| Welcome to Lake Erie | |
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UP of MI and Sault Ste. Marie/Mackinac Island Port Huron & Harsen's Island (Detroit Area) Lake Erie |
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| Lake Erie is the oldest, shallowest and busiest of the Great Lakes. Lake Erie continues to furnish more fish for the nation’s consumption than the rest of the Great Lakes combined. | |
| Sailors make their mark in the Inter-Lake Regatta, one of the top-notch races in U.S. yachting. As many as 500 boats compete, coming from as far away as Argentina. During the summer months, visitors are attracted to Lake Erie's beautiful beaches. | |
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| The old summer homes on Lake Erie’s islands are surrounded by vineyards. The plump Catawba is king of the wine grower’s grapes. Cold winters and cool summer nights are the necessary ingredients for excellent wines. | |
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| North Bass, Middle Bass, South Bass and Kelley's islands, are inhabited year round and attract a large number of warm weather visitors. These islands huddle around a granite pillar that rises 352 feet above the village of Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island, Lake Erie’s most popular island. This Doric obelisk, erected in 1915, commemorates Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry’s defeat of the British squadron in these waters during the War of 1812. | |
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| For an island or water adventure, please contact the following ferry or cruise companies: | |
| Ferry from Marblehead Point, OH to Kelleys Island | |
| Kelleys Island Ferry Boat P.O. Box 117 510 West Main Street Marblehead, OH 43440 419-798-9763 or 888-225-4325 www.kelleysislandferry.com |
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| Service from Catawba Island to South and Middle Bass Islands | |
| Miller Boat Line P.O. Box 117 Put-In-Bay, OH 43456-0017 419-285-2421 www.millerferry.com |
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| Ferry from Port Clinton, OH to South Bass Island | |
| Put-In-Bay Boat Line/"Jet
Express" 5 No. Jefferson St. Port Clinton, OH 43452 800-245-1538 www.jet-express.com |
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| Ferry from South Bass Island to Middle Bass Island (summer only) | |
| Sonny's Boat Line, Inc P.O. Box 27 599 Runkle Road Middle Bass, OH 43446 419-285-2810 www.middlebass.org/FerriesSonnyS2002 |
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| Explore the Great Lakes | |
| Photo courtesy of the National Park Service | |
| Photo courtesy of Neuman Ferry Line | |
