Category: Events & News
putinbayreservations.com is proud to present this piece from the Put-in-Bay Gazette. For the best South Bass Island journalism, visit putinbay.news and subscribe to the Gazette today! An Island Epilogue The 50th Anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald Sinking By Peter Huston No one among us knows first-hand what happened to the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald that fateful day, the 10th of November 1975, but the valiant crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter Woodrush, an 180ft diesel buoy tender, was to be the first on the scene that night. On board the...View More
putinbayreservations.com is proud to present this piece from the Put-in-Bay Gazette. For the best South Bass Island journalism, visit putinbay.news and subscribe to the Gazette today! School News By Mr. Scott Mangas, Superintendent December 2025 As we enter the final month of 2025, our students and staff continue to shine both in and out of the classroom. November was a busy and exciting month at Put-in-Bay School, and December promises to bring even more memorable moments. Thanxmas Concert — A Wonderful Community Event On November 20th, Mrs. C.C. Wisniewski and...View More
putinbayreservations.com is proud to present this piece from the Put-in-Bay Gazette. For the best South Bass Island journalism, visit putinbay.news and subscribe to the Gazette today! School News By Mr. Scott Mangas, Superintendent It is hard to believe that October 24th marked the end of our first nine weeks. We are already 25% of the way through the 2025–2026 school year! The fall season has been full of activity—volleyball, cross country, field trips and staff professional development have kept everyone busy. Volleyball After losing two key seniors and fielding a...View More
putinbayreservations.com is proud to present this piece from the Put-in-Bay Gazette. For the best South Bass Island journalism, visit putinbay.news and subscribe to the Gazette today! Garden Club News From Sheri Murphy, President And it’s another gardening season in the books! Thanks so much for following our events and programs as your support means so much! Highlights this year included planting the park flower baskets (with the associated headaches of a very hot dry summer!), an intriguing tour of one of the largest indoor greenhouses in North America, a watercolor...View More
putinbayreservations.com is proud to present this piece from the Put-in-Bay Gazette. For the best South Bass Island journalism, visit putinbay.news and subscribe to the Gazette today! Middle Bass Fundraiser for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation a Success from Katie Stitak August 16th was a day that I truly can’t still believe happened! On this day, our little island in the middle of lake Erie, really showed how amazing this small but mighty community is! A few years ago I became a part of this wonderful foundation, Alex’s lemonade Stand Foundation. I...View More
putinbayreservations.com is proud to present this piece from the Put-in-Bay Gazette. For the best South Bass Island journalism, visit putinbay.news and subscribe to the Gazette today! Garden Club News From Sheri Murphy, President Welcome to fall – island style! Bright sunny skies, no rain and quite the number of island activities to keep us all busy outside. Sounds perfect for everyone…except for the brown grass in our yards, I suppose. Small price to pay in my opinion! I would like to start off by giving kudos to our September speaker,...View More
putinbayreservations.com is proud to present this piece from the Put-in-Bay Gazette. For the best South Bass Island journalism, visit putinbay.news and subscribe to the Gazette today! Put-in-Bay School Earns STEM Award for Third Year in a Row Put-in-Bay School has once again earned recognition for its outstanding achievements in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The Ohio Academy of Science recently announced that Put-in-Bay is among 76 schools across the state to receive the Governor’s Thomas Edison Award for Excellence in STEM Education and Student Research for the 2024–2025...View More
putinbayreservations.com is proud to present this piece from the Put-in-Bay Gazette. For the best South Bass Island journalism, visit putinbay.news and subscribe to the Gazette today! Garden Club News From Sheri Murphy, President Somehow it is already September – not sure how that happened so quickly, but the cooler evenings certainly are an indication that the “long summer nights” may be behind us! I would like to thank Susan Hildebrandt for planning our August program featuring her friend and fellow Master Gardener, Donna Schneider. She was very generous in sharing...View More
putinbayreservations.com is proud to present this piece from the Put-in-Bay Gazette. For the best South Bass Island journalism, visit putinbay.news and subscribe to the Gazette today! OCIC Visits Put-in-Bay OCIC & First National Bank President Visit PIB Businesses (June 24) The Ottawa County Improvement Corporation (OCIC) spent a productive day on Put-in-Bay, visiting with island business owners and managers. They were joined by representatives from First National Bank of Bellevue—Put-in-Bay’s only bank branch—including President/CEO Jeff Bechtel and Commercial Lender Pawan Riviotta. Jessica Grzechowiak, OCIC Business Outreach Manager, and Wendy Chambers,...View More
