THE GOVERNMENT NEWS DESKPERMANENT NPS STORY ARCHIVE
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The National Park Service recently awarded a contract to restore the upper plaza at Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial. This significant investment from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund will address critical infrastructure and safety needs and improve the visitor experience.
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During the summer of 2024 Perry’s Victory and International Memorial saw the completion of the project to rehabilitate and rebuild the aging seawall that protects the Memorial. Construction work begin back in April of 2022 and concluded in July of 2024.
Official NPS sourcePerry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial is pleased to announce a day of free admission. On Monday, June 13, 2022, the park will celebrate the 107th anniversary of the Memorial’s opening to the public.
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Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial is preparing for two major projects that will help maintain park infrastructure, improve visitor services, address deferred maintenance, and provide resiliency for potential climate impacts.
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Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial will implement a plan to reduce its impact to migratory birds while maintaining the cultural significance of the Monument through its associated nighttime illumination
Official NPS sourceScientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service partnered on a first-of-its-kind, nationwide harmful algal bloom, or HAB, field study that began this summer and will continue over the next two years.
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The National Park Service awarded a construction contract to ES Wagner Company of Oregon, Ohio for the restoration of the seawalls at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial. The total contract value of this work is $24,964,290.
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The Memorial column at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial will reopen to the public on Thursday, July 22 at 10 a.m. after an extended closure.
Official NPS sourceThe National Park Service (NPS) is again soliciting proposals on a full and open basis from all interested businesses having the capability to perform the work described below.
Official NPS sourcehe National Park Service (NPS) at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial (Park) seeks public comments on a draft Visitor Experience Plan (PEPC 77366).
Official NPS sourceThe National Park Service (NPS) is soliciting proposals on a full and open basis from all interested businesses having the capability to perform the work described below. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE) website at https://beta.sam.gov/. Proposal documents will be available for download in Microsoft Word, HTML, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe PDF; Specifications will be available in Adobe PDF format; and drawings will be available in PDF format. Specific instructions on submitting your proposal will be contained in the solicitation documents to be issued on or about April 15, 2021.
Official NPS sourceThe National Park Service has approved a project that will repair and replace the north and south side concrete seawalls at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial (PEVI).
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The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Restore North and South Seawalls at Perry’s Victory to Safeguard Site Project for public and regulatory review. The harsh marine environment has deteriorated and undermined the two seawalls resulting in unsafe conditions in the Park. The seawalls are necessary to protect the cultural resources of the Park due to the proximity of the Memorial to the shorelines of Lake Erie and the relatively low elevation of the Park.
Official NPS sourceThe National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial (Park) for a project to repair and replace the north and south side concrete seawalls. Years of wave action, ice loading, and geological processes have deteriorated and undermined the two seawalls resulting in the creation of sink holes and other unsafe conditions within the Park. Both seawalls are also functionally necessary to protect the cultural resources of the Park due to the proximity of Lake Erie and the relatively low elevation of the Park. To enhance the visitor experience, the NPS also proposes to install interpretive elements along the north seawall.
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Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial is announcing a delay in the opening date of the park to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners is our number one priority.
Official NPS sourcePerry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial reminds visitors that the Visitor Center and Memorial column are still closed as part of our normal seasonal closure. The Miller Boat Line, in accordance with the Ohio Stay at Home order, is running a reduced schedule Monday-Friday and only accepting essential travel.
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Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial is on the “Highway to History”, one of TourismOhio’s 10 themed road trips just launched for the 2019 season on its new website RoadTrips.Ohio.org.
Official NPS sourceIn compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the National Park Service (NPS) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the purpose of satisfying the compliance requirements for the implementation of the Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial Cultural Resource Treatment Plan (CLTP). The EA documents results of the potential environmental impacts associated with the implementation of the CLTP treatment recommendations.
Official NPS sourcePut-in-Bay, Ohio – Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial is seeking your input on its Park Accessibility Management Plan. The Memorial has prepared the plan to guide how the park can become universally accessible for park visitors and employees. Preparation of a plan for transitioning to full accessibility is mandated by regulations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as they apply to the U.S. Department of the Interior. The purpose of a transition plan is to address the required physical, structural, and programmatic changes needed to make facilities, programs, services, and activities accessible to and usable by disabled people. The transition plan addresses physical and structural changes needed. An action plan should address the programmatic changes (modification of policies, auxiliary aids, etc.) as not all existing facilities must be made physically.
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Visitors can enjoy an old fashioned summer Put-in-Bay tradition on Friday, August 10, at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial when the 71st annual Barbershop Singers Concert takes place at 7 pm on the back porch of the Visitor Center. “We all look forward to this event each summer,” said Superintendent Barbara Fearon, “and the park is proud to be part of the history of the barbershop singers.”
Official NPS sourceInsurgents, unknown assailants and poachers killed nearly half of the 107 Rangers who died in the line of duty around the world the past 12 months. Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial will pay tribute to their sacrifice on World Ranger Day Tuesday, July 31.
Official NPS sourceThe public is encouraged to attend one of two public meetings scheduled for Tuesday, July 24, to gather input into the Accessibility Management Plan (AMP) for Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial.
Official NPS sourceFor more than a decade area artists have gathered at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial to provide free art classes for children 3-12 years of age through the Arts on Erie program.
Official NPS sourceUS Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) leads a list of dignitaries scheduled to celebrate the reopening of Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, May 19, at 10 am. The memorial was closed in 2017 for $2.4 million in deferred maintenance (DM) work that included repointing the exterior masonry, removing efflorescence, replacing broken interior wall tile, and rehabilitating five exterior bronze doors.
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The Put-in-Bay Music Festival is bringing a new flavor of "Americana" music to the stage for the second annual event on Saturday, June 9. Continuing the long tradition of celebrating peace through music Groovement, Low Down Brass Band, Hillbilly Casino, Swingmania and the Reese Daily Band will rock the stage at Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial. Beloved island performer Bob Gatewood will serve as Master of Ceremonies.
Official NPS sourcePerry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial has opened the draft Cultural Landscape Treatment Plan & Environmental Assessment for public review and comment for 30 days. The Cultural Landscape Treatment Plan and Environmental Assessment (EA) will guide future management of the historic memorial landscape and determine impacts from implementing this plan. The cultural landscape treatment plan includes care of historic trees and shrubs, addition or alteration of ramps, sidewalks, or stairs to improve access to the plaza and memorial column, installation of wayside exhibits, locations for future housing and outdoor gathering space, and enhancements to park gateways.
Official NPS sourcePerry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial is inviting the public to weigh in on the future management of the park’s landscape at an open house on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 from 3:30 to 5:00pm at the park’s Visitor Center.
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From a distance, the larger than life image of Oliver Hazard Perry came alive last Wednesday under the artful brush strokes of celebrated barn painter Scott Hagan. Located on SR 105 just two miles west of Oak Harbor, the iconic image of Perry is hard to miss.
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Nearly 104 years ago, on September 11, 1913, the remains of midshipmen Henry Laub and John Clark and Lt. John Brooks were moved from DeRivera Park to a crypt beneath the rotunda of Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial. On September 8-10, the National Park and its partners will honor them and all others who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie with a celebration of history, music, and art at the 26th annual Historic Weekend.
Official NPS sourceSeniors 62 and older who want a Senior Pass can still obtain one at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial on South Bass Island. “We just received an additional one thousand passes this past Saturday,” said Superintendent Barbara Fearon. “The Park wants to be able to accommodate as many seniors as possible before the price increase begins on Monday.” The Park had less than 80 passes before the new passes arrived.
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The life of Oliver Hazard Perry – “The Hero of Lake Erie” – will be celebrated on August 19 and 20 at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial with living history programs and black powder artillery demonstrations. “Oliver Hazard Perry and his actions on September 10, 1813 is the cornerstone of why we are here,” said Park Superintendent Barbara Fearon. “Celebrating his birth is a natural event for Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial.”
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Senior citizens have several options in obtaining a $10 Lifetime Senior Pass before the fee increases to $80 on Monday, August 28, and one of them is to take a ferry boat ride to Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial on South Bass Island. “We’ve witnessed a 40 percent increase in Senior pass sales the past two weeks,” said Superintendent Barbara Fearon, “and many seniors have told us they planned a visit to the island around getting their lifetime passes.” Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial is located on a small resort island in lake Erie’s western basin. The island is accessible only by ferry boat, private watercraft, and small private and commercial aircraft.
Official NPS sourceVisitors will enjoy an old fashioned summer tradition on Friday, August 11, at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial when harmony is key at the 70th annual Barbershop Singers Concert at 7 pm on the back porch of the Visitor Center. “We look forward to this event every summer,” said Superintendent Barbara Fearon, “and we’re proud to be part of the history of the barbershop singers.”
Official NPS sourceBaby Boomers are lining up at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial’s Visitor Center to purchase a lifetime Senior Pass before August 28 when the pass increases from $10 to $80. The Lifetime Senior Pass has been $10 since the fee was enacted in 1994. Congress created a free annual pass for those 62 and older in 1972. In 1974 they converted it to a free lifetime pass.
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On July 31, 2017 Dan Skoufos will retire from the National Park Service after 22 years, more than two decades spent at his current duty station at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial here at Put-in-Bay.
Official NPS sourceThe US Brig Niagara will be in port for Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial’s Youth Maritime Explorers Camp, in conjunction with Put-in-Bay’s Maritime Celebration on Saturday, June 17, from 11 am to 4 pm.
Official NPS sourceSpecial Agents with the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB) and US Park Rangers are investigating recent vandalism inflicted upon the Memorial which is the final resting place of three American Naval Officers and three British Officers interred under the rotunda.
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Put-in-Bay, Ohio – Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial is inviting the public to weigh in on the future management of the landscape at an open house on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 from 3:00 to 5:00pm in the park’s Visitor Center.
Official NPS sourcePerry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial will open for the season Saturday, May 20. Put-in-Bay’s largest attraction has a full schedule of programs and events planned for 2017 despite the memorial column being inaccessible while it undergoes repairs. “We are giving the memorial some love this season as any 102 year-old deserves,” said Superintendent Barbara Fearon, “but it’s not slowing us down in sharing the park’s history and mission, or in experimenting with new events and ranger programs.”
Official NPS sourcePerry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial is inviting the public to weigh in on the future management of the landscape at an open house on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in the park’s Visitor Center.
Official NPS sourceThe National Park Service's only international peace memorial, located on South Bass Island, will undergo $1.86 million in cleaning and repairs this summer. The 352-foot tall Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial will be inaccessible this summer while workers clean and re-point the exterior of the granite column, and replace broken tile in the interior of the memorial simultaneously.
Official NPS sourcePerry's Victory & International Peace Memorial's longstanding tradition of celebrating peace through music has evolved into hosting the first Put-in-Bay Music Festival on Saturday, June 10, beginning at 11 am.
Official NPS sourceYpsilanti Community Middle School to Participate in National Park Service 8th Graders to Travel Internationally to Fort Malden in Ontario Canada
Official NPS sourcePerry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial will host an open house on October 5, 2016 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm held in the Visitor Center.
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