ock ", ▁and ▁" Christ mas ▁in ▁July "; ▁thousands ▁of ▁residents ▁and ▁tour ists ▁join ▁in ▁the ▁festiv ities ▁ann ually . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁Sand us ky ▁hosted ▁their ▁first ▁annual ▁" Bar ge ▁Party ", ▁where ▁boats ▁from ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁To led o ▁and ▁Cleveland ▁came ▁to ▁dock ▁up ▁their ▁boats ▁together ▁at ▁the ▁sand bar , ▁just ▁inside ▁Sand us ky ▁Bay . ▁The ▁bar ge ▁party ▁ens ues ▁twice ▁every ▁year , ▁typically ▁in ▁late ▁June ▁and ▁late ▁July . ▁ ▁Water par ks ▁ ▁The ▁tour ist ▁draw ▁produced ▁by ▁C ed ar ▁Point ▁has ▁attract ed ▁resort ▁business es ▁and ▁water par ks ▁to ▁the ▁area . ▁Major ▁water par ks ▁in ▁and ▁near ▁Sand us ky ▁are : ▁ ▁Out door ▁ ▁C ed ar ▁Point ▁Sh ores ▁( former ly ▁So ak ▁City ), ▁owned ▁by ▁C ed ar ▁Fair ▁ ▁Mon so on ▁L ago on ▁( Dan bury ▁Township ) ▁ ▁Ind oor ▁ ▁Cast away ▁Bay , ▁owned ▁by ▁C ed ar ▁Fair ▁ ▁Great ▁Wolf ▁L odge ▁( Per kins ▁Township ) ▁ ▁Kal ah ari ▁( Per kins ▁Township ) ▁ ▁Mau i ▁S ands ▁Water park ▁& ▁Hotel ▁ ▁Rain ▁Ind oor ▁Water park ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁Qu ality ▁Inn ▁& ▁Su ites ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁Sand us ky ▁Trans it ▁System ▁( ST S ) ▁runs ▁a ▁full - service ▁trans it ▁system ▁across ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Sand