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Johnson's Island fishing night recalls Civil War past
On a July weekend at Johnson's Island, families reel big catfish off the dock as fireworks light Sandusky Bay. Host Jack McIver recounts the island’s Civil War history including a 13 hundred Union troops and a Confederate prisoner cemetery, noting two Kentucky spies executed nearby.
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Lake Erie
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