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putinbay.com is proud to present the following article from the Put-in-Bay Gazette. For the best South Bass Island journalism, visit putinbay.news and subscribe to the Gazette today! The cruise ship Goodtime I out of Sandusky ran aground on Buckeye reef between Ballast Island and Buckeye off South Bass Island’s East Point, late on Thursday afternoon, June 26th. This was the first day of the ship’s seasonal island-hopping cruises between Sandusky and Put-in-Bay this year. According to Lt. Kyle Rivera, Coast Guard Sector Detroit’s public affairs officer, six crew members and...More Information

putinbay.com is proud to present the following article from the Put-in-Bay Gazette. For the best South Bass Island journalism, visit putinbay.news and subscribe to the Gazette today! As the United States prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Lake Erie Heritage Foundation (LEHF) announces a national event spotlighting a pivotal yet overlooked moment in American history. On August 2nd, 2026, thousands will gather at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial on South Bass Island for a national signing ceremony honoring the actual date, August 2nd, 1776, when...More Information

putinbay.com is proud to present the Put-in-Bay Gazette’s Island Diary. For the best South Bass Island journalism, visit putinbay.news and subscribe to the Gazette today! Island Diary June 2025 Sun., June 1st – St. Paul’s begins its 8 a.m., Sunday morning Summer Worship in DeRivera Park. There’s a bridal shower for Erin Urge, PIBHS Class of 2018, at the Ice House behind the Put-in-Bay Winery at the Doller Estate. If you pass the downtown docks in the mid-afternoon, you’ll see that there is not one single boat docked at the...More Information

putinbay.com is proud to present the Put-in-Bay Gazette’s Island Diary. For the best South Bass Island journalism, visit putinbay.news and subscribe to the Gazette today! Island Diary July 2025 Tue., July 1st – The PIB Village Council discusses paid parking and rental golf carts running without licenses from the Village. Sheryl Patry’s ashes are put on the Patry plot in Maple Leaf Cemetery. On this date in 2000, the Lonz Winery terrace collapsed on Middle Bass Island during weekend festivities. Eighty people were injured and one person killed. Those who...More Information

putinbay.com is proud to present the following article from the Put-in-Bay Gazette. For the best South Bass Island journalism, visit putinbay.news and subscribe to the Gazette today! Life on Put-in-Bay is anything but boring. May was particularly hectic as islanders got ready for the 2025 season. If you were a business owner and not open already, you probably were hard at work getting ready to open. If you see workers out and about, you can bet they’re doing the numerous things it takes for a business to open after a...More Information