GLIN==> Fwd: OSU Stone Lab Hosts 13th Annual Open House on Lake Erie

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Subject: 	OSU Stone Lab Hosts 13th Annual Open House on Lake Erie
Date: 	Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:24:56 -0400
From: 	Matthew Forte <forte.40 at osu.edu>
Organization: 	Ohio Sea Grant College Program
To: 	Matthew Forte <forte.40 at osu.edu>



Gibraltar Island, OH---The public will have a chance to explore The Ohio 
State University's Stone Laboratory on Lake Erie during the Friends of 
Stone Laboratory (FOSL) 13th Annual Open House from 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 
p.m. on Saturday, September 11. Free transportation will be available 
the Ohio State University Research Building to Gibraltar Island.

Activities at the Open House include:

· Tours of Stone Laboratory

· Tours of the 6.5-acre island and view Cooke Castle

· Talks and Laboratory sessions

· Historical photos, summer class information, publications

· Tours of Historic South Bass Island Lighthouse (transportation not 
provided)

"Our annual Open House combines science and history by allowing our 
visitors to learn about Lake Erie research issues and education programs 
at Stone Laboratory in addition to touring the historic Cooke Castle and 
South Bass Island Lighthouse," says Dr. Jeffrey Reutter, Director of 
Stone Laboratory.

Registration will be available at the Ohio State University Research 
Building on South Bass Island beside the State Fish Hatchery, South Bass 
Island Lighthouse, or Gibraltar Island. For more information, please 
contact the Stone Lab office at Put-In-Bay at 614.247.6500 or call the 
Columbus office at 614.292.8949. This event is sponsored by FOSL, Stone 
Laboratory, Ohio Sea Grant, OSU Student Affairs, and the OSU Office of 
Physical Facilities. For more information about this FOSL-sponsored 
event, please visit stonelab.osu.edu/events/open-house.

Located on the 6.5-acre Gibraltar Island in Put-In-Bay harbor, Stone 
Laboratory is The Ohio State University's Island Campus on Lake Erie and 
the education and research facility of the Ohio Sea Grant College 
Program. The Ohio State University's Ohio Sea Grant program is part of 
NOAA Sea Grant, a network of 30 Sea Grant programs dedicated to the 
protection and sustainable use of marine and Great Lakes resources. For 
more information about Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab, visit 
ohioseagrant.osu.edu.

Matthew Forte

Associate Editor
Ohio State University
Ohio Sea Grant & Stone Lab
614.247.7439
ohioseagrant.osu.edu

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