If you've been to Portage Lakes, you've seen the building. A lighthouse structure sits atop the roof and whether you're on the water or back on dry land, you can't miss it. Harbor Inn was a mainstay of the area and after years of uncertainty, it's getting new life as Smoke on the Water.
COVENTRY TOWNSHIP, Ohio — If you've been to Portage Lakes, you've seen the building. A lighthouse structure sits atop the roof and whether you're walking the sidewalk, driving the winding roads, or cruising on a boat in the water, you can't miss it. The Olde Harbor Inn was a mainstay of the area and after years of uncertainty, it's getting new life as Smoke on the Water moves in.
"We were really worried about the building. I knew that the damage had been extremely extensive and we were worried that this iconic piece of property might not survive," said Coventry Township Trustee Jeff Houck. I wanted something that just felt more almost speakeasy. Just a really, really neat setting," Boyer said."I put a lot of thought into everything from the decor to something as simple as the bar lights, to the equipment to the tables of the chairs to everything."
The building's history ran too deep for Boyer to want to take away too much from the building. He appreciates the richness of its past. Smoke on the Water will shift away a bit from the typical American fare many of the nearby establishments serve and bring a new taste to the lakes. When it does, the area expects good things to follow.
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