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This is the last door I have from our trip to Put-in-Bay, OH back in May.

The Round House Bar.

I love the arched door, color theme, the dome roof, and the structure at the top of the roof. What is that called? Viewing room? Oh, and the Rooster weather vane. I do like the rooster theme. Fun fact about me: I was born in the year of the Rooster in Chinese Astrology.

We didn’t have time to go inside, but I do want to return so maybe one day I will get to see the murals on the walls.

Here’s some history:

“Originally housing the Columbia Restaurant, this building opened in 1873. Back in the day, there wasn’t a good way to keep things cold. Thanks to intrepid island dwellers including Valentine Doller, they figured out a way. The Columbia Restaurant was able to serve up ice cream and cottage cheese using blocks of ice gathered from Lake Erie in the winter. Housed in what is now the Put-in-Bay Winery, the ice kept things nice and cold.

The famous circular bar was then built in 1944 by the Greunke family, commissioning the Cincinnati Brewing Company to construct it. It was the perfect place to hold concerts “in the round,” with Mrs. Greunke as the featured pianist. They moved the stage to its current location so the performer wouldn’t have to play with their back to the audience.

The McCann family has owned the Roundhouse since the early 1950’s. Most of the building is original, with the exception of the floor and front porch. The original plaster walls have remained. They were also responsible for painting it its signature red, white, and blue along with artist Scott LoBadio painting the outside. The inside walls features murals by Canoe Bob.”https://putinbay.com/dinings/round-house-bar/

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While in Ohio earlier this month we also wanted to see more of the area we based ourselves in so, one afternoon after a morning of birding then lunch we drove back to our hotel grabbed some stuff then headed to catch the ferry to Put-in-Bay, an island on the shallow western end of Lake Erie.

We decided to be walk-on Ferry passengers. Here’s where we we’ll wait for the ferry to come in. See the ferry making its way to the dock on the right back there? There’s a blue door!

*Miller Boat Line Ferry pedestrian waiting area*

Does that big ole portal the cars, trucks, and passengers enter and exit the ferry count as a door?

It was smooth sailing over to the island. We’re almost there! I see lots of doors as we approach the island.

The view of the dockyard from the upper deck of the ferry. There are several open doors.

Welcome to the island!

Some fun facts about Put-in-Bay:

The island dates back to the War of 1812 when Put-in-Bay became an important operations headquarters for Oliver Hazard Perry. The island was the launching point from which Perry set sail to defeat the British fleet commanded by Robert H. Barclay in the war of 1812. The historic battle of Lake Erie and the American victory gave the United States Navy and our country the often quoted slogan, ” We have met the enemy, and they are ours.” For more information about the island and its history visit this website. ~https://www.visitputinbay.org/history/

Today there’s a 352 foot granite column on the battleground site. The Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial. There’s a lookout at the top, which we were told has exceptional views on clear days like it was that day, but it was closed the day we were there. Two pics because I can’t decide which to share. I hope you like them both.

In fact most things on the island were closed. Their season starts Memorial week-end so, we were 12 days early . The preferred method of transportation while on the island is by golf cart or foot. We took the bus into town and had a great bus driver who shared lots of great information about the island with us. Then he hooked us up with the trolley driver who was giving out free tours of the island that day. He was nailing down his talk-points of interest about the island and practicing on us. He was great! I took a few snaps of the bus and the trolley but I can’t find them. Sigh.

This is getting rather long so, I’ll wrap it up. I have more doors and history from the island to share with you next week.

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