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There is a pretty popular shrine just south of Bellevue as well, the Shrine of the Sorrowful Mother.....I was a product of K-12 Catholic Schools, so we utilized that place quite often. Agreed. The people I've encountered in Illinois kind of gave me a blank stare when I said you can eat Buckeyes lol. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Also, I thought this was an Ohio thing but the more I looked into it and have asked around over the years, I believe it is just a Sandusky-area thing. Every New Years (and only at that time of year), local bakeries (I believe only 1 still does it) would bake giant sweet-bread pretzels. They are larger than a frisbee and have more of a bread-texture (rather than hard/crunchy pretzel) and also have a sweet glaze. I always had this growing up, and I just assumed it was a statewide thing. Apparently it's a unique Sandusky tradition.....and unfortunately, this tradition is fading away :-( I found this article on the pretzels: http://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com/2006/12/new-years-pretzel.html I'm curious. Anyone here ever heard of this?!

haha I love these pronunciation things.....and have a few more to add to the list In Erie County, Milan is pronounced "MY-lin" and Berlin Heights is spoken as "BURR-lun" Heights; and their combined school system is Berlin-Milan Local haha Also, Nevada in Crawford County is pronounced "Ne-VAY-duh"

Thank god for Lake Erie.....such a great backdrop that compliments Cleveland oh so much! :)

Nice tour! And I do believe the name of the town is pronounced differently from Louisville KY.....(think "Lewis"ville)

Developer of Paper District is parting ways with Sandusky http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2009/01/30/news/erie_huron/mj545329.txt Friday, January 30, 2009 7:25 AM EST By RICHARD PAYERCHIN [email protected] SANDUSKY — City officials and Mid-States Development Corp., creator of the waterfront Paper District in Sandusky, will part ways this year. The city has also opted to return a $2.8 million grant to the Ohio Department of Development because they could not reach a deal to do environmental cleanup at the waterfront Geo. Gradel Co.

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:clap: Great blog!

I've always wondered what those Level Snow Emergency things meant. Are they issued by the state or the local county??? They never issue them in Erie County or Huron County or Lorain County for that matter...... Regardless, I think if people just use common sense, you can still travel. Oh, and between my time in Ohio and Illinois, I've noticed that Ohio is WAY MORE SUPERIOR when it comes to taking care of snowy/icy roads.......all the more reason to come back :) lol

Norwalk's own Sears store opens http://www.norwalkreflector.com/articles/2009/02/03/front/iq_678143.txt By AARON KRAUSE - Reflector Staff Writer | Tuesday February 03 2009, 11:47am NORWALK - Even without a sign announcing its presence, the new Sears store on Main Street drew a couple hundred patrons Saturday, owner Jim Graves said. The roughly 7,200 square-foot store, with an additional 5,000 square feet of storage space, opened for business Saturday five days after the store's interior was little more than some pegboards and display cabinets. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is certainly a pleasant surprise, given Norwalk's particularly rough economic times and the tendency for new stores to locate outside of the central business district on US 250 near the Erie County line. :-)

'Sometimes it's not good to be No. 1' http://www.norwalkreflector.com/articles/2009/01/28/front/iq_673916.txt By CARY ASHBY - Reflector Staff Writer | Monday January 19 2009, 10:58am "Sometimes it's not good to be No. 1." That's what Melissa James, the executive director for the Norwalk Area-Huron County Chamber of Commerce, had to say about Huron County's 13.5 percent unemployment rate in December. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (JFS) announced Tuesday the figure topped the list among the state's 88 counties.

Whoa. Definitely not what you would expect to find when traveling by on Route 2! Thanks for the pix :)

just a nice little dusting of the white stuff! great pics though!!!!

Interesting little town! THanks for the tour~

Great photos! The Christmas vibe is just great! And yes....it feels super cold in Illinois (moreso than Ohio, IMO). The wind chills out in the hinterlands west of Chicago were nearly 20 below a few days ago :-o

The smaller building in the center kind of reminds me of the Richland County Courthouse in Mansfield.....

Falling bricks force street closure http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2008/12/17/news/erie_huron/mj362184.txt Wednesday, December 17, 2008 1:23 AM EST By RICHARD PAYERCHIN SANDUSKY — Stones falling out of the Keller Building near Sandusky's waterfront have caused the indefinite closure of Shoreline Drive between Jackson and Decatur streets. A city worker yesterday afternoon noticed the limestone blocks and mortar fell onto the sidewalk and road next to the five-story, 79,356-square-foot building at 401-409 W. Water St.

Wind farm developers meet with Erie County landowners http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/12/18/front/1034091.txt By TOM JACKSON | Thursday, December 18, 2008 5:12 PM EST GROTON TWP. - The size of a planned wind farm in Groton and Oxford townships will depend largely on how many farmers want to lease their land to harvest money from the air, the development's project manager says.

Depth of Schulman cuts rocks Bellevue http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/12/11/front/1021414.txt By CORY FROLIK | Thursday, December 11, 2008 11:03 AM EST BELLEVUE - Workers at A. Schulman in Bellevue knew layoffs were coming. A week or two ago, they were told by management to expect a big announcement Dec. 10. Everyone guessed correctly that the announcement would be about trimming the payroll. What they didn't know was just how many employees would be fired. Company officials confirmed Wednesday that 34 employees at the Bellevue plant -- 9 salaried and 25 hourly -- will be fired by April 2009.

Apple's closing at end of year http://www.goreflector.com/articles/2008/12/04/front/iq_640448.txt By MARY LISA BOOSE - Reflector Staff Writer | Tuesday November 25 2008, 1:47pm The Apple's store in Norwalk will close by the end of the year when the company’s five-year lease for the 205 Milan Ave. building ends. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This was surprising (and bad) news; Apples was my family's store of choice. Combined with the troubled local economy, the fact that Super Walmart built directly across the parking lot from Apples probably didn't help.

NASA and Erie County officials want to bring space-themed attraction to the area By TOM JACKSON | Saturday, December 6, 2008 3:58 AM EST http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/12/06/front/doc493a3bafd3b9f937965616.txt PERKINS TWP - NASA wants to send mankind to the stars. The local tourism bureau wants a NASAthemed tourist attraction to bring tourists flooding into Erie County.

Happy Thanksgiving from Illinois! Wish I was back in the Buckeye State!!!

I text WAY too much! I probably text more than I talk! OMG haha LOLz & LMAO :)

Renamed thread to include 'Marina District' in title

Thanks! I altered the name just a little bit more to conform with the other threads (Huron County, Sandusky County, Seneca County)....

Renamed this topic to conform with other (Erie, Sandusky, Seneca) county's topics.....