There Goes the Neighborhood - Rumors of Celebrities Moving In Nearby

Rumors travel quickly along the shorelines of Lake Erie, especially with “breaking” news about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes real estate shopping nearby. Nothing is very far away if you have a boat. The changes leading up to this potential event have been slow in the making, though.

Early impressions gathered on that first fishing trip with Uncle Bill would never portend of luxuriant wealth or name dropping of potential new neighbors like Tom Cruise or Katie Holmes.  Back in Uncle Bill’s day, the great majority of folks gathered round the water’s edge were there for fishing.

Dusky fisherman cottages spotted along bay shores housed those with the common interest of walleye and perch. The organic scent of a fresh catch wafting through the air goes along with blue skies and a lake fresh breeze.  Tracing peninsula shorelines, Uncle Bill at the helm, I’d often ponder on how Sandusky Bay and the Lake Erie surround is so beautiful yet so roomy still, and undiscovered.

One day, on a cruise with friends to an Irish festival; destination Huron, we all had to stop our boats and gawk at a huge yacht tied off of a colossal break wall.  Jaws dropped when the mere tender boat lowered from the aft moorings cruised on by us.  It was bigger than any of our boats.

Little did we know that this dock, and maybe even the yacht itself, may soon belong to big time, almost fairy story celebrities, of the legendary kind? 

Dry land just to the north side of the yacht offers 161 acres of exquisite surroundings, which include an airplane hanger.  The original owner, Dan Brown, was an ingenious inventor who added uniqueness to the interior of his mansion like push button moveable walls.  Don Brown’s wife, Shirley, didn’t like to back up the car, so he had a turn table garage floor installed for her.

Don Brown, was the inventor of drop ceilings.  He was killed in a plane crash returning from Gainesville, Florida on a visit with his son.  His wife, Shirley was also on the plane.  They were 89 and 87 respectively.  The date of the crash was January 18, 2010.

The sad story may turn into a happy one for movie celebs, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.  And so goes the rumor mill about real estate in the Huron/Vermillion area.  Right now the rumors are overshadowing any local fishing tales. Excited murmurings tie in with imagined higher property values along the coveted waters edge.  A nibble of credibility points northward to Katie Holmes’ home town of Toledo on the north side of Lake Erie.

Some of the dusky little campgrounds are cleared away and replaced with boastful elegant homes and condos.  As a matter of fact, one of the first to go was Uncle Bill’s old campground.  The shoreline view is shifting to a wealthier look, though nowhere near the rumored opulent wealth of the property Tom and Katie are considering. 

Rumors around Lake Erie waters lap onto the shorelines like the rippling waves.  Take a look at the resources that accompany this article, and the credibility of the rumor increases.  Click the hyperlink and see why Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes could easily call this place their Lake Erie home.

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http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cleveland/vermilion-mansion-sale-19-5-million-224425891.html

http://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/180-l-806-4339343/lakefront-panoramic-views-the-waterwood-estate-vermilion-oh-44089

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http://www.avonhistory.org/jean/brown10.htm