Vermilion’s Steamboat Inn Article – March 1969

Yesterday’s blog post dealt with the Vermilion restaurant called L’Auberge Du Port, which was located in a building on Main Street called the Sail Loft that today is the home of Chez Francois. The Sail Loft is said to date back to 1840.

Not too far from the Sail Loft building on the corner of Main and Huron Street is a historic home that might be even older. According to the article below, the house had a colorful history as Steamboat Inn in the late 1830s before eventually becoming a residence.

Read all about it in the article by Hermaine Speigle below, which appeared in the Lorain Journal on March 16, 1969. By then, Richard and Luella Gehl were the owners. The article details Luella Gehl’s restoration efforts.

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And here’s a recent view of the former Steamboat Inn.