Put-in-Bay Harbor

This picture features Put-in-Bay Harbor during the 1924 Inter-Lake Yachting Association Regatta. ILYA Regatta is the oldest event at Put-in-Bay and is still going strong. Primarily a sailing event, it attracts boats from throughout the Great Lakes for several days of racing in July and early August.

Steamers at Columbus Avenue in Sandusky, Ohio

During its heydey, the first decades of the 20th century, Lake Erie steamer service to the islands made Sandusky's Columbus Avenue a busy place. Boats carried visitors to resorts and beaches throughout the islands.