Island local Paul Jeris will journey to space with Blue Origin's New Shepard-32 crew. PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio — One Northwest Ohio man will soon be trading in the shores of Lake Erie for a rocket in space.

Our countdown includes NASA and Blue Origin replicas as well as Estes models with cameras and STEM sets for kids.

Jeff Bezos space company Blue Origin will send its next group of passengers on a brief trip, including one man from Northeast ...