New Book Explores Ohio’s Kelleys Island

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - March 19, 2013 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Kelleys Island from local author John T. Sabol. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories of days gone by on this unique island.

Three and a half miles from the mainland, Kelleys Island was settled in 1833 by brothers Datus and Irad Kelley. Formerly known as Cunningham's Island, it quickly built a reputation as a source of fine red cedar and limestone. Grape vineyards, wineries, and a robust fishing industry followed and Kelleys Island developed a stellar reputation through the 19th century.

The island also started to attract tourists, lured by the cool breezes and Shangri-La environment. Industrial change and population shifts have since challenged the island's economy. Tourism remains as the one constant industry and has now become the principal enterprise.

Kelleys, known as "the quiet island," can also be called the "resilient island" because of its ability to reinvent itself. For visitors, the island's 2,880 acres present a complex patchwork of interesting homes, natural and historical marvels and a lively social life--assets that Islanders have found ways to make the best of.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online.  

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