Our mission at putinbayohio.com is to be the internet’s best source for information on the most important bits of planning a Put-in-Bay vacation. Where to stay, where to eat, what to do, how to have a great time! And we can’t be that without eyes and ears on the ground. These are the members of the Put-in-Bay community that make that happen!
Bryan Kasper has been part of Put-in-Bay life for more than three decades. Known to locals as “Big Bryan,” he is a longtime island resident, business owner, and community supporter whose experience comes from not from visiting South Bass Island occasionally, but from living on South Bass Island. His home, the Benson Ford Ship House,…
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Brad Ohlemacher is a long-time Put-in-Bay resident, business owner, and civic leader whose personal history with the island spans nearly five decades. His connection to Put-in-Bay began in the mid-1970s, when he first arrived by boat with his grandfather, an experience that sparked a lifelong commitment to the Lake Erie Islands and ultimately led him…
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If you want to know someone who truly lives and breathes Put-in-Bay, start with Downtown Dave. “Downtown” Dave Schafer is one of Put-in-Bay’s most recognizable community voices and longtime island advocates. He is a staple on Put-in-Bay’s downtown strip Delaware Avenue, catching multiple live music acts every weekend during the island season. No one knows…
Read moreThere’s so many more people behind the scenes that help make our site the resource that it is. Put-in-Bay has a tremendous local business community, and we receive great help and info all the time from business owners, workers, partners on the Chamber of Commerce and more. We’ve also got an awesome team on the IT side of things to make our page work. We’re grateful to our whole big family that helps us keep this page up and running!