Posts Tagged ‘history’
Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland
Learn about the Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937, presented by the Cleveland Metroparks. The Bay Village Historical Society quarterly potluck dinner begins with a social at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. and program at 7. Great Lakes Expo brought 7 million people to Lake Erie: Remember When Share:
Read MoreLake Erie view from Bay Village’s Lakeside Cemetery
Lakeside Cemetery, on Lake Road in Bay Village, has to be one of the prettiest places to rest in peace. The land was donated in 1814 by Reuben and Sarah Osborn, when Sarah’s sister, Rebecca Porter, drowned in the Rocky River. See the cemetery and read the history of some of its inhabitants at cleveland.com/rock-the-lake.…
Read MoreTour the National Museum of the Great Lakes
Ever been to the National Museum of the Great Lakes? I hadn’t. And I was missing out on so much cool history, from the luxury cruise ships plying the lakes at the turn of the 19th century to the shipwreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. See photos and fun facts on cleveland.com/rock-the-lake. Share:
Read MoreReminisce on the Geneva-on-the-Lake Summer Fun Heritage Trail
Remember the beauty pageants at the Burlesque? Or the shaved ice at the Popcorn Ball? Both businesses boomed during the heyday of Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio’s first resort. The strip on Lake Erie is honoring its memories with the Geneva-on-the-Lake Summer Fun Heritage Trail. See dozens of the signs on cleveland.com. Share:
Read MoreFrom booming port to tourist town: Historic Ashtabula Harbor
Bridge Street was a boomtown, built up over a few years, when railroads connected Ashtabula Harbor to the mills of Youngstown and Pittsburgh and iron ore and coal streamed in and out. Near the turn of the 20th century, as many as 65 boats waited, loaded and unloaded by hundreds of immigrants who worked hard,…
Read MoreA quick history of Sandusky industry, from ice harvest to tourism
At one point, Sandusky was the largest American producer of ice west of the Hudson River. The ice blocks men harvested from Sandusky Bay were shipped as far as New Orleans, said James Miller, history chair of the city’s bicentennial celebration. “About 25 percent of all able bodied men in the city participated in the…
Read MoreHistoric Stonehenge Estate on Put-in-Bay
” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Here’s your chance to own the historic Stonehenge Estate on Put-in-Bay, with seven buildings on nearly 6 acres. The property — for sale by owners for $1.5 million — was once a grape-growing farm, typical of South Bass Island in the 19th century. The four-bedroom stone farmhouse (built circa…
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