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 to further merry making activities, and you guessed it, wineries for visitors who prefer the bacchanal type of recreation.
Historical sites of the revolutionary war present the visitor with demonstrations of how the soldiers fought with muzzle loader guns, displaying a sense of nobility in warfare of the olden days. At the same location there’s a huge tower called Perry’s Monument providing a panoramic view displaying miles of Lake Erie. Some destinations are not so bombastic, but rather a place to relax, enjoy a good steak dinner, and forget about the rest of the world for a while.
Oops, did this excursion get sidetracked? Where was I? Oh yes, departing from the Circle Tour, hop on Rt. 269 going out past the fruit tree farms. Head for the bridge over Sandusky Bay, and see what’s happening across the way from the picnic table on the little beach. For those who don’t mind getting sidetracked again, follow Route 2, and watch for well marked exits leading to two other wineries, plus Cold Creek, and Margaritaville. Pick up a fishing pole and fish off the dock around this area where fishing is a popular recreation of Lake Erie.
Although this route is less than twenty miles long, the other side of the bay presents a diverse array of recreation and accommodations. Some of the lodging facilities provide shuttles to one of the world’s largest amusement parks. Now physically located across the bay, this is the place that I view from the small beach with a picnic table.
While touring Sandusky, a stopover at one of the recreation lodges might entail an extra day or two. A choice of indoor water activities provide exercise, fun, and events for kids to enjoy. A stone’s throw from the Route 2 exit, a huge recreation complex offers lodging along with a wide array of interests ranging from water amusement to massage relaxation.
In an imaginary tour from my favorite beach, I can visualize the happy faces I would see on the islands, or the other side of the bay. This truly makes my little beach even more special. Travelers have the best of both worlds as well as I, when I enjoy this quiet little beach that looks onto the bigger beaches. Opportunities for reverie or revelry, are graciously accommodated in these parts around Lake Erie. Depending on which beach is anyone’s favorite, no one can evade having a good time visiting Lake Erie beaches.
For more links to fun places around Lake Erie
go to www.cedarpoint.com where all area attractions within a fifty mile radius are listed.
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