Since 1990, Lakeland Auto & Marine has grown from a small rebuilding operation into a Port Clinton service company known for hands-on automotive and marine expertise. Its unusual depth of parts knowledge reaches back to catalogs from the 1930s, helping the team support repairs for local vehicle and boat owners.
Cleveland Power & PerformanceFounded in 1986 as Cleveland Pick-A-Part, Cleveland Power & Performance has grown from a salvage yard into a family-owned, second-generation operation supplying late-model performance parts and rebuilding modern and classic vehicles. From its 140,000-square-foot warehouse and 29-acre salvage yard, the Columbia Station company supports custom swaps, restorations and restomods for customers around the world. The Fragnoli family has kept the business under the same ownership while expanding its work into complete automotive service and custom builds.COLUMBIA STATION, OH
Lakeside Custom PlatingWith more than 40 years in the trade, Conneaut’s Lakeside Custom Plating restores metal parts for classic, muscle, vintage and antique vehicles, along with motorcycles and boats. The shop is known for show-quality copper, nickel and chrome work, particularly on difficult pot-metal pieces, and stands apart by handling the detailed painting and polishing that can complete a restoration from start to finish. Its work has been offered to the classic-auto industry for more than 15 years, with one-on-one service and a stated warranty behind the finished parts.CONNEAUT, OH
Port Clinton Manufacturing CoFounded in 1929, Port Clinton Manufacturing Co. is a locally owned family business that produces close-tolerance precision-machined parts and assemblies from its 68,000-square-foot Ohio plant. Its long-standing strength is high-value hardened, ground, and precision components, with in-house machining and broaching supporting demanding applications such as diesel engines and mechanical power transmission. The company serves several Fortune 500 customers that have remained with it for more than 50 years.PORT CLINTON, OH
The Great Lakes GroupSince its incorporation in 1899, The Great Lakes Group has built a 125-year Cleveland maritime history around the working waterways of the Great Lakes. The group is best known through The Great Lakes Towing Company, which operates the largest U.S.-flag tugboat fleet and supports commercial shipping across more than 40 ports. Its Cleveland shipyard extends that long-running marine role into vessel construction and repair.CLEVELAND, OH