Thursday Doors-Put-in-Bay Part 2

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We had some time to kill before we met up with the trolley so we wandered around the town square.

While walking through the park I spied this huge wood carving and reading the plaque tells us who he is:

Jose De Rivera St. Jurgo

The Plaque tells us that this was carved into a 200 year old Oak tree by Matt Missey in 2018.

Joseph (Jose) DeRivera St. Jurgo Memorial Plaque

From the Putinbayohio.com/history website I learned that he was a weathy Spaniard who bought Put-in-Bay, and Middle Bass Island in 1854.https://putinbayohio.com/history/

He brought in sheep, built a sawmill, and surveyed the island into 10 acre plots. In 1860 he established grape crops for wine making. Rhine-landers from Germany came and brought Catawaba, Concord, Niagra, and Reisling grapevines to the Lake Erie Islands, contributing to the wine that is present on the Lake Erie Islands today. Within 10 years of the wine outbreak land prices rose from $10 to $1500 per acre.

Vineyard Put-in-Bay w/100 year old Cedar Posts.

We learned about the winery, and those 100 year old Cedar posts holding up the vines from our trolley driver.

At the age of 76 in May of 1889 de Rivera passed away. He’s buried in the cemetery with his wife on the land he donated to the trust.

There’s a lot more history about him at this link.

https://www.putinbaycondos.com/blog/put-in-bays-true-developer-joseph-de-rivera/

Let’s get to some doors!

PB Candy Bar-The sweetest bar on Put-in-Bay
Country House
Country House Close up of the Doors

I think this building with the lighthouse is the backside of the Boathouse Bar and Grill, but I’m not positive. I really like the lighthouse.

Lighthouse
The Boathouse Bar and Grill

That’s all I have to share this week. If you’d like to see more doors from around the world or share some doors of your own visit our Thursday Doors host at https://nofacilities.com/2024/06/06/carnegie-science-center/

more to come…

33 thoughts on “Thursday Doors-Put-in-Bay Part 2”

  1. Beautiful doors and windows — and sky! My favorite (no surprise to those who know me) is The Candy Bar. I’d hang out there a lot. An inspiring story of philanthropy — thanks for that!

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    1. I’m glad you found it interesting! I’ll never forget your reaction and comment when I photographed that church in Jackson Hole after a long day of photography in beautiful Yellowstone. 😂😂

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  5. I wonder what Jose De Rivera St. Jurgo would think of the ATM and golf cart rentals behind him today?

    I’m only surprised by the use of cedar posts for the vineyards because I didn’t realize cedar was common there. Cedar’s used for fenceposts all around Texas, precisely because cedar is so plentiful, and it does last for decades.

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    1. LOL! Hopefully, he’d be happy that the island and its economy is doing so well.

      Isn’t that interesting about the cedar? We hardly see it used out here in the west. Years and years ago I wanted to build our deck with cedar planks but we couldn’t find it out here so we went with redwood like everyone else out in the west.

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  7. A truly interesting tour of this area Deborah, and quite a remarkable wood carving. De Rivera certainly was a man with vision for the future and it paid off for him. An enjoyable post.

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  11. A Spaniard starting vineyards being operated by Germans on the border between the US and Canada. How’s that for internationalism. 🙂 So the climate up north is suited for grapes? But maybe it’s not that northen at all. It keeps astounding me that New York City is located at the same latitude as Naples in southen Italy. Anway – the man did good work and deserves a statue. I like the doors photo’s as well, the colours of the buildings, all so crisp and bright, as is the blue sky and everything is spic & span. Wonderful.

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  13. Deborah, you have me thinking about those cedar posts you mentioned. I wonder if cedar is the wood of choice for supporting the growing vines? I now need to research this as I live in Virginia wine country and am wondering if we have same here? Thanks for putting a bee in my bonnet today!

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    1. The tour guide told us at one time the island had a huge amount of cedar trees so that’s what they used and they found them to be very durable and long lasting so they didn’t change them out when metal ones were introduced.
      It’ll be interesting to find out what they use there where you live.

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      1. In reading around online, it seems cedar trellis posts are a common option when staking vines. They were very popular early on and today, other natural woods of the area are used as well as metal. I will certainly take notice on my next vineyard visit.

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  14. I really enjoyed the history, Deborah. It’s interesting that his legacy survives even if his business venture collapsed.He will be remembered for doing good things. All of your photos are lovely. I love the lighthouse, but my favorite photo today is the country house.

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    1. The Trust seems to be doing a great job keeping the island going and keeping his legacy going as well.
      I’m glad you liked the history and images, Dan. I liked the Country House a lot too. I wished I had time to go in and browse and shop.

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