Ballast Island is located east of Middle Bass Island and northeast of Put-in-Bay in the Sandusky islands chain. The island received its name when commodore Oliver Hazard Perry used rocks from this island, according to legend, to ballast his ships. You can read more about the history of the Ballast Island here. There is a nice blog posting about Ballast Island in earlier times here. The island even has a Facebook page.
News and views, and history and humor, about the lake I love.
"I can hear my granddad's stories of the storms out on Lake Erie, where vessels and cargos and fortunes, and sailors' lives were lost." ~ James Taylor, Millworker
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
1 Dead, 2 Injured in Ballast Island Mishap
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