Put-in-Bay Harbor

This photograph shows Put-in-Bay Harbor with Gibraltar Island across the bay in the background. This image was made from a stereoview card created by A. C. Platt in the 1880s. South Bass Island was a popular destination in the 1880s for residents of Toledo, Cleveland, and Detroit.

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.

Put-in-Bay House

The Put-in-Bay House was built in 1836 and opened as a rooming house in 1861. It featured a gymnasium, dance hall, and a 500-foot verandah. In 1878, the hotel burned. its successor, built in 1890, also was destroyed by fire in 1907.

Put-in-Bay Commercial District

Titled "Along the Pike, Put-in-Bay, O." this postcard features Delaware Avenue, the main commercial district of Put-in-Bay. The Hunker House was known by several names during its existence. Here it is the Hotel Delschlacer. In its final days of 1971, it was the Crescent Hotel.