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Bonsai Bonkers! – September 2023 Gazette
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! Bonsai Bonkers! We had no idea that there are two neighbors on the West Shore who are interested in Bonsai trees. The PIB Garden Club met on Wednesday, August 9th, at the home of Jim and Susan Hildebrandt, where Jim gave a presentation about Bonsai trees. The meeting and presentation were in the driveway where Jim and the group of lady garden club members...View More
Living History from Nearly a Century Ago – September 2023 Gazette
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! Living History from Nearly a Century Ago 1930s Middle Bass Club & 1940s Rattlesnake Island Memories By Marie Demer Rader While researching Middle Bass Club (MBC) history, I was fortunate to find Maggie Kinsey Wood who is now 94 years young with a fantastic memory. Maggie’s parents, Isaac Kinsey II and Phyllis Bigelow, bought my parents’ cottage in the Middle Bass Club in 1926....View More
Of Ringo Starr, Walk-Off Homers and SOFTBALL – August 2023 Gazette
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! Of Ringo Starr, Walk-Off Homers and SOFTBALL A Look at the Lake Erie Islands Softball League (JULY 2023) By Matt Amsden Hello, again, everyone! You’re all looking fantastic, you really are. Since you’re dressed so formally, I might ask you to pull up a seat in the bleachers, grab a hot dog (it’s a fundraiser for the Class of 2024, so tell ‘em to...View More
Just A Few Random Thoughts – August 2023 Gazette
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! Just A Few Random Thoughts I Kinda Remember That I’ve always contended that the tourist seasons at Put-in-Bay have, like people, their own personalities. They are never quite the same. This season, for example, had the cool June, the smokey haze from the huge wildfires in Canada, lackluster days and busy weekends, two events, the Survivor TV show tryouts and the visit by Good...View More
48N48 World Record Set! – July 2023 Gazette
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! 48N48 World Record Set! Aaron Wilson, Put-in-Bay High School Class of 1999, successfully helped to set a world record this past month. He and fellow pilot, Barry Behnfeldt, left Michigan late on the night of June 4th in Barry’s plane, with the goal of landing in each of the lower 48 states in 48 hours. Their flight was billed as “48N48” (48 states in...View More
OSU’s Stone Lab Offers Professional Development Workshops – July 2023 Gazette
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! OSU’s Stone Lab Offers Professional Development Workshops Workshops at Stone Laboratory, The Ohio State University’s island campus on Lake Erie, are the perfect way to add some professional development to the summer. This year’s offerings last one to three days, and some workshops offer continuing education contact hours for agency personnel. For those looking to expand their professional know-how, Sampling and Identification of Freshwater...View More
FYI – Village Parking Permits! – June 2023 Gazette
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! FYI – Village Parking Permits! At the Put-in-Bay Village Council meeting in May, an amendment to the Village’s Parking Ordinance (Chapter 452, Parking Generally) was added which requires vehicles that park on public streets within the Village and in Village owned parking lots to obtain a parking permit so that the Village may timely regulate and enforce parking restrictions to mitigate traffic congestion during...View More
OSU Marching Band Returning To PIB – June 2023 Gazette
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! OSU Marching Band Returning To PIB The Ohio State Marching Band, “The Best Damn Band in the Land,” will be coming to Put-in-Bay on Sunday, September 3rd! Those who were on the island several years ago when the band was here will remember it as one of the most exciting days on the island. The band is returning this time to celebrate the “Bicen+10,”...View More
Illuminating Perry’s Monument – May 2023 Gazette
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! Illuminating Perry’s Monument Every spring and fall, billions of birds migrate between their wintering and breeding grounds. Many species travel vast distances, reaching northern United States and Canada in the spring and spending the winter in Central and South America. It has become increasingly clear that artificial light is recognized as one of the most important obstacles that birds face during spring and fall...View More
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