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Virtual Tour of Put-in-Bay Ohio’s Incredible Benson Ford Ship HouseHundreds of thousands of Put-in-Bay visitors have gazed in wonder at the outside of the Benson Ford Ship House, but very few have seen inside. Now you can! Walk through the amazing interior of one of the most unique homes in America with our InsideMaps virtual tour below! The YouTube channel Doc Bites recently featured Put-in-Bay’s famous Benson Ford house in one of their videos, and it’s fantastic. Enjoy the video right here, and then read on to learn a little...More Information

Pat Dailey is a legend on Put-in-Bay, Ohio – the famous Lake Erie Island which is also known to many as South Bass Island.  If this the first time you’ve ever heard of him, allow me to provide some back story. He’s a musician who dedicated his whole life to performing in cities all across the USA. Here’s the story of how he ended up in Put-in-Bay, Ohio: Life Before Put-in-Bay Pat is a very famous island musician who originally hails from Omaha, Nebraska. This probably makes you wonder, how...More Information

The Put-in-Bay Gazette is the only current local newspaper for Put-in-Bay, Ohio, and also the Bass Islands in Lake Erie. You will find information about many of the Bass Islands and their happenings. Look for the Gazette in newspaper stands around the Bass Islands, and on the mainland in Catawba, Port Clinton and Marblehead. About Us – Our Story Since 1980, the Put-in-Bay Gazette Newspaper has been bringing South Bass Island residents their local news and visitors enjoy reading the Lake Erie news as well. Editor Kendra Koehler started the...More Information

Brought to you by the editors of The Put-in-Bay Gazette. Monthly subscriptions to the Gazette can be purchased online at putinbay.news. Only $15 for online subscriptions and $25 for print subscriptions. Put-in-Bay and Covid-19 The Lake Erie Islands may be offshore from mainland Ohio and the rest of the country, but, nonetheless, our small island community is feeling the impact of the coronavirus pandemic even with no reported cases so far. So far, the islands have been a safe haven from the Covid-19 virus, but as we are beginning to...More Information

1. South Bass Island was once known as Ross Island. 2. Indian burial sites have been found on the islands. 3. The first grapes were planted on the Lake Erie Islands in the 1850s. 4. After the War of 1812, a survey team was sent out to survey the Lake Erie islands to establish boundaries for the Treaty of Ghent which ended the war. 5. If you extended the Airport Rd. heading from the Lime Kiln Dock to where it bends at Toledo and could keep going straight, you would...More Information