Lake Erie Vacation Ads – July 1939

Here’s a nice collection of ads that appeared in the Pittsburgh Press back on July 16, 1939 under the umbrella theme of “Lake Erie – A Vacation Opportunity Within Your Budget.”

Although Geneva-on-the-Lake is in the spotlight, the ads include both the traditional western Vacationland area that spans from Vermilion to Port Clinton and south to Norwalk, as well as the resort area east of Cleveland.

Vacationland communities being promoted include Vermilion-on-the Lake, Elberta Beach, the Marblehead Peninsula, Lakeside, Ruggles Beach and Put-in-Bay.

Resorts east of Cleveland mentioned in the ad listings include Geneva on-the-Lake, Geneva, Pirl Beach and Madison-on-the-Lake.

Taken as a whole, the ads really position Ohio as a great, affordable choice for a waterfront vacation – an idea that is still applicable today, as evident in the fact that so many vintage cottage resorts west of Vermilion are still in business.