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available. The Marblehead f Toledo
Lighthouse, built in 1821,
is a popular regional icon. * 314,000. ~ £ @ n 401
Jefferson Ave, (800) 243-4667.
P Perry’s Victory & International ∑ dotoledo.org
Peace Memorial
93 Delaware Ave, Put-in-Bay, S Bass One of the world’s leading glass
Island. Tel (419) 285-2184. manufacturing centers and the
Open late Apr–Oct: 10am–5pm daily, third-busiest Great Lakes port,
or by appointment. & (children Toledo occupies a Maumee
under 16 free). 7 ∑ nps.gov/pevi River site steeped in history.
Y Kelleys Island State Park The 1794 Battle of Fallen
Kelleys Island. Tel (419) 746-2546. Timbers that took place nearby
Open 6am–10pm daily. 7 opened northwestern Ohio and
∑ ohiostateparks.org Indiana to white settlement.
The area was also a strategic
Perry’s Victory and International Peace one during the War of 1812.
Memorial at Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie Islands d Sandusky Today, the city is famed for
the Toledo Museum of Art, a
s Lake Erie Islands * 29,800. £ @ g n 4424 Milan Neo-Classical marble structure
Rd, Sandusky, (800) 255-3743.
g n 770 SE Catawba Rd, Port ∑ shoreandislands.com in the historic Old West End
Clinton, (800) 441-1271. founded by local glass tycoon
∑ shoresandislands.com Sandusky was once one of Edward Drummond Libbey.
the Great Lakes’ largest coal- The museum features one of
Located just offshore from the shipping ports. Today, its ferry the world’s largest collections
Marblehead Peninsula terminal provides easy access of ornamental glass, housed in
separating Sandusky Bay from to many of the Lake Erie Islands. the Post-Modern Glass
Lake Erie, the Lake Erie Islands The city is, however, best Pavilion that opened in 2008.
are a prime summer tourist known for the 364-acre (147-ha) The nearby Fort Meigs State
destination. The islands include Cedar Point Amusement Park, Memorial, which is a
the bucolic, peaceful Kelleys which claims to have the reconstructed fort dating from
Island and the rowdier South world’s largest collection of the War of 1812, was rebuilt in
Bass Island, with the village roller coasters. They range from 2003. It features a museum and
of Put-in-Bay as its lively rickety old wooden ones to interactive displays, and various
nightlife center. the high-speed Magnum, outdoor re-enactments are
Home of the Erie, Ottawa, Millennium Force, Top Thrill organized throughout the
and Huron tribes until the 19th Dragster, and the world’s tall- summer by staff and volunteers
century, the Lake Erie Islands est, largest, and fastest dive- in period costume. Fort Meigs,
rose to national prominence coaster, Valravn. Cedar Point about 10 miles (16 km) south
during the War of 1812. On also includes a water park, of Toledo in Perrysburg,
September 10, 1813, US Navy the children-centered Camp commemorates the stockade
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry Snoopy, and a sandy Lake that withstood two British and
defeated the more heavily Erie beach. Native American sieges in 1813.
fortified British fleet in the
pivotal Battle of Lake Erie,  Cedar Point Amusement Park E Toledo Museum of Art
fought off South Bass Island. 1 Cedar Point Dr. Tel (419) 627-2350. 2445 Monroe St. Tel (419) 255-8000.
A visitor center and a 352-ft Open mid-May–Labor Day: Open 10am–4pm Tue–Sat (to 10pm
(107-m) granite column at Put- 10am–8pm or later daily; Labor Day– Fri, 6pm Sat), noon–6pm Sun. Closed
in-Bay, Perry’s Victory and end of Oct: days vary, call first. & 7 Jan 1, Jul 4, Thanksgiving, Dec 25. 7
International Peace Memorial, ∑ cedarpoint.com ∑ toledomuseum.org
commemorates his victory and
his famous message to US
General William Henry Harrison:
“We have met the enemy and
they are ours.”
Kelleys Island State Park has
the fascinating Glacial Grooves, a
series of deep limestone grooves
caused by the movement of a
heavy glacial wall. These grooves
have been protected from
quarrying since 1923.
Short ferry rides from nearby
Sandusky and Marblehead are A roller-coaster ride at Cedar Point Amusement Park, Sandusky

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