Put-in-Bay 2026 event to highlight Ohio’s role in America’s independence
Updated: Aug. 18, 2025, 10:26 a.m. | Published: Aug. 18, 2025, 10:14 a.m. in cleveland.com/travel
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial celebrates the U.S. victory in the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813. Put-in-Bay will host “Declaration 250,” a two-day celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in August 2026.
By Susan Glaser, cleveland.com
PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio – You probably know that the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, proclaiming the colonies’ sovereignty from England. But did you know that it wasn’t signed until a month later?
“The signing date is as important as the declaration,” said David Zavagno, a Solon resident who hopes to increase the profile of Aug. 2, 1776, as part of the 250th anniversary celebration of America’s founding next
year.