While visiting South Bass Island, be sure to visit the U.S. Brig Niagara replica.
On Sandusky peninsula is Cedar Point Amusement Park, sometimes referred to as the “Roller Coaster Capital of the World.”
rustic neighborhoods, where streets seem to weave in and around pastures and forestland with more hiking and biking trails than any other American island in Lake Erie. The island’s must-see attraction, however, is the Glacial Grooves Geological Preserve, where a great ice sheath 18,000 years ago carved out long, smooth tracks through sedimentary rock and limestone creating some of the world’s largest glacial grooves. But most come here to relax, recalling what Jeni Hammond told me earlier. “Go to a beach campfire, sit down with your family, and play games,” she said. “That’s what Kelleys Island is all about.” While most visitors use passenger ferries, RVers who want to bring their vehicles to Put-in-Bay should use Miller Ferries (millerferry.com), and for Kelleys Island, Kelleys Island Ferry (kelleysislandferry.com).
See some of the world’s largest glacial grooves on Kelleys Island.
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Special ferries are designed to transport RVs to the islands.
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