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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | North America |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Lake Erie |
| Administration | |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Cuyahoga |
| City | Cleveland |
Whiskey Island is a peninsula at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River at Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio. Its current configuration was created in 1827 when the river's mouth was moved to its present location.[1] The western half of Whiskey Island is occupied by the Cleveland Bulk Terminal. The eastern section is home to a marina and public park, known as Wendy Park, which forms part the Lakefront Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks.[2] The peninsula is 1 mile (1.6 km) long and 0.3 miles (0.48 km) at its widest, bounded by Lake Erie to the north, West 54th Street on the west (roughly), and the Cuyahoga River to the south and east.[3]
History[edit]
1800s[edit]
Whiskey Island was the first piece of solid land amid the swamps lining the river one-quarter mile down the Cuyahoga when Moses Cleaveland visited the area in 1796. Lorenzo Carter built his family farm on Whiskey Island, which got its name after a distillery was built on the site in the 1830s.[3]
The area was settled, largely by Irish immigrants, when the Ohio and Erie Canal was constructed in 1825 and the river was rechanneled in 1827.[3] In 1831 the Buffalo Co. and the New Harbor Co., representing investors from Buffalo and Brooklyn, purchased the Carter farm and divided its 80 acres (320,000 m2) into allotments along 22 streets. Manufacturing plants and docks were constructed. The Lake Erie Iron Works made steamboat shafts and railroad axles on the island and thirteen saloons were located in the area. [3]
Cleveland's second hospital, the 'pest house,' was built on Whiskey Island following the Cholera epidemic of 1832. The Cleveland and Toledo Railroad (later the New York Central) ran its northern division through Whiskey Island 'stopping at the river to ferry its passengers across the Cuyahoga because the city refused permission for the railroad to connect to the eastbound line'.[3]
1900s[edit]
The Irish moved from Whiskey Island when better employment and housing opportunities became available and except for a Depression-era Hooverville, Whiskey Island was left largely to the railroads, a salt mine owned by Cargill, and the set of four large Hulett ore unloaders[3] at the Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, which when built in 1911 was the largest ore-unloading dock on the Great Lakes.[4] The Huletts were dismantled by the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority in 2000 to create room for additional bulk storage. Two of the Hullets were scrapped, and the other two were disassembled and remain on the site.[5]
The Coast Guard built its Cleveland station at the end of a pier north of Whiskey Island. A second station, designed by architect J. Milton Dyer, opened in 1940. The Coast Guard operated at the site until 1976, when they relocated the search and rescue station to new facilities at the Coast Guard moorings on East Ninth Street. The old station has sat unused since then, except for a brief period in the early 1990s when it served as a nightclub.[6] The City of Cleveland purchased the station for $1 in 2003, and is developing plans for its restoration and reuse.[7]
2000s[edit]
In the early 2000s, the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority pursued the purchase of the eastern portion of Whiskey Island in order to expand port facilities; however, the port did not buy the land. The open space and marina were purchased by Cuyahoga County in 2004 and preserved as a public park.[8] The area's protection was due in large part to the efforts of activist Ed Hauser, known as the 'Mayor of Whiskey Island'.[9] Wendy Park at Whiskey Island opened to the public in 2005, and includes sand volleyball courts, a prairie garden, and a restaurant-bar.[10] In 2014, Whiskey Island was purchased by the Cleveland Metroparks.[11]
About 7,000 people visited Wendy Park in 2005. The number rose to more than 180,000 in 2010.[12]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Cuyahoga River'. The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. 1998-03-27. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^'Wendy Park, Lakefront Reservation'. Cleveland Metroparks. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ abcdef'Whiskey Island'. The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. 1997-07-23. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^Miller, Carol Poh (October 1979). 'Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock'(PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 1. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^'Hulett Ore Unloaders'. The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^Mentrek, Mike (2009-05-25). 'Whiskey Island Coast Guard Station repairs kept quiet by Cleveland'. The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^'Rehabilitation Study of the former U.S. Coast Guard Station'. Connecting Cleveland: the Waterfront District Plan. Cleveland City Planning Commission. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^'Whiskey Island'. Cuyahoga County Planning Commission. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^McClellan-Copeland, April (2008-11-16). 'Ed Hauser, 47, environmental activist who fought to preserve Whiskey Island'. The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^'Sunset Grille'. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ^Ewinger, James (May 5, 2014). 'Cleveland Metroparks adds a lakefront jewel: Whiskey Island'. The Plain Dealer. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^Johnston, Laura (June 15, 2011). 'Wendy Park could get a pedestrian bridge'. The Plain Dealer. p. B3.
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Whiskey Island. |
- Historic American Engineering Record documentation:
- HAER No. OH-18, 'Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock', 53 photos, 5 measured drawings, 76 data pages, 5 photo caption pages
- HAER No. OH-18-A, 'Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Shunt Locomotives', 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. OH-18-B, 'Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Power House', 9 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. OH-18-C, 'Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Lunch-Shower Building', 6 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. OH-18-D, 'Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Office Building', 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. OH-18-E, 'Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Machine Shop', 7 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. OH-18-F, 'Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Storage Shed', 4 photos, 1 photo caption page
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fully escorted whiskey trails and distillery tours in ireland
Irish whiskey is the fastest growing premium spirit in the world and as a result the distillery scene in Ireland is booming! In 2020, our whiskey trails incorporate over 30 whiskey stops (in 2010 just five distilleries/brand homes were offering tours in Ireland). Want to drink some great whiskeys while you are in Ireland and take an off-the-beaten track adventure on our island in a day or longer?
Whether you are part of a group planning a trip to Ireland, or an individual looking for ways to make your trip to Ireland memorable and very special, check out our whiskey trails on the following pages. We have something to suit every traveller; from a half day tour in Dublin City, to a 10-day golf and whiskey tour along the west coast (golf and whiskey – a match made in heaven!). Call us today, at any time, and we can talk you through it all.
We also do fun, comparative whiskey tastings at your hotel or venue. Fully tutored, our tastings offer an authentic experience, and the chance to learn something new while you’re here!
July 2020: Whiskey Island has completed Fáilte Ireland’s ‘Infection Prevention Control for Tourism Businesses’ course. We have signed up to the COVID-19 Safety Charter and have completed a comprehensive COVID-19 hygiene and safety control training course.
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We take every precaution to ensure your safety while on tour with us. For example, we now travel in over-sized touring coaches (cleaned and sanitized before tour) to facilitate social distancing. In line with government guidelines, we strongly recommend that you wear a face covering while on tour with us.
The Whiskey Island management team comprises of John P. & John F. Callely. A father and son duo, both Johns have a wealth of experience between them, especially in the whiskey tourism domain.
John Senior worked for Pernod Ricard for 30 years, overseeing the successful development of both Jameson visitor centres in Dublin and Cork, both of which feature on our tours. He also oversaw the successful growth of Bushmills Distillery in Northern Ireland (a stop on our Northern Ireland tour). In recent years, John has been helping some of these new distilleries to get their visitor centres up and running and get them successfully on the tourism map.
John Junior has worked in Irish tourism since 1999. In his schooldays, he used to lead tours of the Jameson Distillery in Dublin. He has worked with Tourism Ireland and Failte Ireland and for the most part he has worked with some of the country’s leading tour operators.
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Both Johns have a lot of similarities; they’ve a great grá (Gaelic for love) for the Irish tourism offering, an immense pride of country and a great taste for a fine glass of Irish whiskey!
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In 2014, John Sr prepared a paper on behalf of the Irish Whiskey Association on developing whiskey tourism on the island of Ireland. John Jr worked closely with him on this project in the background. The need for the development of premium whiskey tourism product was shouting off the page – and Whiskey Island was born…