Cedar Point Chaussee

This pictures shows a stream of automobiles making their was down the Cedar Point Chaussee (Chaussee is French for a paved road.) Realizing that access to Cedar Point by the automobile was an essential to the park's success, owner George Boeckling built a road that ran the length of the Cedar Point peninsula. This was a distance of seven miles, beginning at U.S. Route 6 to the entrance of Cedar Point.

Foot of Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, Ohio

The foot of Columbus Avenue in Sandusky, Ohio was the location of Lake Erie steamer service during the years from 1870 to 1930. As this picture shows hundreds of men and women have arrived and parked their automobiles and are preparing to board steamers for Lakeside, Kelleys Island, Cedar Point, and South Bass Island.