Editing Kelleys Island, Ohio (section)

==Tourism==
Kelleys Island is primarily a vacation destination. It is one of only 17 islands in the Great Lakes that has a year-round population.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2017 |title=KBJR: Island living poses unique challenges, Great Lakes Islands Initiative sets to create solutions |url=https://www.northland.edu/news/kbjr-island-living-poses-unique-challenges-great-lakes-islands-initiative-sets-create-solutions/ |access-date=August 30, 2023 |website=Northland College |language=en-US}}</ref>[[File:Glacial Grooves State Park, Kelleys Island OH.jpg|thumb|Glacial Grooves State Park, Kelleys Island. These glacial grooves were carved during the [[Pleistocene]] (the last Ice Age).]]

===Beaches and wildlife===
Kelleys Island features a number of public [[beaches]]. Many areas allow [[Human swimming|swimming]], [[boating]], and [[fishing]].

In August 2010, a report from [[The Nature Conservancy]] in conjunction with the [[US Fish and Wildlife Service]] U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and several other [[non-profit]] agencies listed Kelleys as the 7th most ecologically threatened island in the Great Lakes.<ref name="pdthreat">''[[The Plain Dealer]]'' article: "[http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/08/kelleys_island_ranked_as_among.html Kelleys Island ranked among most ecologically threatened Great Lakes island ecosystems] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825163956/http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/08/kelleys_island_ranked_as_among.html |date=August 25, 2010 }}."</ref><ref name="bladethreat">''[[Toledo Blade]]'' article: "[http://toledoblade.com/article/20100830/NEWS16/8290341 Report: Region's islands precious but threatened] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110022959/http://toledoblade.com/article/20100830/NEWS16/8290341 |date=November 10, 2010 }}."</ref><ref name="conserve">ConserveOnline page: "{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100901035726/http://conserveonline.org/library/islands-of-life-a-biodiversity-and-conservation/view.html Islands of Life: A Biodiversity and Conservation Atlas of the Great Lakes Islands]}}".</ref> The reasons given for the island's poor ecological health included "development, tourism and recreation, marinas and resorts, increased roads and buildings, incompatible agricultural practices and invasive species."<ref name="pdthreat" /><ref name="conserve" />

===Businesses===
The most common types of establishments on Kelleys Island are [[Bar (establishment)|pubs]] and [[restaurant]]s, almost all of which have a summer season from May into September. <!-- Tell when they operate not when they're closed -->The island also features a [[Coffeehouse|coffee shop]], [[miniature golf|miniature golf course]], several small [[general store|general]]/[[convenience store]]s, and a large number of [[gift shop]]s. No [[liquor]] is sold on the island outside of bars or restaurants, but several shops do sell beer and wine.

The island is also home to The Kelley's Island Wine Company, established in 1872 and at one time one of the nation's largest wineries. It stopped operation after two major fires eventually destroyed its facility during the [[Prohibition era]]. The 'ruins' of portions of the late-19th-century winery are still standing on the island. In 1982 the Zettler family re-established The Kelley's Island Wine at the site of one of the oldest stone cottages on the island, known as the Nicholas Smith house (built c. 1865).

===Camps===
[[File:Erie County 4-H Camp.jpg|thumb|The Erie County 4-H camp.]]
Kelleys Island State Park contains a large campground.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kelleys Island State Park |url=https://parks.ohiodnr.gov/kelleysisland |website=parks.ohiodnr.gov |access-date=June 17, 2019}}</ref>

Camp Patmos, a Christian youth camp, is located on the northeast side of the island. Camp Patmos was purchased in 1952 from Nativity B.V.M. Parish of Cleveland as the site of a faith-based summer camp for youth.<ref>''Kelleys Island Historical Association Home Tour Guidebook''</ref>

The Erie County [[4H Club|4H Camp]] is located on the north side of the island.