Posted February 4, 200916 yr I was up at PIB this past weekend for some winter fun. Unfortunately my camera broke right before we went and the spare camera I keep at the Island had a dead battery. So I was left with what my wife took with her phone and was willing to email to me. Someone has also posted a video on You Tube of some Ice Party footage, but I can't view You Tube at work so maybe I'll post it later. Anyway, thought I would share what pictures I have...
February 4, 200916 yr Couldn't figure out how to comment below pictures but: 1. The hole in our shanty 2. Overview of the ice party - picture courtesy of Port Clinton newspaper 3. The bowling alley we set up. Picture also courtesy of the PC newspaper; pins and balls courtesy of PIB Lakewood (and now permanently left on Island). 4. Making Lobster Bisque from the Boardwalk - always a good treat in the winter! 5. The group I came up with - I'm on the left. 6. Had to take a picture of the bonfire on the ice, if for no other reason than to show people yes, it happens and no, the ice doesn't melt. 7. Truck in the middle of the harbor.
February 4, 200916 yr Fire + Ice? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I was thinking the same thing! LOL It looks so cold. I need a trip to PR after looking at those pics!
February 4, 200916 yr I gotta say, that looks, really really fun. Thanks for posting those. Dumb questions: how does one get out to the islands when there's ice on the water...is it safe just to drive on the ice? What about when the ice is too thin for driving/walking but still there...can the ferries just crash through it?
February 4, 200916 yr I agree! Looks like a whole lotta fun! My pops often talks about driving out to Put-in-Bay and/or Kelly's Island from Marblehead, back in the day, to go ice fishing for the weekend. Apparently the Coast Guard used to mark the route with pylons. Not sure how often, or if, that happens these days.
February 4, 200916 yr Thanks - It was a ton of fun! I've actually come to enjoy PIB more in the Winter, Spring, and Fall than the summer...but that's just me. Below are some videos my friend put on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X74uDtaN8xM&feature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGps44ISp6A&feature=channel As far as getting there in the winter, you can fly (from Catawba Island or Sandusky) or take the hover boat. It is also possible to drive over depending on how solid the ice is. The couple who took the video I posted above drove over on thier snowmobiles from Marblehead where they live. You better be familiar with the Lake before you do that though because there are places to avoid based on currents, etc. And when I say "drive" I mean on a 4-wheeler or snowmobile. People in the past have taken cars across - ice cars they call them. Basically an old piece of crap car with the doors removed so you can bail if you get caught in a bad spot. As you might imagine, there are some pretty good stories about that, as well as some tragic ones. But it needs to be below freezing for a couple weeks with little snow in order to get the ice thick enough across the lake to even think about taking a car. The snow acts as an insulator and prevents thick ice from forming out in the middle of the lake where the current is stronger. The ferry starts running in late March. I've been on it while there was ice still in the lake; the ferry just plows through it. But it has to be mostly melted with just icebergs floating for that to happen.
February 4, 200916 yr ^Cool, thanks. Is the hover boat a hovercraft? The islands are such an embarrassing black hole in my Ohio knowledge.
February 4, 200916 yr Fire + Ice? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I was thinking the same thing! LOL It looks so cold. I need a trip to PR after looking at those pics! Well heat rises lol.
February 5, 200916 yr ^Cool, thanks. Is the hover boat a hovercraft? The islands are such an embarrassing black hole in my Ohio knowledge. Yeah...think air boat thaat you would see in the Everglades (or other swamp area) but going over the ice.
February 8, 200916 yr The Morning Journal (morningjournal.com), Serving Northern Ohio News Copyrighted image removed Stranded on Lake Erie: 134 fishermen plucked from miles-wide ice floe off Oak Harbor Sunday, February 8, 2009 1:18 AM EST By ALAN INGRAM [email protected] OAK HARBOR — Even before Chris Bogda and his friends walked out onto the Lake Erie ice yesterday morning, he knew there was a chance the ice could break and separate given the warm temperatures and wind direction. The Vermilion resident even joked that he needed new fishing rods, knowing the Coast Guard wouldn't let them bring belongings back to shore if they got stranded on the ice... Post edited 9-4-09 to comply with terms of use URL: http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2009/02/08/news/mj585157.prt © 2009 morningjournal.com, a Journal Register Property
February 9, 200916 yr Great shots! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 9, 200916 yr Maybe they didn't break any laws, but by going out on cracked ice with warming temps and high winds, they showed poor judgement and disregard for their own safety. It's not like some unforeseen catastrophe befell them. They should have to pay for the rescue operation. Helicopters, a C-130, and a cutter don't come cheap, and the rescue crews don't work for tips.
February 9, 200916 yr Maybe they didn't break any laws, but by going out on cracked ice with warming temps and high winds, they showed poor judgement and disregard for their own safety. It's not like some unforeseen catastrophe befell them. They should have to pay for the rescue operation. Helicopters, a C-130, and a cutter don't come cheap, and the rescue crews don't work for tips. Agreed!!
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