Shores and Islands highlight wonderful escapades and sights available to visitors around the shores and islands of Lake Erie. One fine example is the weekly listing of events. Below is a two-page file showcasing the opportunities available 18 February – 24 February, 2019.
Put-in-Bay VFD Rescues Two Persons from Lake Erie Ice
Put-in-Bay Volunteer Fire Department launched the ice boat “Freedom” to retrieve two persons from the ice late Sunday afternoon. A large and growing crack, approximately ten feet wide, runs the stretch from Green Island northward to Rattlesnake Island. The rescued individuals 
were on the far, west side of the separated ice. After returning the stranded individuals to shore, the ice boat team returned to determine whether other individuals remained in stranded shanties. There were none. Chief Doug Wilhelm reports, “No injury or immersion in the water. 
The boat handled well; the ice is 7-8 inches thick. Blowing snow in 25 mph wind created some visibility issues.”
After the incident, many anglers pulled shanties back to shore.
Bass Islands Bird Banding Resumes in April
Licensed birder Tom Bartlett reports, “over the last sixteen years of our banding effort, we have banded 10,833 individuals of 114 species on the Bass Islands.”
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Put-in-Bay Fastnacht Bingo Party on 5 March 2019
Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church presents Put-in-Bay Fastnacht Bingo on Tuesday, 5 March 2019.
Put-in-Bay Volunteer Fire Department Hosts Pancake Breakfast
Put-in-Bay Volunteer Fire Department seeks continuing community support through numerous fund-raising efforts.
Be there, ’cause they’re here for all!
Freeze, Rain, Thaw, Re-freeze . . . and the Beat Goes On
Changeable.
That is the word for Bass Islands weather this week. Air service and school resumed Wednesday, and the environmental scenes remain beautiful and invigorating while rain, snow, and windy conditions continue in the NOAA regional forecast.
