Date: August 7, 2013
Day on the Cruise: 114
From: Public Marina, Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OH
To: Public Marina, Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OH
Statute Miles: 0.0 SM
Time: 0.0 Hrs
Cumulative Miles: 2,546.0 SM
On Board: Susan, Chuck, Maggie, Trooper, Peanut
Stayed in "The Bay" today, watching it rain most of the day. The rain stopped during the early afternoon, and things dried out. We off loaded the bikes and took off on a ride around the Island.
Rode downtown then over to the "Peace Monument" commemorating Perry's victory in the Battle of Lake Erie. This is a very cool 375' tall tower with an elevator in the center that takes you to an observation deck at the top. We rode to the top and enjoyed an incredible vista for 360 regress around "The Bay". The weather had cleared and you could see all the way North to mainland Canada; all the way West to the Fermi Nuclear Plant on the Western shores of Lake Erie; and Southeast to the big Cedar Point Amusement Park at Sandusky, OH. We also got a great bird's eye view of "Blue Moon" in her slip at the marina.
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| The Perry Monument at Put-in-Bay |
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| At 375' tall, it has the tallest observation deck of any Park System Monument in the US |
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| Very impressive |
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| Observation Deck |
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| Looking at Middle Bass Island then North Bass Island |
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| The Harbor at Put-in-Bay |
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| Can you find "Blue Moon" in the Harbor? |
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| There she is! |
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| Looking West from the Tower |
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| Island in PIB |
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| Looking Southwest toward Port Clinton and Toledo |
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| Look carefully and you can see the Cedar Point Amusement Park near Sandusky, OH |
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| Eastern part of South Bass Island |
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| Eastern side of South Bass Island |
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| The village of Put-in-Bay |
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| The Harbor at PIB |
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| This is the slogan for the big Battle of Lake Erie Celebration |
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| Looking West |
After the Monument, we rode bikes to the Eastern end of the Island and enjoyed seeing some older homes, a few B&B's and a vineyard. The road terminated in a turnaround at the water that could be called land's end.
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| Older home on the East end of the Island |
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| Another older home on the Island |
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| Land's End |
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| A Vineyard that we came upon |
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| A B&B on the East End of the Island |
We went back to the grocery store on the bikes and picked up more jugs and bottles of water and some things we forgot to get yesterday.
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| The famous Round House where you can get beer served in a bucket! |
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| The famous Frosty's |
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| A very old carousel |
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| And we stayed at North Tonawanda a week or so ago |
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| A very old merry go round |
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| Street scene in PIB |
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| Street scene in PIB |
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| The town park |
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| All you have to do is drive through and get your spirits without exiting the car |
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| Street scene in PIB. Recognize the tower in the background? Good, you have been reading the Blog! |
Tomorrow we head up to the Motor City, Detroit, Michigan. We have reservations at a State of Michigan Marina in Motown, on the Detroit River. Should be a blast.
Thanks for Reading!
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