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 Shores & Islands Ohio Like a Local series – Meet Mary Giles, Realtor S&IO: Tell us about your business? Mary: I proudly serve as a dedicated realtor within my community on a full-time basis. While my primary focus lies in the field of real estate sales, my true passion is cultivating…
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Part of Shores & Islands Ohio Like a Local series – Meet Janet Wermuth, owner S&IO: Tell us about your business. Janet: My husband Steve and I literally started Crooked Tree Vineyard from the ground up. We purchased the five-acre parcel of land in 2010. It was covered with scrub trees and old…
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Part of our Time Traveler Series If you have stopped by our Shores & Islands Ohio Port Clinton Welcome Center, you may have noticed a bit of a change in the flower beds bordering our parking lot. This spring our office crew planted over 600 native flowers and grasses that over time will become a…
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Part of the Shores & Islands Ohio Like a Local Series – Meet Julene Market, co-owner S&IO: Tell us about your business. Who is involved in the operations? Julene: Our family owns and operates Miller Boat Line, the passenger and vehicle ferry service to Put-in-Bay (South Bass Island) and Middle Bass…
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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 the Shores & Islands Ohio Like a Local series – Meet Kim Kaufman, Executive Director S&IO: Tell us about your business. Kim: Black Swamp Bird Observatory is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to inspiring the appreciation, enjoyment, and conservation of birds and their habitats through…
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Part of our Time Traveler Series Rutherford B. Hayes may not be the first person to come to mind when one recalls presidential history, but his presidency, while contentious, has had a lasting impact on our nation. His presence in the Shores & Islands Ohio region and its neighboring communities also…
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Meet Emma Melter, who recently joined the Shores & Islands Ohio team as Group Experience Manager. Emma handles administrative and support services for all types of groups, including meetings/conventions, motorcoach, social, and sports. Let's get to know Emma! S&IO: Tell us a bit about yourself…
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Part of the Shores & Islands Ohio Like a Local series – Meet Jim & Dick, owners S&IO: Why a tour bus and why Sandusky? Jim & Dick: We came to the area six years ago to start Sandusky Segwave in downtown Sandusky. Experienced tour guides took guests to historic sites in downtown helping them…
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