Get Away to the Lake Erie Islands; Seven Million People Visit Region Every Year.Business Editors/Travel Writers SANDUSKY, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003 Need to get away? Maybe for just a day or so, maybe a week? Whether you want a quick getaway or a long family vacation, the Lake Erie Islands The Lake Erie Islands are a chain of islands in Lake Erie. They include Kelleys Island, Pelee Island, the Bass Islands, and several others. The majority of these islands are under the sovereignty of Ohio in the United States. region offers something for everyone -- boating, fishing, swimming, the world's highest roller coasters While there have been hundreds of different roller coasters built, there have been just a few that were notable for specific reasons. Some reasons include:
If you're a naturalist, come to the Lake Erie Lake Erie Great Lake; once so polluted, referred to as Lake Eerie. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 887] See : Filth Wing Watch Weekend April 5 and 6. Enjoy seminars on eagles, hawks, warblers and butterflies; workshops on beginning bird watching Bird Watching is a British magazine for birders. The current editor is Kevin Wilmot. External Links
For family fun try Cedar Point Cedar Point is a 364 acre (1.5 km²) amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. It is one of the world's largest amusement parks (by ride count) with 69 rides and currently holds the world record for most roller coasters with 17, one amusement park amusement park, a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and souvenirs. in Sandusky, which opens Sunday, May 4. Named "Best Amusement Park in the World" by Amusement Today for five years in a row, Cedar Point features the world's largest collection of roller coasters (16) and rides (68). This year's coaster sensation is Top Thrill Dragster Top Thrill Dragster is a steel, hydraulically-launched roller coaster located at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio. It was the first "Strata Coaster," loosely defined as a complete circuit coaster that is 400 to 499 feet tall. , the tallest, fastest roller coaster in the world. The Dragster drag·ster n. 1. An automobile specially built or modified for drag racing. 2. A person who races such an automobile. launches forward, reaching 120 mph in about 4 seconds, zooms straight up 420 feet, rotates 90 degrees, climbs, then drops 400 feet straight down, twisting 270 degrees! The 364-acre amusement park also features 26 rides and other activities just for kids, including award-winning musicals ranging from rock to PEANUTS(TM) spectaculars. Children under 48" tall get in for half-price, while children age 2 and younger are admitted free. If water's your thing, enjoy 142 miles of shoreline that stretches between the quaint harbor towns of Vermilion vermilion, vivid red pigment of durable quality. It is a chemical compound of mercury and sulfur and is known as red sulfide of mercury; it was formerly obtained by grinding pure cinnabar but is now commonly prepared synthetically. , Huron, Sandusky and Port Clinton. Bays, beaches, marinas, docks and boats abound. Some vacationers prefer Kelleys Island and Put-in-Bay, which can be reached by boat or plane. The Jet Express offers frequent departures from Port Clinton to Put-in-Bay, with children 12 years and under riding free. The Island Rocket ferry transports passengers from Sandusky to Put-in-Bay and Kelleys Island. The Goodtime I is a day-long, island-hopping cruise that departs from downtown Sandusky, stopping at both islands. Once on the islands, bicycles, golf carts and trams provide the primary means of transportation. Charter boat fishing is popular on Lake Erie, with more than 1,000 licensed captains providing charters. Other fishermen may prefer fishing from the shore and piers. The lake teems with many species of fish, notably walleye walleye, in medicine walleye: see strabismus. walleye, in zoology walleye or walleyed pike: see perch. , perch, and large and smallmouth bass. The many shoreline parks and wildlife preserves attract naturalists, hikers and cross-country skiers. Bird watchers can observe 350 different species, including bald eagles, from spring through fall. Monarch butterflies stop on Kelleys Island during their annual migration in September. There are lighthouses everywhere -- to look at, photograph or tour. Marblehead Lighthouse, the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the Great Lakes, is open for free tours throughout the summer. A replica of the Vermilion Lighthouse, built in 1877, stands on the grounds of the Inland Seas Maritime Museum, which traces sailing, shipping and shipwrecks This list of shipwrecks is of those ships whose have been located. Africa East Africa
For rainy days the Maritime Museum of Sandusky offers tales of boating, shipbuilding and shipwrecks. Nearby in Milan are Thomas Edison's Birthplace and the Milan Historical Museum, featuring restored homes, a blacksmith shop and doll and glass collections. On Labor Day weekend -- Aug. 30-Sept. 1 -- the Milan Melon Festival features a small-town parade, live entertainment, melon ice cream, carnival rides and games. Overnight accommodations are plentiful, with hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, vacation rentals and campground sites located throughout the area. Open year-round, Great Bear Lodge is one of many accommodations offering lodging and entertainment. Its five-story indoor water park -- the only one of its kind in Ohio -- is a family's delight. For conventions try the Lodge at Sawmill sawmill, installation or facility in which cut logs are sawed into standard-sized boards and timbers. The saws used in such an installation are generally of three types: the circular saw, which consists of a disk with teeth around its edge; the band saw, which Creek Resort, providing an 18-hole golf course, charter fishing and Wilderness Hall, a 16,000-sq.-ft. convention facility capable of seating 1,200 people banquet-style or holding a trade show. The Sandusky/Erie County Visitors & Convention Bureau publishes the information-packed Buckeye North as a guide for lodging, recreational activities, shopping, dining, ferries and other island adventures. For a free copy of Buckeye North with discount coupons, please contact the visitors bureau at 1-800-255-ERIE. Or visit www.VisitOhio.com. Sandusky/Erie County Visitors & Convention Bureau, 4424 Milan Road, Suite A, Sandusky, Ohio 48870. Phone 800-255-ERIE; 419-625-2984. Fax 419-625-5009. www.VisitOhio.com. |
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