Island Diary

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 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 August 2025 Fri., Aug. 1st – The winds of yesterday die down and the regatta sailors are happy to get out on the lake. A waterspout with its thin twisting column of air reaching from the dark clouds to the lake below is spotted off the West Shore. Rides on one of the last Ford Trimotors in existence are available at Put-in-Bay Airport....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 May 2025 Thu., May 1st – Workers getting ready for the opening weekend of many island businesses are interrupted by really hard rain mid-afternoon. Fri., May 2nd – The Jet Express enjoys coming over on a flat lake as it begins service to PIB for the season. Among those opening for the season are The Upper Deck, Hooligans, The Lobster Trap and Rita’s...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 April 2025 Tue., Apr. 1st – PIB Village Council meets in the morning. Among the items discussed are parking for fishermen in McCann field, the repaving of Langram Rd., and facial recognition cameras for the Village. Dustin Heineman reports Pinot Grigio is being bottled at the winery. Wed., Apr. 2nd – The first ferry is delayed due to overnight weather. Thu., Apr. 3rd...More Information