This summer, visitors to Put-In-Bay can enjoy a series of free events hosted by Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab. The Put-In-Bay Science Days will take place on Fridays and Saturdays from June 13 to July 27 and will include a variety of science and history tours.
On Thursdays, guests can take a tour of Gibraltar Island, which includes visits to Perry’s Lookout, Cooke Castle, and the glacial grooves. Tickets for these tours are $12 per adult and $6 per child, plus an additional $8 cash payment to the water taxi driver for round-trip transportation.
The South Bass Island Lighthouse grounds are open to the public from dawn to dusk, with guided tours about Lake Erie’s history and the issues facing it offered on Fridays and Saturdays from this week through July 27. Tour guests will have the opportunity to visit the top of the lighthouse tower for views of Put-In-Bay, Lake Erie, and neighboring Green Island.
Stone Lab experts will also offer a variety of tours throughout the summer at the South Bass Island Lighthouse grounds. Each week, they will showcase live fish and wildlife to educate the public about Lake Erie and its ecosystem. Featured topics will include Lake Erie’s island birds, native fishes of Lake Erie, and pollinators and their habitats.
For more information on these tours and special events hosted by Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab, visit their websites.
