Put-In-Bay is a city on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. The island is accessed by boat, ferry or small plane. Once on the island, most people get around by foot, bike, scooter, taxi or golf cart. Others bring their cars or motorcycles across on the ferry. I took my truck across on Miller's Ferry, which leaves from Catawba Island.
The Rental - For the 3rd straight year, we rented the Chalet at the Bay. It's an A-frame house the sleeps 14. There's a huge yard with horseshoe pit, fire pit, volleyball net and grill. Two of the guys brought their cornhole sets with them. Our cornhole matches on Friday night got rained out and sent us inside for some spirited games of euchre. Once the rain stopped, it was downtown to the Barrel House for some drinks. A LOT of drinks. For those of you that I drunk dialed on Friday, my humblest apologies. On Saturday, we paired up into teams and made it through two double-elimination cornhole tournaments. I got destroyed in both of them.
The Chalet
Tallying the score
Cornhole consists of throwing bean bags with one hand and holding a drink with the otherThe Battle of Lake Erie - Put-In-Bay was the site of a War of 1812 naval battle between the Americans and the Brits. The Americans were victorious under the command of Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry. A monument was erected on the island in his name.
View of Perry's Monument from downtown
A seawall near the monument
Kind of a bland monument, if you ask meThe Bar Scene - Put-In-Bay is known for it's active bar scene. In addition to the aforementioned Barrel House - which claims to have the world's longest bar - the Round House bar and Frosty Bar are island institutions.
Frosty Bar
Round HouseA Tour of the Island - On Saturday evening, I drove around the island to see the sites.
A man and his goat
Catawba St. in downtown
Now how did this picture get in here?
Did not know this
The Doller House
The Crew's Nest - a private club
Do you really need anything else?
Crown Hill Cemetery
Old school farm implements
Put-In-Bay airport
Beautiful house near Perry's Monument
The marina
Gibraltar Island from South Bass Island
4 comments:
What's up with that brewery?
Dig that round haus.
Go up in the tower?
Did that chick borrow Amy's halter-top?
What brewery?
True dat
Nope, closed for repairs
Amy has a top like that?
Good times had by all. Can't wait for next year. By the way...I think this is the fist time I've ever had my picture on a blog post! I feel so blessed!
The war of 1812 was fought in a lake? Isn't calling that the 1st ship to shore broadcast the same as someone jumping off their steps and calling it man's first flight?
She was very nice, yes?
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