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Another state line crossed - "Welcome!"
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These amazing bridge supports go right down the center of the roadway
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That's where we stayed for five nights
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A storm front approaching over the RV park pool
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The Visitor Center for the Erie Islands area
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Model lighthouse inside Visitor Center
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Approaching the Jet Express ferry to South Bass Island
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Boats like that are why there are draw bridges
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Across Lake Erie at 45mph
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That's a twin of the ferry we rode
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The guy cut up a real ship to make his waterfront home
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The Perry Monument at Put-In-Bay on South Bass Island
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There's a castle on Gibraltar Island. It's a B&B now.
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Part of the marina at Put-In-Bay OH
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The Perry monument again, at the narrowest point on the island
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Thru the hull of our ferry
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This is the site of the first use of ship-to-shore radio - during a boat race
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We didn't ride this carousel, but it was very nice
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We didn't rent the Harley Golf Cart. We already had one. Darn
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A seafood complex - Judy had the lobster bisque, Al the gourmet burger
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We'll spend some of this winter at Fort Myers Beach . . .2,458 mi. by sea!
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Took a tour of the Heineman Winery
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This gizmo does both screw top and corks . . .
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Our guide explained all the wines we could buy
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There's a Crystal Cave beneath the winery
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You actually walk inside one of the world's largest geodes
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The crystals are huge
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A small cave, with just that one circular "room"
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Back to the wine tasting (and buying)
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There's a Butterfly House at Put-In-Bay. Enchanting
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Camouflaged when folded, bright blue when open - the Blue Morpho
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Butterflies fly - pictures can't do them justice
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A gorgeous flower waiting for a butterfly
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Some butterflies eat fruit juices rather than nectar
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This place imports all their pupas and lets them pupate here
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These two are trying to multiply on their own
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So delicate
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Closeups were tricky to get in focus
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Hard to photograph them in the air - but the statuary was great
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Spectacular
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More delightful statuary
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A blue morpho showing colors
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Isn't my profile lovely?
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Don't step on me......
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Sometimes they light on people
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Judy had the opportunity to release a just hatched butterfly
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A finger perch before first flight. A butterfly lives only 2-3 weeks
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The variety of colors and shapes are endless
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Those two are at it again - or is it a different two?
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Wow
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No - it's a ceramic tile
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Back at the harbor
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The seagull doesn't look impressed
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We followed this one to the Chocolate Museum
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We proudly used the front door!
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There are a lot of classic cars on the island
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So picturesque - great clouds building toward a thunder shower
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Many well-maintained Victorians on the island
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Period demonstrators explain some of the War of 1812 at the Perry tower
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Back on board the ferry boat
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Another look at that castle, heading for home
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In Milan, Ohio - birthplace of Thomas Edison
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That's the actual house, built by Edison's father
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In the adjacent museum, some working old Edison phonographs
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Nearby, a mural is being painted
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That's the Marblehead Lighthouse
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That's as close as we got to all those roller coasters at Cedar Point
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Must have been a party boat
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We didn't climb the lighthouse, but lots of folks did
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In Sandusky, the Merry Go Round Museum
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We rose this carousel. Twice.
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Can't you see the alarm on that poor horse's face?
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All animals on the carousel are vintage and restored
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There are also many carousel animals on static display
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You can ride the lion if you weigh under 40 lbs - a kid-sized steed
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Carousel animals have hollow bodies - saves weight
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The front one's been restored, the one behind hasn't
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The collar legend translates to "My Mother-in-Law" in French.
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A genuine Wurlitzer Band Organ
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The museum is in an old Post Office building
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There's lots of info about the makers of carousel animals
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Different carvers have different styles of carving animals
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Some carvers have a sense of humor
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This exhibit is a replica of a famous carver's studio
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Another horse in the process of restoration
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The rail museum is adjacent to working railroad tracks
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A replica of the first railroad engine used in Ohio
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Some rail cars are displayed under roof
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Well, what does one do to get service around here?
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Most exhibits are outdoors
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One of the volunteers explains what we'll be able to see
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And then decided to guide us around
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He's been personally building an exhibit inside this old box car
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We got a sneak preview - he's more than half done with the interior
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Real rail workers work on the real railroad
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They have a lot of cars and work trains awaiting restoration
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That's an old snow plow, now retired
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An electric "shunt" engine, used to push freight cars around rail yards
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Once a Congregational Church, now a private home - and for sale
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A local ice cream maker in Sandusky. Good stuff
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There are 16 covered bridges in Ashtabula County
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You can drive through all but one of them
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Just follow the signs, they said. Follow the signs. . . .
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The longest covered bridge in Ohio.
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Most bridges are one-way at a time
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This is a new bridge, only about 10 years old.
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Many have bypass roads for larger vehicles
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This one is pedestrian-only, plopped onto the grass in a tiny park.
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They have a covered bridge festival every October
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People come from all over to see and drive through these bridges
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The settings are also very nice
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And almost none of them will accommodate a motor home
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A glorious sunset ends our week in Ohio . . .