New Background for Graveyard Rabbit of Sandusky Bay

After reading Bill West's post about his New Background , as well as his helpful comments, I tried to create a new background using the Picture Window Template. I had some problems with re-sizing the image. First the image was too large, and Blogger could not load it. Then, after I re-sized it to be a smaller image, the Picture Window Template put it in as wallpaper, and it was way to "busy" for my liking. So....I went with a preformatted template. It was a fun adventure, and at least I changed it up a little bit! Below are two views of Sandusky Bay that I had hoped would work out in the Picture Window Template. The Edison Bridge can be seen in the background. These shots were taken from Bay Bridge, overlooking Sandusky Bay, towards Ottawa County, Ohio. Thanks Bill for the inspiration to try out features that were new to me on Blogger!

Image of the Chart of the Entrance to Sandusky Bay from the 1830's at Sandusky History Blog

At the Sandusky History blog, a post from October 25, 2010 features a letter from Zalmon Wildman to Dr. George Anderson, along with an image of the Chart of the Entrance to Sandusky Bay. The chart was produced in 1838 by the U.S. Topographical Engineers, and was based on an original survey of Sandusky Bay by Lt. C. Graham in 1826.
















Head over to Sandusky History to read the entire blog entry! In the above image, you can see how the city of Sandusky was laid out in the shape of the Masonic emblem.

Many early residents of the Firelands found the Sandusky Bay and Lake Erie to be a vital resource. The waters of the lake provided food, cool breezes, and saw many ships come into port with food, goods, and materials for building.