Kelleys Island News

Put an island in your life this summer with a family getaway to Kelleys Island. Although it is located just 4 miles off the Ohio coastline, this island is a world apart, and offers a vacation ambiance like no other.

Now that you've read about some of the top amusement parks in the country, it's time to start planning your trip.

Kalahari Resort in Sandusky is a huge water park, but with much more, like its Safari Adventures.

The three day Black Swamp Educator's Workshop included hands on activities at Toledo Botanical Gardens, Pottery, a field trip to Fossil Park, Junior Master Gardener Activities, and a field trip to Marblehead and Kelleys Island.

Kelleys Island Homecoming will be Aug. 15. This family day starts with a free parade, , North Coast Band big band concert, pet competition, great food, shopping market, kids games, pretzel eating and best pie contests.

Two cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Findlay, according to the city and Hancock County health departments.

James Beck, 66, a member of Weston Village Council and a former insurance company manager who spent decades in law enforcement, died of a heart attack Sunday in his home.

New author, Leslie Korenko, has written a new and entertaining history of Kelleys Island, 'Kelleys Island, the Courageous, Poignant & Often Quirky Lives of Island Pioneers 1810-1861. Before the island was settled and civilized, it attracted a wide variety of rogues, murderers, vagabonds and even a pirate.

The deadline for 4-H day and overnight camps for 4-H members and non-members is June 5. Day camps for children 5-8 will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 10-12 at the Medina County Fairgrounds.

The North Coast Concert Band will perform in several communities during the summer months.

It is the second year PEN has given the award, which recognizes excellence, ambition and scale of achievement over a sustained career.

Literature director's pledge to eat Harper Lee's novel a ' if island's population could not be persuaded to read it a ' proves unnecessary Would he really have done it? Fortunately for the digestive tract of David Kipen, the residents of Kelleys Island in Ohio proved to be a literary-minded lot and he wasn't forced to make good on his promise to ...

Would he really have done it? Fortunately for the digestive tract of David Kipen, the residents of Kelleys Island in Ohio proved to be a literary-minded lot and he wasn't forced to make good on his promise to eat a copy of To Kill a Mockingbird if the entire population of the island failed to read the book.

Kelleys Island Audubon Club presents its 16th annual Nest with the Birds birding festival from Sunday, May 10 through Saturday May 16.

KELLEYS ISLAND -- A little island is the first in the country to meet a big challenge.

A little island is the first in the country to meet a big challenge. The 131 winter residents of Kelleys Island took the National Endowment of the Arts Big Read Challenge, and became the first community ever to reach 100 percent participation.

OHIO BIKE WEEK 2009..... "IT'S ON !!" JUNE 5TH - 14TH, 2009 Sandusky, Ohio - " JUST ANNOUCED - " SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH - " National act - CANDLEBOX with special guests B.A.S. Broadcasting's "Battle of the Bands" 2009 winners.

In the pitch black of a September night in 2007, a small plane goes down in Lake Erie.

Historian and author Claudia Brown will present the program "Kelleys Island: An Island Story" 1 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at the Maritime Museum of Sandusky located at 125 Meigs Street.

First, before anything else, I want to apologize about any typos in last week's Beacon Bits.A I had written it and then forgot to edit and correct it before it was sent via email to The Beacon for printing.