Toledo Jeep Museum. Where is the project at now? [Video]

Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken said the problem is due to the ownership of the Jeep changing over the years.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Every year, Toledo Jeep Fest brings in people from all over the country.

According to Whitney Rofkar, the festival’s event director, over 78,000 people attended the 2024 event, generating more than $5.9 million in revenue for the city.

“We’re seeing more people, we’re seeing more folks from states around the country. 40 states were represented,” she said, adding that there was representation from Canada, Mexico, Japan and Switzerland.

Rofkar said the record-breaking number shows how many people are willing to visit Toledo to take trips down memory lane and learn history about Jeeps.

In 2019, city officials came up with a more permanent solution of showing off Toledo’s Jeeps: a museum.

“I don’t think there’s anybody in this city who would not commit to going all in …