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43rd Annual Port Clinton Walleye Festival kicks off the summer season
PORT CLINTON, Ohio — Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to the summer for many in our area. But for people in the Port Clinton area, it's the Walleye Festival. It was a windy but dry Monday in Port Clinton as hundreds of visitors from around Ottawa County and beyond were in town enjoying the 43rd Annual Walleye Festival.
Ohio DNR has new wetland project going near Sandusky Bay
SANDUSKY — Another H2Ohio wetland is being built to improve water quality in western Lake Erie’s Sandusky Bay, this time near the Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area roughly halfway between Fremont and Sandusky. The project complements others done previously in the Sandusky area near the Cedar Point amusement park. Some of that work was shown in the fall of 2022 to 35 people, including U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) and some Bowling Green State University researchers. Scudder Mackey, Ohio Division of Coastal Management director, said the multiple coastal wetland projects in various stages of development in the vicinity of Sandusky Bay are a first for the Great Lakes region. The bay has been a long-overlooked part of Lake Erie that has harbored a different type of toxin-producing algae, planktothrix, from the toxin-producing microcystis that’s in the majority of the lake’s western basin.
Aquatic Visitors Center near Put-in-Bay getting $6.2M renovation
PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio — The state of Ohio has begun a $6.2 million facelift of the Aquatic Visitors Center on South Bass Island. Located a short drive from downtown Put-in-Bay, the facility had been owned and operated in recent years by Ohio Sea Grant and Ohio State University’s Stone Laboratory. But the Ohio Department of Natural Resources closed on a long-awaited deal for an ownership transfer last December. “It’s great to see the state investing in it,” said Chris Winslow, Ohio Sea Grant and OSU Stone Laboratory director. “I’m glad they found the money to do it.” The facility will be renovated by the same firm that designed the Magee Marsh Visitors Center, he said.
Ottawa County marriage license applications recorded April 21 to May 12
The Ottawa County Probate Court recorded the following marriage license applications from April 21 to May 12:. Quinton Ryan Orosz, 29, automotive technician, and Alexis Ann Busack, 30, agriculture office, both of Oak Harbor. Aldin Joe Showalter, 24, material handler, and Mya Elizabeth Lenki, 22, car sales consultant, both of...
Humanetics Celebrates 30 Years of Manufacturing in Erie County, Ohio, Helping to Save Lives Worldwide
HURON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2024-- Humanetics, the world’s premier manufacturer of anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) - commonly known as crash test dummies - is proud to celebrate its 30th anniversary of operations in Erie County, Ohio, and its 15 th year in Huron, Ohio. This press release features multimedia....
Communities in Sandusky, Ottawa counties plan Memorial Day observances
Several communities in Sandusky and Ottawa counties have announced special events planned for Memorial Day weekend. Fremont veterans will hold the annual wreath-laying ceremonies Monday at 9 a.m. at the Sandusky County Courthouse. The parade will follow, starting at 10 a.m. at the corner of State and Front streets and...
If Port Clinton reaches its fireworks donation goal, a city council member will buzz her hair
PORT CLINTON, Ohio — The city of Port Clinton has struggled in recent years to raise money for their Fourth of July fireworks. This is why one well-known member of its city council is putting her hair on the line to raise as much money as possible. This year's...
🚴♂️$1.1 million awarded to extend North Coast Inland Trail
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Kick off summer reading with June 1 event at Clyde Public Library
Clyde Public Library will have a Summer Reading kickoff event June 1 from 10 a.m. to noon. Staff will transform the library parking lot into a haven of fun-filled activities that will delight children, teens, and adults alike. The library will still be open. There will be some parking spaces...
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