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Page 6/LAKE FRONT NEWS/January 2020
Smith Family And Winery Support History Museum
The interest of Quintin Smith in grape growing and wine production on Catawba Island has surpassed even his recent acquisition of the Mon Ami Winery. He and his family have elected to sponsor the Vineyards and Winemaking Exhibit at the Catawba Island Historical Society’s Union Chapel Muse- um. Their participation is part of the Museum’s “Windows in Time” naming rights program which encourages sponsorship of prominent display sites.
Ten “Windows in Time” locations were initially offered by the program, each requiring an investment of $10,000. Seven of the ten have now been spoken for.
There is no admission charge to visit the Museum. Thus, interest and dividends from the conservative investment of “Windows in Time” funds are needed to cover costs like re- searching, designing and mounting displays.
“The role of grapes was key to the economic prosperity of Catawba Island for several decades beginning in the 1850’s,” said Craig Koerpel, President of the Historical Society. “Once Nicholas Longworth, often called the Father of American
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Winemaking, had proven in Cincinnati that the do- mestic Vitis labrusca genus could make an excellent fermented beverage, Fox Grapes – so named for their musky aroma - made their way north to the shores and islands of Lake Erie.”
Three commercial wineries opened on Catawba. The first belonged to Benedict Furrer and was located at the junction of West Catawba Road and East Por- ter Street. The second was the Owen Wine Cellar on North East Catawba Road. And the last was home to a cooperative of local grape growers called the Catawba Island Wine Company...later to become Mon Ami.
By the late 1870’s, however, our local wine industry was in serious decline. Competition from other parts of the nation, plant disease, and residual labor shortag- es from the Civil War had all taken their toll. Plus, Catawba was discovering that it could grow and mar- ket some of the best peaches in the nation. Orchards began to replace arbors.
Flash forward to 2019. After nearly a century and a half of modest activity, it appears that the fortunes of wine production on Catawba Island may be preparing for an encore performance. Catawba Museum at Union Chapel is currently closed for the season. It will reopen in May. More information is available on the Historical Society website, www.catawbaislandhistoricalsociety. com
Donna and Quintin Smith in the wine cellar at Mon Ami.
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