Sandusky Travel Guide

 Yaqui Says:  The Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, purchased by the Ohio Division of Wildlife in August 1951, lies in some of Ohio’s finest remaining wetlands. The marsh complex has historically been inhabited by large numbers of waterfowl, waterbirds, shorebirds, and songbirds. The primary... 

 Yaqui Says:  The marker reads:Front Text : "Magee Marsh Wildlife Area - A Feature of the Great Black Swamp"A dense swamp forest roughly the size of the state of Connecticut once stretched across this region of Ohio and Indiana. A remnant of ancient Lake Maumee, this dense, soggy flatland... 

 Yaqui Says:  Established on December 1991as Liberty Aviation Museum that houses many wonderful preserved WWII era aircraft and vehicles. The facilities were built in 2011-2012, with the artifacts being housed throughout the museum, lobby, gift shop, and hangar, and includes the beautiful... 

 gabbygerty Says:  The Marblehead Lighthouse is the most photographed lighthouse on the Great Lakes and I can see why. It located in the charming town of Marblehead, Ohio with quaint gift and antique shops. They even have an old schoolhouse that's been converted into shops. The Lighthouse... 

 Yaqui Says:  Coming Home by Larry AndersonDedicated to Ohio VeteransWho Have Served Their CountryMade Possible ThroughThe Generous Contributions ofCeil Hough Frostand other donorsSeptember 17, 1988 

 Yaqui Says:  This musuem is housed in a Richardsonian architectural style building called the I.F. Mack Building. Named after prominent Sandusky resident and the first President of the Board of Trustees, Isaac Foster Mack. In 1888, the original administration offices of the then name... 

 Yaqui Says:  Taken from the back of the marker:Built of Sandusky Blue Limestone with sandstone details in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, the restored I.F. Mack Administration Building houses museums for the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame and the Ohio Veterans Home. Six remaining... 

 Yaqui Says:  Front Text : "Ohio Veterans Home"Following the Civil War, many of Ohio's disabled and wounded veterans found inadequate provisions for their long-term needs. In response, the Grand Army of the Republic's Department of Ohio lobbied for a state-operated veterans' home. In 1886... 

 Yaqui Says:  On June 20, 1855 six men signed a note to purchase property in Sandusky, Ohio. In a few short months, St. Mary’s Catholic Church was completed on that lot. The German immigrants of the city, who had been worshiping at Holy Angels, succeeded in founding the second Catholic... 

 Yaqui Says:  Here is one of the largest collection of beautiful carousel animals seen in the U.S. They have some rare carousel animals seen by the public. After they are brought here, some are missing parts or need to be totally to be stripped, repainted, and or a piece re-carved. It's... 

 Yaqui Says:  The marker reads:This U.S. Post Office building, Sandusky's third, opened in 1927. replacing a smaller building at Columbus Avenue and Market Street. It is notable for its fine Neoclassical-style architecture and its unusual curved portico. It was added to the National... 

 Yaqui Says:  The Erie County Courthouse was built in 1874 and designed by architects Myer and Holmes. Located at 323 Columbus Ave. in the county seat of Sandusky, the courthouse remains in use and today and houses the Erie County Court of Common Pleas and its probate, juvenile, domestic... 

 Yaqui Says:  It all started in 1900 when Chris and Matilda Toft’s family dairy farm would sell by the dipper or fill large family-size containers customers brought to the wagon. In 1935 Oswald Dairy purchased the property and founded Toft Dairy when milk pasteurization began. The... 

 Mayna76 Says:  1. The CP traffic can be gruesome. When you're going to the point, you can avoid some of the traffic by getting to CP at the crack of dawn (but you'll be waiting till 9 for the gates to open). At the end of the day if you leave RIGHT when they're closing and don't dawdle,... 

 Toughluck Says:  Across the bay from Sandusky is Marblehead Penninsula. It gets it's name from the limestone that forms it base. The center of the peninsula consist of a huge limestone quarry. But out on the end is the Marblehead Lighthouse. Established to guide mariners into Sandusky Bay or...