THE place to be in Marblehead, OH

After a beautiful sunset walk along the shore,

I started looking for the soft serve place that every small town has. I had almost given up, but as I walked past the US Coast Guard Homeland Security station guarding the lighthouse, 

I noticed a bunch of cars. Something I hadn't even seen at the ferry station. So I knew!

Brown's Dairy Dock. And there was a line! And since I am over 60 I fit right in with the other customers and joined in the decision making.

There are no beaches here for swimming, but lots of choices as to the kinds of fishing one might want to do. The shoreline is beautiful, seagulls aplenty, pretty homes with wrap around porches-screened in, of course. Not a place I would recommend staying, but definitely worth the detour.

Even though the lighthouse is the draw to visit, you can't get anywhere near it due to Homeland Security's post. Luckily a curio shop has the perfect replica!