Lake Effect

Jun 26, 2026 — Robin Shatto has been cleaning fish at Wild Wings Marina in Oak Harbor for 40 years. Her daughter Holly has been doing the same since the age of five – with an electric knife! Let’s visit with the mother-daughter as they filet walleye, yellow perch,...

Jun 12, 2026 — Mario Campos has been operating Maumee Tackle for decades and knows all there is to know about the world-famous walleye run, which happens every spring. And yes, world famous – folks from many states and countries come to wade the river in cold and...

May 29, 2026 — Ben Simon, Shores & Islands marketing director, talks about the ins and outs of promoting Erie and Ottawa counties in Ohio. The greatest attraction is Lake Erie, he says, but there is plenty more than just a giant, beautiful lake filled with delicious...

Apr 03, 2026 — Fifth generation winemaker Dustin Heineman talks about growing up on South Bass Island and operating the family vineyard. His great-great grandfather Gustav, a German immigrant, began planting grapevines in the 1880s. Heineman’s Winery has been in...

Mar 20, 2026 — Let’s visit the bustling Erie-Ottawa International Airport in Port Clinton and chat with Kara Clifford, chief pilot and director of training at Griffing Flying Service. We’ll also talk to her father-in-law Tom Griffing, whose family founded the company...

Mar 06, 2026 — For decades Mona Rutger has operated Back to the Wild in Castalia, a few miles from Sandusky Bay. She and her dedicated staff at the wildlife rehabilitation center have taken in and released thousands of animals, including many Lake Erie birds such as...

Feb 20, 2026 — Catawba Island resident Cathy Coffman has turned her hobby, scouring beaches for old glass, into a long-time business on Kelleys Island. She uses beach glass and stones of various geological origins from island beaches to create one-of-a-kind earrings...

Jan 23, 2026 — While most people think of taxi cabs as a big city thing, on Lake Erie’s Kelleys Island, taxi cabs are the only thing for folks who don’t drive or have had a few adult beverages. The ins-and-outs of this family-run business, Island Rides,are...

Jan 09, 2026 — Kenny Kreutzfeld began working on vintage wood boats when he was a kid. And now more than 50 years later he’s still at it, operating K & M Restorations in Marblehead. From turn-of-the-century boats to more “modern” Chris Crafts and Lymans from the...

Nov 07, 2025 — Alberto Rey fled Cuba with his parents as a child. More recently he retired as a distinguished professor from SUNY –Fredonia. The painter, Orvis-endorsed fly fishing guide and conservationist talks art, kids, water and fishing from his studio on the...