GLIN==> Fwd: OSU Stone Lab Hosts 14th Annual Open House on Lake Erie

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Subject: 	GLIN==> OSU Stone Lab Hosts 14th Annual Open House on Lake Erie
Date: 	Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:08:51 -0400
From: 	Matthew Forte <forte.40 at osu.edu>
Organization: 	Ohio Sea Grant College Program
To: 	Matthew Forte <forte.40 at osu.edu>



*OSU Stone Lab Hosts 14^th Annual Open House on Lake Erie*

*September 7, 2011*

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

/GIBRALTAR ISLAND, OH/---Have you ever wanted to explore Ohio State 
University's Stone Laboratory in Put-in-Bay harbor and learn about the 
research and classes that go on there? Come visit the island on Lake 
Erie during the Friends of Stone Laboratory (FOSL) 14th Annual Open 
House from 11:30 a.m. -- 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 10. Free 
transportation will be available from the Ohio State University Research 
Building on South Bass Island 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

·Summer class information and publications

·Tours of Ohio State University's 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. Jeff Reutter, 
Director of Stone Laboratory.

Registration will be available at the Ohio State University Research 
Building on South Bass Island beside the Aquatic Visitors Center, 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, and Ohio Sea Grant. FOSL is non-profit group 
dedicated to donating time and money to assist with the planning and 
funding of the Laboratory. For more information about FOSL, please visit 
stonelab.osu.edu/fosl <http://stonelab.osu.edu/fosl>.

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. <http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu.>



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