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Village Lights Marblehead
Shop local and nautical for Christmas in the village of Marblehead on Lake Erie. Specials at shops and restaurants. Share:
Read More6 spots to romance the holidays on Lake Erie: Romance the Lake
The weather outside is frightful. But Lake Erie can still be delightful in December — especially if you’re viewing it from a roaring fire. So snuggle up with your sweetie, ignore the shopping list for a weekend (or at least an evening) and head to Ohio’s North Coast for a relaxing, romantic break from the…
Read MoreMarblehead get-away: Lake Erie House of the Week
Enjoy life on the water with this $595,000 home in Marblehead. The property in Misty Bay Point sits on a Lake Erie channel, with two covered boat wells and two channel docks, as well as an extra floating dock. The 1,700-square-foot home includes separate living quarters, with four bedrooms, two kitchens, two bathrooms, two sunrooms…
Read MoreI tried wake surfing on Lake Erie
Call it the surf smile. When you get up surfing behind Jason Hand’s Malibu Wakesetter on Lake Erie, you can’t help but grin. “That smile, the undeniable energy,” said Hand, 49, who spends his summer weekends in a camper at Bay Point Resort. “Like your mouth hurts when you get off this boat,” said fellow…
Read MoreWakesurfing on Lake Erie? You can do it!
You can surf behind a boat. Wakesurfing is one of the hottest sports on the water. And though its ancestor, waterskiing, has been sparse on Lake Erie in recent decades, wakesurfing master Jason Hand hopes to expand the wakesurfing community around Bay Point and the Marblehead peninsula. “We’re bringing new energy to the area,” said…
Read MoreMarblehead Music Fest
Enjoy live music throughout downtown Marblehead at the second annual Marblehead Music Fest, from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. At any stop, you can buy a $10 event T-shirt, to benefit the Marblehead Merchants Group, and its work to beautify downtown with planters, benches and more. 1-4 p.m. Rocky Point Winery: David Lester 3-6 p.m.…
Read MoreLakeside couple says community is like ‘summer camp for adults:’ Erie Interview
Meet Bill and Mame Drackett, who have spent summers at Lakeside Chautauqua for all 37 years of their marriage. That’s just the fourth generation, though. Bill’s family began coming in 1897. The 1-mile-square private community on the Marblehead peninsula was founded in 1873 during a series of rousing camp meetings organized by the Methodist Church.…
Read More12 amazing spots to take wedding photos on Lake Erie
You’ve got your groom, or your bride. You’ve picked out the flowers and the gown or the tux. Now what backdrop would be best for wedding photos you’ll treasure forever? Lake Erie, obviously. Do you want a snappy bright blue sky and rollicking waves that scream HAPPIEST DAY OF OUR LIVES! Or are you going…
Read MoreBlarney Stone Stroll
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with specials at Marblehead businesses. Many have 17 percent off. Share:
Read MoreU.S. Coast Guard plans to sell Cleveland lighthouse: See vintage photos of Ohio lights on Lake Erie
The U.S. Coast Guard could sell the bigger lighthouse in Cleveland’s harbor this year. The Guard owns both lighthouses along the breakwall, where the Cuyahoga River meets Lake Erie, said Chris Channels, executive petty officer at the Aids to Navigation Team in Buffalo, which oversees buoys and lighthouse from the St. Lawrence River to Vermilion.…
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