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Originally Posted by Mike Conshafter
The wheelhouse is a very cool sight, it faces West - the sunsets are great on cool summer nights. There is a park next to it so you can walk up to a fence and look at it or by boat obviously. It sits on South Bass Island, also called Put-In-Bay, which is the village on the island. The island was home to Island Airlines, the shortest airline in the world. It was here that 8 different Ford Tri-Motors over the course of 50 years flew back and forth from the island to the mainland.
Another couple Ford related notes about the island is that Henry had visited the island in 1915 to view the newly completed 352' tall monument that honors those who lost their lives as well as those who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. The other thing of note is that the Put-In-Bay horse drawn fire pumper ended up at Greenfield Village.
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Mike, you're obviously a great fan of Henry Ford Trivia! Much appreciated, as would be any further Ford trivia that hasn't made it to the mainstream?