Victoria Cadaract was buried at the Crane Creek Cemetery in Allen Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, following her death in 1915. Her grave is marked, and a historical marker at the cemetery notes her and another Native American individual, Mary Sword, are buried there. Victoria was the last known "full-blood" Native American in Ohio. 

The cemetery became the Old Elmore Cemetery before taking its name from the Elmore pioneers and becoming Harrington Cemetery, With nearly 100 years since the last burial in Harrington Cemetery, and with more than 300 veterans buried beneath decaying stones, a major attraction, in today’s Elmore.

Harrington Cemetery has a marker in Elmore, Ohio, in Ottawa County. The marker is at the intersection of Rice St and Clinton St, on the right, when traveling West on Rice Street. The marker stands in Harrington Cemetery and is at or near the postal address of: 556 Rice St, Elmore OH 43416

In 1807, Middle Bass and South Bass Islands, Green, Sugar, Ballast, Gibraltar, and Starve Islands were purchased for $26,087 by Pierpont Edwards, a Revolutionary War veteran and member of the U.S. Continental Congress. In August 1854, the Edwards family sold the islands for $44,000 to José de Rivera Saint Jurgo, who cultivated the land for grape production and winemaking. Jurgo sold Middle Bass Island in 1864, and in 1866 one of the new owners, Andrew Wehrle, established the Golden Eagle Wine Cellars, which soon became one of the largest wineries in the country.  

The Golden Eagle winery expanded to include a dance pavilion over the wine cellar, and a subsequent owner built a 60-room hotel, the Hillcrest, in 1905. Both the hotel and the dance pavilion were destroyed by fire in 1923.

In 1926, Peter Lonz and his son, George, merged their own winemaking business, established in 1884, with the Golden Eagle Winery's remains. Despite the nationwide prohibition of alcohol, the Lonz business survived by selling bottles of grape juice with instructions for fermenting the juice at home. 

Following the repeal of prohibition in 1933, George Lonz began rebuilding the winery complex. After a fire destroyed the structure in 1942, work began on the Gothic-style stone castle that became a familiar landmark for tourists and wine enthusiasts for nearly 60 years. In 1962, the winery complex added a marina to accommodate pleasure boaters. The Lonz Winery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. 

After the tragic collapse of the terrace in July 2000, the state of Ohio purchased 124 acres on Middle Bass Island, including the shell of the Lonz Winery complex. The building's façade with the iconic Lonz tower, built in the 1930s, was restored. In contrast, much of the winery's upper levels could not be salvaged, but the building's footprint is preserved as an open-air plaza. Historical wine exhibits are inside the preserved cellars of Lonz Winery. These exhibits feature winemaking equipment found on the property, some as much as a century old.

Sackett Cemetery in Marblehead, Ohio, is a historic burial ground that was rescued from neglect by a civilian group in 2014. The group formed a nonprofit to clean up the cemetery, which had become overgrown. They have since made significant improvements, including removing trees and debris, laying curbs, and power-washing mausoleums, to preserve the historic site for the community. 

Harris-Elmore Union Cemetery is a cemetery in Elmore, OH, serving the local community with burial and memorial services. It is associated with the area's history, including its connection to the War of 1812 and the Civil War, with veterans from these conflicts interred there. The cemetery is a modern facility providing services in a peaceful, well-maintained environment. 

Clemons Cemetery in Marblehead, Ohio, is named after the Clemons family, particularly , John Clemons Jr., who was an early settler and Revolutionary War Veteran as well as Lucien M. Clemons who was the first keeper of the Marblehead Life Saving Station and is buried there. The cemetery is a testament to the village's maritime history, with Lucien and his brothers being among the first recipients of the Gold Lifesaving Medal in 1875 for rescuing sailors from a shipwreck. The cemetery also contains the remains of other community members, including Rev. Coffin, a former minister who moved to Marblehead for his health and became a grape cultivator. 

Visitors to Johnson’s Island often inquire about the number of prisoners buried in the cemetery. There are 206 graves marked with headstones. For many years this was the commonly accepted number. It was derived from a list compiled by the Sandusky Register and published in its May 12, 1890 edition. The exact number and location of the graves is not certain due to deterioration of the original wooden grave markers, as well as inaccurate records and incomplete lists.

However, in recent years, studies have been conducted which indicate there were more burials in the cemetery than the 206 previously mentioned. An Internet site claims there were 216 burials. Unfortunately, neither the author nor the reference sources are identified in the listing. A considerably higher number, 267 burials is recorded on two monuments, which were dedicated in 2003. This larger number includes several graves detected with the use of ground penetrating radar

Camp Perry was named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry and established as a military marksmanship camp in Ohio in 1906. It has hosted the National Matches since 1907 and served as a training center and prisoner-of-war camp during World War I and II, respectively. Today, it continues as a National Guard training center and hosts the annual National Matches, also known as the World Series of the Shooting Sports. 

The Old School Privy is a historic outhouse in the village of Genoa, Ohio, United States. Constructed in the 1870s, it has the unusual distinction of being both a public toilet and an official historic site.

Incorporated in 1868, Genoa quickly sought to demonstrate its residents' civic pride through the construction of fine buildings. Among these was its first schoolhouse, which the residents built two years later; it was significant enough to the community that they also erected an architecturally distinctive public toilet adjacent to it in the same year. Public toilets were once common near crossroads in Ohio and other Northwest Territory states, but architecture comparable to the Old School Privy was virtually unknown for such humble structures.

In the late 19th century, Rusyn immigrants from the territories of Slovakia and Moravia settled on the Marblehead peninsula. They were also known as Ruthenians, Uhro-Russians, and Carpatho-Russians.  Most found work in the stone quarries here. These Rusyns came from the Carpathian Mountains of Eastern Europe, a territory in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which today is located in the modern countries of Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, and the Ukraine. They held to the Eastern form of Christianity, and primarily belonged to the Greek Catholic, or Byzantine Catholic, Church under Rome. In 1897 the Greek Catholic Church of the Dormition (Assumption) of Mary was founded in Marblehead.

One of the first written accounts of the Magee Marsh area came from Samuel Brown, a soldier in the War of 1812, who described large flocks of waterfowl that would be "worth a journey of five hundred miles just to see them". White settlement in the swampy regions of Northwest Ohio accelerated in the 1850s, and the marshes along Lake Erie were largely turned into private hunting clubs. John Magee bought the Magee Marsh property in 1903; though he planned to start a farm on the site, frequent flooding convinced him to keep the land as a hunting ground. The state of Ohio bought the marshland in 1951 to create the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area.

Magee Marsh was one of the sites chosen to reintroduce the Canada goose to Ohio in the 1960s. The program hatches 9,000 to 11,000 goslings each year, making it one of the nation's most successful wildlife reintroduction programs.

The first white settlers came to what is now known as Clay Township in 1835. More settlers continued to arrive and the community grew into what was then called Stony Station. The name change happened in 1857, to Genoa. This name was chosen for the city of Genoa, Italy. For like the Italian city, this community was surrounded by water. The Village of Genoa was, then, incorporated on September 7, 1868.

The Village of Genoa Opera Hall was completed in 1886. The Opera Hall had an opening show in January 1886, with the production of “The Three Wise Owls”. Since then the Opera Hall has been a hub of activity with council and other important meetings; church suppers and bazaars; plays, minstrel shows and other entertainment, and high school commencement exercises being held there. The Genoa Opera Hall is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places; it is classified as the oldest free-standing municipal building in Ottawa County.

Main Street was a corduroy road, which is where logs are placed side by side with sand filling in between the cracks, until it was paved in 1913. Main Street becoming Lime Road going into Woodville, was a toll road from 1851-1910. The 600 block of downtown Main Street is now on the National Registry of Historical Places of Ohio.

The current Ottawa County Courthouse in Port Clinton, Ohio, was built between 1898 and 1901 in the Richardsionian Romanesque style, with architects Wing and Mahurin. This sandstone and marble building is noted for its 132-foot clock tower, elaborate interior details, and its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The county itself was created in 1840 and named after the Ottawa tribe.

The Catawba Museum at Union Chapel opened June 16, 2018. It is located at 5258 E. Porter Street only a few blocks from the Miller Ferry Terminal.

The facilities are more than just a home for yellowed pages and dog-eared photographs. They create a welcoming environment for blending past and present as harbingers of the future. Our goal is providing visitors with historical insights that can prepare them for the obstacles and opportunities of life.

The Museum is open from mid-May to mid-October. Operating hours are typically 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m

CIHS is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees. Some Board members are retired business leaders. Others contribute their efforts in addition to working full time. All are public-spirited women and men who value the lessons of history and cherish Catawba Island.

Schedel Arboretum and Gardens is a 17-acre hidden treasure with unparalleled beauty and tranquility. Features include a Japanese garden, a kitchen garden with many varieties of ornamental hot peppers, a world class bonsai collection, water gardens, perennial gardens, and dozens of flower gardens featuring nearly 10,000 annuals. SA&G is now the permanent home of the Blair Museum of Lithophanes on display in the manor house. Enjoy the tranquility the gardens have to offer. Guests are invited to purchase a glass of wine or beer as well as an assortment of meat and cheese plates. Visit the website for calendar of events & workshops. Open Apr-Oct, Tues-Sat, 10 am-4 pm, Thurs 10am-8pm, Sun 12-4 pm. Closed Mon and major holidays. Become a member or pay an admission fee to enjoy this unique and memorable experience.

The Aquatic Visitor Center, operated by the Ohio Division of Wildlife, is a free hands-on science and education facility on Put-in-Bay’s waterfront. Housed in a historic former fish hatchery, the center features live aquariums, interactive exhibits on Lake Erie’s ecosystem, and a two-story walleye display. Kids 15 and under can fish for free off the dock with provided gear and bait. Open Tuesday–Saturday, June 1 through October 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Group tours are available May through October by reservation.

In December 1869, the Elmore Train Depot was completed and freight was shipped here from all over the country, adding to the town's prosperity. In the 1870s this Depot often saw trains crowded with passengers emigrating to the West. Passenger service was discontinued on December 16, 1949, but a special excursion train stopped in Elmore as part of the town's Centennial Celebration on August 24, 1951. More than 750 people boarded the train in front of this depot and traveled to Toledo and back. Freight trains continued to travel through Elmore until the early 1970s.

Adolphus Kraemer Park, 125 N. Church Street, is a "public square" style park. The property formerly hosted the Town Hall, opera theatre and jail. It currently hosts a log cabin that is home to Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and many educational functions held by the Oak Harbor Log Cabin Committee. Summer concert series music programs are held here on Sunday evenings, throughout the summer.

Established to commemorate those involved in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, the Memorial is a Doric column rising 352 ft. over Lake Erie. Repair work on the column will happen during the 2026-2027 seasons and access to the tower will be limited, however, the visitor center will be open, in season, and many special events will be occuring particualrly during 2026!