Port Clinton, situated at the confluence of the Portage River and Lake Erie, serves as the city and county seat of Ottawa County, in the state of Ohio. As of the 2024, the population is 6,029 residents. Positioned approximately 34 miles southeast of Toledo, Port Clinton is the central hub of the Port Clinton micropolitan area.

The city earned the moniker "Walleye Capital of the World" thanks to the abundant fishing grounds for this species located off the shores of Lake Erie's Western Basin. This designation is celebrated annually with the Walleye Drop event on New Year's Eve in downtown Port Clinton.

Established in 1828, the town derived its name from DeWitt Clinton, the governor of New York, renowned for his pivotal role in the creation of the Erie Canal. This canal, connecting the Midwest through the Great Lakes to the markets of the Hudson River and New York, had a profound impact on the town's development.

Throughout the 19th century, Port Clinton experienced modest population growth, tallying 16 hundred inhabitants in 1880 and over 2 thousand by 1890. By 1886, the town boasted three newspaper offices, four churches, and a singular bank. A variety of manufacturing enterprises, the most prominent being Couche and Company, a sawmill employing ten workers. The majority of businesses in Port Clinton catered to the needs of farmers in the surrounding countryside.

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