[[Rattlesnake Island (Lake Erie)|Rattlesnake Island]] is an {{convert|85|acre|km2|sing=on}} island located on [[Lake Erie]] near Put-In-Bay, {{convert|11|mi|km}} northeast of [[Port Clinton, Ohio]], and hashad the only USPS-sanctioned local post operating in the United States. For many years, service was provided by way of a [[Ford Trimotor]] which shuttled mail between the island and the mainland. From 1966 to 1989, USPS mail was routed by way of Port Clinton, Ohio. Today, outgoingOutgoing mail from the island entersentered the USPS mail stream by way of [[Sandusky, Ohio]]. Local Post service began in 1966 and continued through 1989, when the island was sold and the new owners discontinued the service. It was restarted in 2005. A notice on the official Rattlesnake Island website has posted a notice that as of 2013, the local post is closed indefinitely. <ref>{{cite web| title=RI Local Post| publisher=Rattlesnake Island Club |url=http://www.rattlesnakeislandclub.com/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=230298&ssid=80709&vnf=1 |accessdate=2019-08-16}}</ref>
