2.5 hrs if no traffic  

 I run a campground in Sandusky, anywhere  along the lake between there and Cleveland should be a good spot. If you don’t care about activities, avoid the tourist spots. If I wasn’t working, I’d pack a lunch and a few chairs and pull off a back country road off RT 2 and park for an hour. Avoid the traffic and get the same show… unless you have kids and the lake view and activities matter more… just my 2 sats