we took a break from the fam if you know what i mean and stayed overnight in pc

 

 

just outside of town

 

 

drop the bags at the motel and hit the jolly roger  :clap:

 

excellent signage and few of the kitchen action

 

the perch dinner....w/ onion rings, sun tea & a side of spicy hush puppies

--- there's nothing green in this joint  :laugh:

 

some nice houses fronting the beach

 

 

wacka wacka!  i love this -- what is this? europe? :-o

 

 

what the? now here's something you wont see everyday, an "urbanized"

car wash joint --- complete w/ housing above it  :laugh: :clap:

 

.....and the next day

 

 

 

 

 

 

looking back from the end of the pier at the long port clinton beachfront

 

 

 

they need to get to work on shoring this up  :|

 

port clinton's finest

 

 

 

 

the saddest sight of all was to see the island house unsupported & closed down  :cry:

 

 

i feel a little better now

 

 

 

now that's the way to run your lakeside joint

 

 

 

in case the british come back

 

breakfast diner complete w/ screechy little urchins running around

 

oh yeah! one of those little things that i totally forgot about in ohio that charmed me to see

 

one last drive around before we go

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*** i would have expected to see more people around mid-summer in the heart of

      ohio's lake erie vacationland -- i dk what is up, i hope all is well around there

      as it still seems nice as ever ***

 

Great Ohio tour thus far! I'm hoping for some Island pics next. These images sure conjure up a lot of memories of summers on Catawba Island.

^ sorry not this time, no time, but there is more to come!

 

wacka wacka!  i love this -- what is this? europe?

 

Well, a lot of people who work summer jobs in Port Clinton are from Europe.

 

Nice thread. Port Clinton is certainly one of the best places in Toledo's MSA.

 

 

well i was just there and i didnt see any euros around, nor do i recall any in the past, but i was referring to the building. it looks like something in europe or miami. i wonder who built it?

 

i would have expected to see more people around mid-summer in the heart of

ohio's lake erie vacationland -- i dk what is up, i hope all is well around there

as it still seems nice as ever ***

 

Gas prices of course. Most vacationers in Ottawa County drive from Ohio, Michigan, Ontario, or Indiana.

 

i think interest in small town vacations has slipped a lot too --- maybe thats what hurts cedar point attendence. people go to vegas and disneyland and stuff more often when they have $ and time nowadays. they want the modern hotels and better food options as well. i hope i'm wrong.

uhh........

 

aaah le trompe l'oeil. yezz that explains the euro connection. oui oui but of course mon frere. eet ees obvious. *slaps self on forehead*

Is that Venice? Oops, I think its a mural...

i just love how you can sit on a bench to stare at a wall.

who would want to look at the lake? or turn them around and look across the street at downtown and the historic island house hotel?

 

 

^The Ottawa County crowd is not like that. They're not Disneyworld/Vegas types. They like the small town coastal/island resort life (or heavy drinking), not flashy consumerism. Really, gas is a big factor this summer, on top of weak economies in Detroit, Toledo, and Cleveland. Still, it's a cheap vacation, and the area has been packed some of this summer. Ottawa County is not about to fall off the tourism map or anything, but it's not as popular as it was in the 1990's, due to gas prices (affects boaters more than anything).

 

I hope the Detroit-Toledo-Port Clinton passenger rail line gets rebuilt soon. That would be great for the area.

 

huh? i was referring to potential vacationers not the townies. but as for the locals, for being not flashy they sure have a hell of a flashy amusement park. and that mystery hill water that runs up isnt flashy? oh i think it is.  :laugh: i would also say they all have been to disney/vegas generally as much any any other americans have, its not a poor region.

 

where have you heard det-tol-pc is getting rail? i'd like to read about that. do provide a link, i didnt find anything about it googling.

Mmmmmm! Smuckers! Orrville's contribution to a better world!

 

So THAT'S Port Clinton.  Looks quaint.

Living on top of a carwash sounds like the worst idea ever!  Those things are so loud...