Ottawa County, Ohio

Carroll Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,117 people in the township.

Erie Proving Ground is a decommissioned United States Army facility. Originally a camp to train gunners, the facility's foundation was due to the Spanish–American War's lack of skilled riflemen. The facility was located in Ottawa County, Ohio. The facility was established in 1918 originally as Camp Perry Proving Ground. The facility was at various times named Erie Ordnance Depot and Erie Army Depot. During World War II over 5,000 people ended up being employed there. The employed people were testing various weapon systems, armor, and such during World War II. During peacetime it served as a storage, maintenance, and repair facility. Erie Proving Ground closed in January 1967.

Camp Perry is a National Guard training facility located on the shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio near Port Clinton. In addition to its regular mission as a military training base, Camp Perry also boasts the second largest outdoor rifle range in the world after the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, New Mexico. The firing is done in the direction of the open water of the lake, that lies just beyond an earthen berm and the targets.

Erie Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,147 people in the township.

Lacarne is an unincorporated community in southwestern Erie Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43439.The community most likely bears the French surname of a pioneer settler.

Salem Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,311 people in the township.

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area is a state wildlife area in Carroll Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, along the shore of Lake Erie. The marsh has a large seasonal population of waterfowl and other birds, making it a popular destination for birdwatching and hunting during migrations. It is managed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Bay Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,142 people in the township.

Oak Harbor is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. Oak Harbor is 30 miles east of Downtown Toledo. The population was 2,821 at the 2020 census. It lies a short distance southwest of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, one of two nuclear power plants in Ohio.

Benton-Carroll-Salem Local School District is a school district in Northwest Ohio. The school district provides open enrollment so that a student does not have to live in the district limits, however the school primarily serves students who live in the villages and townships of Oak Harbor, Graytown, Rocky Ridge, Carroll Twp., Benton Twp., Erie Twp., and Salem Twp. located in Ottawa County. They have been ranked in the top 20% out of all 607 schools in Ohio.

Oak Harbor High School is a public high school located in Oak Harbor, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Benton-Carroll-Salem Schools district. Their athletic teams are known as the Rockets, and their school colors are red and green. The student graduation rate in 2005-06 was 92.4 percent, down from 96.8 percent in 2004–05. In the 2006–2007 school year, the high school received an excellent rating from the Ohio Department of Education.

The Portage River branches run northeast from Wood County & north from Hancock County to Pemberville in eastern Wood County, where it becomes one river, then into Sandusky County, and meanders across Ottawa County through Elmore & Oak Harbor before it empties into Lake Erie at what is now Port Clinton. It most likely derives its name from early explorers who were forced to portage or carry their canoes and boats around the river's intermittent shallows and rapids. It is approximately 41.5 miles (66.8 km) in length.Native Americans were the first to use the river as a food source and for transportation. In 1782, a trader wrote to a merchant in Detroit, "it is expected there will be two French traders at or near Little Island or the Portash [sic] River." In 1850 the Ohio legislature passed the first of several laws mandating the draining of the Great Black Swamp into the Portage and Maumee rivers. This led to the creation of many of the tributaries, streams, and ditches feeding the Portage River. Drainage system changes have caused the Portage River to shift the location of its mouth at least twice in the past three hundred years. Maps recorded in 1754 show the mouth near the present location of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. Prior to that, the river emptied into Lake Erie near West Harbor. Despite its shallow depth, the river is relatively clean, reaching 76 percent of Ohio EPA standards. Environmental concerns include nonpoint pollution sources, inappropriate land use, and sewage discharge. Due to PCB contamination, the Ohio EPA recommends no more than one meal per month of channel catfish and common carp caught in the Portage River.