The Mansfield News Journal has a great story about wintertime on South Bass/Put-in-Bay Island.  Ferry and air service to the island is very limited during the cold and frozen months.  Islanders have to stock up on all manner of goods during infrequent trips to “America.”  Excerpt and link:

There’s a bit of protocol a walker on South Bass Island should observe during the winter. When that rare car comes by, be sure to wave.

You probably know the driver, and he or she knows you. That’s because once the last visitors leave on the ferry or by airplane the first weekend after Thanksgiving, life on this island in Lake Erie drops into winter tempo. It becomes even quieter and more remote once the last ferry boats leave the dock at the end of December.

From that point on until the ice breaks up in mid- to late March, island life goes into hibernation.

Full story:

http://mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20081130/NEWS01/811300327/1002/rss01

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