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Dear Visitors,
First off, I would like to welcome you to Cedar Point-on-Lake Erie, the webs only known Cedar Point historical web site. I am Mike Bradley, the Webmaster of web site, who lives in a suburb of Detroit. I am also a shareholder in Cedar Fair, Cedar Point's parent company, and also part of the media crew for the park. Besides Cedar Point, I am interested in the history of the now defunct Bob-Lo Island amusement park and many areas around the remarkable city of Detroit.

This web site got its start in late 1995 as a small part of a web site called "Coaster Planet." From there, the idea evolved and the web site was created in late 1999 to inform the public of the colorful history of Cedar Point from it's humble beginning to present day. From a small collection of post cards and information, the immense web site you see today arose. Nearly everything you see on this web site is part of the Cedar Point-on-Lake Erie Archives, and publicly displayed so the world can access this unique collection.

I hope you enjoy the remarkable history of Cedar Point and have a totally a new vision of the park when you visit it.

Where does the information come from?
The information contained in Cedar Point-on-Lake Erie comes from several sources. The original influence was the book CEDAR POINT: The Queen of American Watering Places, written by David and Diane Francis. The book Fun at the old Cedar Point by Glenn D. Everett helped with some of the information regarding old rides and attractions during the 1930s. The DVD video A Summertime Tradition on Lake Erie also helped in filling in some of the missing information in the parks early seasons. More recently Cedar Point (Images of America) helps present the history of the park in pictures. Many of these items may be purchased from Amazon.com.

Besides published resources, Cedar Point-on-Lake Erie gets much of its information from other resources as well. Even though postcards usually don't have much writing on them, they still aided in telling the story of a bygone era. The over one hundred shown in this web site tell a story in their own. The brochures in the archives also gave placement of new rides and told about the park during each season. The Town Hall Museum, located in Cedar Point, helped visually with the many artifacts it contains from the park and historical articles.

Disclaimer & Copyright notice.
This site does not have any affiliation with Cedar Point or Cedar Fair, L.P in anyway. Cedar Point and the Cedar Point logo are trademarks of Cedar Fair, L.P. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All images from Cedar Point-on-Lake Erie are protected by copyright laws and may not be reproduced unless for used for educational purposes and or non-commercial purposes. The text contained in this web site is accurate to the best of our abilities and may be used for informational purposes only.