Shores & Islands Ohio is Erie and Ottawa counties. It’s not just a place.... It’s a feeling. It is the memories people have from unforgettable experiences here that live in their hearts for a lifetime. Shores & Islands Ohio embodies the excitement felt from the very first time you visit, to the…
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S&IO: Tell us about Blue Sky Charters. Why did you choose to start a sport fishing business? CAPTAIN PEG: We are a sport fishing charter business in Port Clinton, fishing the Western Basin of Lake Erie. We fish for walleye and yellow perch. We use light tackle, and drift fish for walleye, and…
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Published June 2022 Meet Katrina Reed, Put-in-Bay resident and the voice of Miller Ferries! Shores & Islands Ohio wanted to get to know Katrina, Like a Local. Learn what it’s like to live on an island and what’s new with the ferry this season! S&IO: Tell us about yourself! Katrina: I have lived at…
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Published May 2022 Time Traveler Series, guest post by Brian Shifflet, Visitor Experience Manager To understand the history of tourism in the Shores & Islands Ohio region, it helps to understand a brief history of tourism in the United States. While elite colonists and early Americans did frequent…
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Published April 2022 Are you ready to say goodbye to those oppressive winter socks and don your summertime flip-flops? Dubbed “the official shoe of the Kelleys Island summer,” the flip-flop lets your toes wiggle and welcomes the warm sun to shine on your feet. They are the perfect shoe for Kelleys’…
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Published March 2022 As part of our ongoing Like a Local series, where we interview Shores & Islands Ohio business owners and local personalities, S&IO recently checked in with Kelleys Island mainstay, the Kelley's Island Wine Company. Meet Abbey Rosado, General Manager. S&IO: Tell us about your…
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Published January 2022 Shores & Islands recently sat down with Kristina Smith, Marketing and Communications Manager at Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums to learn a bit more about the museum, President Hayes, and Kristina’s thoughts on Shores & Islands Ohio as a great place to play…
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Published November 2021 Shores & Islands Ohio, well known as the Midwest’s summertime playground, is surprisingly an amazing winter and holiday getaway as well. Come celebrate the season along the shore this December with a number of exciting activities that will help make family memories for years…
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Enjoy a relaxing Sandusky Bay or Lake Erie islands cruise aboard the iconic Goodtime I, sailing from Sandusky, Ohio. With the line offering a variety of cruises and excursions, you’ll love touring the shoreline while enjoying amazing sites along the way. Cruises in 2021 almost didn’t happen due to…
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Sandusky local Allie Schuster has been working at Lake Erie Shores & Islands this summer as a social media and public relations intern. Recently we chatted with her for our Like a Local series about her experiences working in travel and tourism at the height of the season and what a typical college…
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