Description
The Sandusky River flows nearly 130 miles, more or less within the shape of a capital C, through the northern Ohio towns of Bucyrus, Upper Sandusky, Tiffin, and Fremont, and into Lake Eries Sandusky Bay. A portage near its source allowed Native American tribes to succeed in the Scioto River and go back and forth by water from Lake Erie the entire way to the Gulf of Mexico. The War of 1812 brought forts and battles, and the defeat of the British at Fort Stephenson was once the first major American victory of the war. Over time, the Sandusky has provided fish to eat, power for mills, and shipping routes for business and trade. It also, infrequently, has brought floods and devastation to its nearby inhabitants. Designated an Ohio Scenic River for the reason that 1970s, the Sandusky continues to be the lifeblood flowing through the heart of its region.