Port Clinton’s Early Newspapers - Linda Higgins
Newspapers have been replaced, to a great extent, by tech media, but Port Clinton’s first hundred years presented readers with a lively...
DANBURY SCHOOL’S NEWEST BUILDING HAS OLDEST HISTORY - Lorrie Halblaub
Part 1 On Thursday Oct. 10, 2024, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the Norton Center, a new fieldhouse built on Danbury School...
Port Clinton’s Early Telephone History - Linda Higgins
Surprisingly (only to me?), the first telephone exchange in Port Clinton was started well over 100 years ago. And its rapid growth over...
Places on the Peninsula - Lorrie Halblaub
The Story of Johnsons Island-Part 8 Around the same time that quarrying was ramping up on Johnson’s Island, a group of investors formed...
The Standard Products Company - Linda Higgins
Once upon a time in Port Clinton, Ohio, the red logo of the Standard Products Company could be seen on the silver water tower rising...
Places on the Peninsula - Lorrie Halblaub
The Story of Johnson’s Island- Part 7 May 13, 1865 the Civil War officially ended. After 40 months of operation, the prison camp on...
The Matthews Boat Company - Linda Higgins
Even most of us who aren’t Port Clinton natives are familiar with the Matthews name, due to the vision and perseverance of one Scott...
The Early Years of the Ottawa County Courthouse - Linda Higgins
Ottawa County was formed in 1840 and its first courthouse was built shortly thereafter. Unfortunately, that building had deteriorated so...
Johnson’s Island- Part 5 - Lorrie Halblaub
At the prison camp on Johnson’s Island, every day started and ended the same way. Roll Call. It didn’t matter if it was raining,...
Port Clinton’s Early Firefighters - Linda Higgins
Most of us have probably had occasion to be grateful to those selfless individuals who have chosen to serve us when needed during a fire...
