7 September 2022 - Shade Mylander Plaza

While walking along Water Street Bhavna and I found the water fountain at Shade Mylander Plaza where we sat to watch the glow of the setting sun. The plaza lies between Water Street and Shoreline Drive. Bhavna and I stopped to take a snapshot in front of the water fountain. The photograph has a lot of digital noise.

The stairs that enter the plaza at the intersection of Water Street and Columbus Avenues leads past the water fountain, to Shoreline Drive and into Mylander Pavilion at the Jackson Street Pier. This end of Columbus Avenue was the transportation hub for tourists headed to the Lake Erie islands or Cedar Point. The plaza has a waterfront view of Sandusky Bay. The setting sun created a fire red glow on the marina.

Mylander Park
1 September 2022 * FujiFilm X-T3 * XF27mmF2.8 R WR

Sandusky Wine Merchant

After finishing our cocktails at the Moseley's Rooftop Bar, we exited onto Water Street to explore the downtown. The streets were bare compared to Princeton, yet the air felt vibrant and alive.

The Sandusky Wine Merchant is next door to our hotel, tacoria, and rooftop bar. The Sandusky Wine Merchant offers wines from Australia, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, New Zealand and Spain but also has a good selection of local wines. I started talking to the store's charismatic owner, Kevin Bertschi, who soon learned that I was more interested in craft ales. Kevin recommended a stout from one of the area's craft breweries. Our hotel’s mini-fridge could not handle the beer for the few days we were there. I promised Kevin that I would return before the end of our trip.

When Kevin’s wife, Alana Shock, discovered that we were eager to try the ales from Sandusky’s three breweries, she directed us to what she considered the best brewery in town, CLAG. I felt that Kevin and his wife were informal local guides to downtown Sandusky.

Thursday 1 September 2022 - Jackson Street Pier

We arrived from Oberlin, Ohio, just after 6:30 PM. Once we had checked into our room, we headed up to the fourth floor of The Kilbourne Hotel to check out the rooftop bar. While the bartender made us some "fizzy" cocktails we sat outside looking out at Lake Erie. The area below was buzzing with activity. During a conversation with a retired couple, we learned that Sandusky hosts a Free music concert at Jackson Street Pier every Thursday night during the summer.