Native Clevelander now living in Denver -- I can't tell you how many drunken, crazy days I spent on the Islands .. Older, and calmer now but I still miss Put-in-Bay :)
The only way over is a 25 minute ferry from the Sandusky area?? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I fly over from Cleveland in 25 minutes, no hassles, no delays, and no waiting.