Put-In-Bay

Got on our bikes and rode the 1.5 miles to the ferry. Put-In-Bay has been a small summer resort vacation destination, since the mid 1800's located on South Bass Island in Lake Erie's western basin. It thrived during the turn of the last century during the Victorian era when thousands of visitors disembarked from different steam ships that anchored here. It has a very quaint downtown with shops and many of the buildings are still original. Put-In-Bay is home to Perry's Victory and International Peace Monument. This was built as a symbol of lasting peace between the US, Great Britiain, and our northern neighbor Canada. We learned about the battle of Lake Erie in the 1800's as well.

We visited a chocolate museum and bought fudge and then moved on to the Heinrich Winery. While digging a well at the winery they discovered a cave which was filled with crystals. We took the cave tour and it was very interesting. After coming back up we were thisty... so we tried some wines.

We headed back to the ferry about 6pm. Had dinner and and met two really nice couples from Ohio in the campground. We all shared a camp fire. It was nice to talk with some folks and share stories. We hung out so we could recharge for tomorrow when we attack the roller coaster capital of the world!