Page 2 - Lake Front News August 2 2018

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Jim Ervin, Sandusky By Sharon Sweda, Feature Writer
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Folks looking for an alternative mode of touring the lake front city of Sandusky will want to look into Sandusky Segwave which is a Segway tour company that arrived in March of 2017. Located in the heart of downtown Sandusky, Sandusky Segwave was started by Jim Ervin and his hus- band, Dick Ries. Ervin was a seasoned tour guide in Co- lumbus, Ohio prior to the couple’s Northern Ohio venture.
“We are co-owners of the business,” tells Ervin, “but I am the operational partner. It is because Dick maintains his career as a professor that I am able to be the hands-on guy.”
In Columbus Ervin also conducted occasional dessert tours for Columbus Food Adventures. “The dessert tours were offered on Saturday afternoons. We traveled in a van that transported 12-15 people on a dessert excursion coor- dinated to include the best desserts in the area,” Ervin ex- plained.
The Sandusky operation is located within the State The- ater building and offers the option of one or two hour tours for groups of eight riders. The excursions have been touted
in several Ohio magazines and helps Sandusky to spread the word that the city is “more than Cedar Point”.
“I view Dick and I as am- bassadors for the commu-
nity. Our goal is to help
to support downtown. We
have gotten very creative
with weather challenges
and regardless of climate,
we keep our lights on and contribute to the vibrancy
of the downtown district,” says Ervin.
Jim Ervin
ourphotolab@aol.com
(419) 624-3686
Some are surprised that winter tours can provide an- other unique way to enjoy the city. Daytime tours are re- placed by evening tours. The Black Friday tour is a route that includes seasonal lights and displays.
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