Lake Erie - Recreation from Bay to Island to Beach

My favorite beach on Lake Erie faces Sandusky Bay. This beach is only a small one, graced with a picnic table, and fantastic view of an Ohio summer sunrise. I like to watch the sunrise colors, wake up slowly, and enjoy a little reverie there. Nearby is a two story hotel with a great restaurant downstairs. My happy little beach is across the street from the restaurant's viewing deck.

From this little beach picnic table, I can be transported without ever leaving my spot. Simply to be there is recreation for me. But there's more. From this favorite beach lookout, a silhouette of one of seventeen famous roller coasters, is in clear sight along the other side at the water's edge. Here, for example, on July fourth, a person can see the fireworks displays of three different cities, plus the extremely special pyrotechnics show featured by Cedar Point Amusement Park. All of the starry color bursts are mirrored in the reflections of July's placid water surface. Just around the bend is a famous lighthouse.

So, on any given visit here, it's possible to get the best of recreational worlds. Taking a drive along the local "Circle Tour", a motorist, or cyclist can view several historical sites, enjoy beer at a mini brewery, or grab sinfully delicious ice cream sundries.

Tracing the edge of the bay, following the "Circle Tour", a tourist encounters a melting pot of recreational activities before one even gets to the bridge leading off of the peninsula. There are distractions and attractions like ferries to the islands departing from the heart of Marblehead, or from the "Point", in Catawba. These lead tofurther merry making activities, and you guessed it, wineries for visitors who prefer the bacchanal type of recreation.