Cedar Cove has been the best kept secret on the North Coast for over half a century. Creatively placed between Lake Erie and the East Sandusky Bay, Cedar Cove is home to approximately 90 residences that form a voluntary association with each other. With its sandy beach, manicured properties, wildlife resources, and spectacular views; Cedar Cove is much more than just a neighborhood. It is a community of residents who have chosen to preserve the concept of life surrounded by the beauty of nature. While personal privacy is respected, the bond of neighbors has kept Cedar Cove one of the safest locations on the North Coast . Many second generation residents have returned to raise their families within this bond of Cedar Cove. Along with the residents; a myriad of wildlife including at least 13 American Bald Eagles, Red-Tailed and Cooper Hawks, Great Horned Owls, deer, fox, and coyote are visible to those who are lucky enough to witness them. In any season, the ever changing and brilliant sunsets never fail to amaze those in residence. But the key element that sets Cedar Cove apart from similar neighborhoods is its close relationship to the water that nearly surrounds its boundaries. Those who have lived here since its inception realize that Lake Erie is one of the greatest ecological victories in the history of mankind. That and the history recorded and passed down from generation to generation and past resident to new resident keeps us connected.
Cedar Cove, an allotment conceived during one of the most productive era's in North Coast history, was the plan of several visionaries during the mid 1950's. Conceived as a plat of 97 individual parcels of land, Cedar Cove was transferred by the Boeckling Deed to the Development Company on August 15th, 1955. While this may sound mundane to those who view it today, it was anything but mundane. The land, which is lake to bay, involved a massive undertaking to dredge, backfill, and shore up the area in order to divide it into 96 residential lots and a common area lovingly referred to as "the island". The island was the area south of Bayshore Drive that was designated by the Development Company as a recreational area with boat dockage available. This area, and the addition of the beach fell under the "association clauses" of the deed "to promote the common interests of Cedar Cove owners". The Cedar Cove Association was incorporated as a nonprofit corporation on June 5th, 1958. Upon its transfer, the Development Company was dissolved. Later that year on October 6th, the deed to the beach was transferred to the Cedar Cove Association.
