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The South Bass Island Lighthouse, which BoatUs Foundation, are available for loan.
was completed in 1897, is located at the south- AVC tours are free and open to the public from
west tip of the island and was in operation 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays ...to this!
until 1962. The lighthouse grounds are open to June 14 through August 19, 2023. Group tour
the public dawn to dusk free of charge unless reservations are available mid-May through
otherwise posted. Free tours will be offered October at a cost of $5.50 per person by calling
from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, July 14 and Friday, 419-285-1800.
August 11. Visitors can climb the lighthouse Two science and history tours of Gibral-
stairs to take in the view from the top of the tar Island are offered each Thursday June
tower. Tours for groups of 10 or more may be 29 through August 17, 2023 at 10 a.m. and 1
scheduled April through November by calling p.m. Groups tour the island, including Perry’s
419-285-1800. Lookout and the glacial grooves and see the 13 [ MID-AMERICA BOATING ] JULY 2023
The Aquatic Visitors Center is an educa- outside of Cooke Castle before learning more
tional facility, giving visitors of all ages the about Stone Lab research. Tours can accom-
chance to explore Lake Erie’s complex ecosys- modate up to 70 people and are first-come,
tem through hands-on activities and aquaria first-served. To attend, meet at 9:45 a.m. or
containing live Lake Erie fish. Children ages 12:45 p.m. at the Boardwalk Restaurant dock,
15 and younger can borrow fishing gear and 341 Bayview Ave. in Put-in-Bay. Tours are $12
fish for free off the 100-foot pier. A limited per person, $6 for children, plus $8 for round-
number of free life jackets, provided by the trip fare to Gibraltar Island, payable to the
water taxi driver.
Gibraltar Island and the South Bass Island
Lighthouse are owned by The Ohio State
University, and all three attractions are
managed by Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Labo-
ratory. For more information on scheduling
your trip, visit go.osu.edu/tours. Make a change that will
Located on the 6.5-acre Gibraltar Island in
Put-in-Bay harbor, Stone Laboratory is Ohio impress and last!
State’s island campus on Lake Erie and the
research, education, and outreach facility of
the Ohio Sea Grant College Program. The Ohio PlasDECK is made in the USA. In fact, it is made completely in
Sea Grant College Program is part of The Ohio
State University’s College of Food, Agricultur- Ohio. This allows us to maintain quality from start to finish.
al, and Environmental Sciences and NOAA n Designs from simple to intricate n Logos
Sea Grant, a network of 34 Sea Grant programs n We have the most color options
dedicated to the protection and sustainable
use of marine and Great Lakes resources. For
information on Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab, www.PlasDECK.com 1-800-320-1841
visit ohioseagrant.osu.edu MAB

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