds of seasonal music, or…
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Experience a culinary journey through the world of fine dining in Shores & Islands Ohio, where gourmet delights meet the picturesque landscapes of Lake Erie. Fine dining refers to a restaurant experience that is of a higher quality and greater formality compared to the experience at a casual dining…
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Part of Shores & Islands Ohio Like a Local series – Meet Lee Jones, Farmer S&IO: Tell us about your business? Who is involved in the operations? Lee: Farmer Jones Farm Market at The Chef's Garden, is a culmination of family passion and dedication led by myself, Farmer Lee Jones, and my brother…
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Part of our Time Traveler Series Spiritualism, at its simplest, is the belief that spirits of the dead exist and desire to communicate with the living. Spiritualism and its adherents abounded throughout Ohio and the nation during the latter half of the 19 th century and into the 20 th . In fact, to…
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Part of the Shores & Islands Ohio Like a Local series – Meet Amy Hoffman S&IO: Tell us about your business. Amy: The Cottages at the Water’s Edge is a family vacation property just west of downtown Vermilion, along the shores of Lake Erie. The first cottages were built in the 1930s and now we have…
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Part of our Time Traveler Series On June 29, 1956, President Eisenhower signed a bill establishing the interstate highway system. But before modern-day interstate systems, natural features such as rivers, along with man-made waterways, acted as main transportation routes. Cities and towns were once…
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Congratulations! All the love in the air has you thinking about your wedding. You’re getting married, but where to hold the ceremony and reception? Destination weddings are popular these days, but perhaps you don’t have the budget to fly off to Fiji or you don’t want the entire wedding party going…
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Meet Brooke Gammie, matriarch of #GamFam6 and one of the proprietors of Quarry Hill Orchards and Quarry Hill Winery in beautiful Berlin Heights, Ohio. S&IO: Tell us about your family history in relation to Berlin Heights and the fruit-farming industry. As a multi-generational business, what…
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Updated August 2024 There are varied camping experiences available throughout the Shores & Islands Ohio region. There is everything from rustic cabins and primitive tent sites for a real “outdoorsy” experience, family-friendly resort campgrounds full of activities, RV campgrounds near the lake with…
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