Join Sue Bixler, Outreach & Education Associate at Ohio Sea Grant, for a Field Trip to Stone Lab on Gibraltar Island on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Participants will tour the 6.5-acre island, home of F.T. Stone Laboratory and Ohio Sea Grant, which is normally not accessible to the public during summer class rotations. The tour will include visiting Perry’s Lookout, the glacial grooves, Cooke’s Castle and Stone Lab’s Laboratory Building, with a close-up view of the famous Lake Erie Water Snakes and Stone Lab programming, including education, research and solar kiosk.
DEPARTURE LOCATION
DEPARTURE LOCATION
Meet at the Boardwalk Restaurant Water Taxi Docks, located at 341 Bayview Ave. in downtown Put-in-Bay. Transportation to Gibraltar Island by water taxi will begin at 10:45 a.m., and the tour on Gibraltar Island will begin at 11 a.m. The cost is $25/person and includes transportation on the water taxi to and from Gibraltar Island and the cost of touring the island. Tour costs go toward funding Ohio Sea Grant programs.
IMPORTANT FIELD TRIP NOTES
IMPORTANT FIELD TRIP NOTES
- Children ages 6-17 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Individuals need to obtain their own transportation to Put-In-Bay. Use Miller Ferry or Jet Express (details below).
- Water taxis will begin taking people to Gibraltar Island at 10:45 a.m. Price of water taxi is included in the tour, but tip for boat ride is not included.
- Please be advised that walking surfaces on Gibraltar Island are sometimes uneven. Good walking shoes or tennis shoes are recommended. The tour will include a great deal of walking around the 6.5-acre island and climbing several flights of stairs.
- The tour will happen rain or shine.
REGISTRATION
This Field Trip is for all ages. The cost is $25 for ages 7+ and includes a water taxi to and from Gibraltar Island from Put-in-Bay. There is no cost for children ages 6 & under. Limited number of spots available. REGISTER NOW! The deadline to register is Tuesday, Aug. 25, or until registration is full. Transportation from the mainland to Put-in-Bay is an additional cost. For questions, contact the Education Department at [email protected] or (419)798-4461, ext. 240.
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS from the Mainland to South Bass Island (Put-in Bay)
Miller Ferry
(419) 285-2421
Round Trip Cost: Adults $18, Child (ages 6-11) $3
Leaves from Catawba Island
The Miller Ferry docks are at the opposite end of the island, so you’ll need to take a taxi or bus to the Boardwalk Restaurant to catch the water taxi. Taxi fees range from $2.50-$3 per person one way. Taxis wait at the Miller Docks as ferries come in. Island Transportations Bus to the downtown from the Miller Docks is $3 a person (ages 6+) one way.
Jet Express
(419) 732-2800
Round Trip Cost: Adults $53, Youth (ages 12-16) $17, Child (ages 6-11) $8
Leaves from Port Clinton
The Jet Express docks in downtown Put-in-Bay. The Boardwalk Restaurant is an easy walk from the Jet Express.
Golf Carts at Put-in-Bay
Golf carts at Put-In-Bay are available to rent at the Miller Ferry Docks and downtown near the Jet Express.
Golf carts at Put-In-Bay are available to rent at the Miller Ferry Docks and downtown near the Jet Express.
