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Seneca Caverns, Bellevue’s underground attraction, and the business of a show cave
The privately owned cave south of town has been giving tours since the 1930s. It runs on a short season and a lot of school buses.
By Rachel Yoder ·SundayNov. 152026
Huron · Sandusky · Seneca · Erie counties
Business
Employers, Main Street shops, rail and manufacturing jobs, and the business decisions that reach Bellevue households.
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The Miller Boat Line, the family ferry that carries the Bass Islands
The ferry service between Catawba and Put-in-Bay moves cars, trucks, groceries and tens of thousands of visitors each season.
By Rachel Yoder ·
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Cedar Point after the Six Flags merger: what changed for Sandusky
Cedar Fair and Six Flags combined in July 2024 and moved headquarters to North Carolina. The park remains the region's tourism engine.
By Tom Brandt ·
Business
Fremont, the Sandusky County seat, runs on ketchup, a river and a presidential library
Bellevue's neighbor to the northwest has one of the largest ketchup plants in the country, a working downtown and the Hayes Presidential Library.
By Tom Brandt ·
Business
How the Norfolk Southern yard keeps Bellevue on the freight map
Bellevue's classification yard is one of the largest in the Norfolk Southern system. Here is how it works and why it matters to the…
By Tom Brandt ·
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The Marblehead quarry and the limestone business along Sandusky Bay
Limestone from the Marblehead Peninsula has gone into steel mills, roads and buildings for nearly two centuries.
By Tom Brandt ·
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Kalahari’s Sandusky resort gave the lakeshore a winter season
The indoor waterpark resort on U.S. 250 opened in 2005 and brought year-round tourism to an area that used to empty out after Labor…
By Tom Brandt ·
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The Ohio Turnpike’s northern Ohio stretch and what it brings to Bellevue’s doorstep
The 241-mile toll road passes a few miles north of Bellevue. Its interchanges near Sandusky and Fremont shape where warehouses and truck stops locate.
By Tom Brandt ·
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What a Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger could mean for Bellevue
The two railroads agreed in 2025 to combine into the first transcontinental freight carrier. Federal regulators must approve it, and rail towns are watching.
By Tom Brandt ·
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First Solar’s Wood County factories made northwest Ohio a solar manufacturing center
The company's plants near Perrysburg produce thin-film solar panels and employ thousands. Federal tax credits and trade rules shape their future.
By Tom Brandt ·