October is Polio Awareness Month and October 24 th  is World Polio Day. At one time, poliomyelitis raged throughout the world. Today,...

In 1901 Buck’s Opera House was built at 105 Madison Street, the second building from Perry Street, for about $12,000. That building, now...

Little is known about the house on Buckeye Boulevard before it became Rosie’s Place. It was demolished in February of 2024. But while...

Among the Civil War artifacts displayed at the Ottawa County Museum in Port Clinton is a framed Medal of Honor certificate. It was...

Numerous reports regarding the 1986 Pro-Am Walleye Tournament proclaimed it the “best ever.” Participants stated they caught and released...

Soon after World War II, Port Clinton became home to the first marching baton corps in the United States. After his military service...

If you’ve ever had to wait awhile for the light to change while heading west out of Port Clinton on Rt. 163, you may have had some...

Once upon a time, a trolley line ran through Port Clinton, Ohio. In 1901, Port Clinton and Lakeside Railroad founded an interurban line...

Among the numerous historical items of local interest in the Ottawa County Museum is a large framed American flag from the 19th century....

Harry Thomas Griffing and Sue Griffing founded Griffing Flying Service in 1937 on a 100-acre plot of land in Sandusky. It began as a...