Posts Tagged ‘port clinton’
Burning Snowman Festival 2019
Hot tubs, food and drink, and a giant burning snowman warms up the end of winter in Port Clinton. Enjoy live entertainment and craft beer. Share:
Read MorePort Clinton Walleye Drop 2018
Who needs a glittery ball, or Times Square? Watch a 20-foot fiberglass Walleye drop at midnight in Port Clinton. There’s a Minnow Drop for the kids at 4 p.m., with entertainment provided. Share:
Read More8 Lake Erie spots for holiday shopping, from Port Clinton to Ashtabula
Get set for holiday shopping with RocktheLake’s guide to nautical gifts from local boutiques, from Northern Exposure in Port Clinton to Carlisle’s in Historic Ashtabula Harbor. We’ve got a list of eight great small shops, plus a few gift ideas. Check out the photos on cleveland.com/rock-the-lake. Share:
Read MoreRock the Light
Enjoy two nights of all- star talent at Waterworks Park in Port Clinton for the Rock The Light Music Festival. Headliners are on Friday, Here Come the Mummies, and on Saturday home town star Crystal Bowersox and teen idol Aaron Carter. Regional acts Emily Keener and Hey Monea will perform, as well, along with local…
Read More7 festivals for fall fun on Lake Erie
Yes, we’re sad summer is over. The days are growing shorter, and the weather is growing cooler. But you don’t have to put away your stand-up paddleboard yet. And there are plenty of fall events to celebrate on Lake Erie. Here’s a taste. For more events, any time of year, visit rockthelake.com/events. Sept. 7 Put-in-Bay…
Read MorePerch, Peach, Pierogi and Pierogi Festival
Enjoy Lake Erie Perch sandwiches or dinners, pierogies, polish sausage, and delicious peach cobbler topped with Toft’s ice cream. star in this Port Clinton favorite festival. Award-winning polka bands play under the big tent. Friday: 4-9:30 p.m. Sat-Sun 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Share:
Read MorePort Clinton Lighthouse Festival
Take a free tour of the Port Clinton Lighthouse, the last remaining timber frame pier light on Lake Erie, during the second annual Port Clinton Lighthouse Festival. Hear docents explain the importance of the pier light to local navigation. Climb the wooden spiral staircase to the lantern room and view the fully functioning fifth-order…
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.…
Read MoreBurning Snowman Festival
Hot tubs, food and drink, and a giant burning snowman warms up the end of winter in Port Clinton. There is a Battle of the Bands, and the fest sets fire to leftover Christmas trees. Share:
Read MoreIsland Air Pilot Dustin Shaffer flies people, groceries from Port Clinton to Put-in-Bay: Erie Interview
Meet Dustin Shaffer, owner of Island Air Taxi, the only airplane company based in Put-in-Bay. In the winter, he may fly 20 flights a day, back and forth from South Bass or Kelleys islands to the mainland of Port Clinton, chauffeuring people, groceries and anything else that needs to get on island after Lake Erie…
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