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Great Things to Do in Erie, PA

For a more natural view, visit Erie Bluffs State Park, which boasts the largest undeveloped stretch of Lake Erie shoreline in Pennsylvania.
See a show at the Erie Playhouse, which has been called one of the ten best community theatres in the nation.
Learn about the Battle of Lake Erie at the Erie Maritime Museum as you check out the brig Niagara.

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Erie is the site of our Commonwealth's only Great Lake seashore. Swimming, boating, and fishing are naturals, but the city also offers cultural and historical attractions, AA baseball, OHL hockey, skiing, golf, concerts, shopping, wineries, and more. Lake Erie is the world's 13th-largest natural lake and home port of the Brig Niagara, the flagship of Commodore Perry. The Niagara was vital to the Commodore's victory at the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812; she is now a floating maritime museum. Erie is home to the oldest land lighthouse on the Great Lakes and was chosen as one of the top-20 family fishing spots in the nation by Field & Stream. The city was named for the Eriez tribe, who spoke an Iroquois language. "Erie" means "raccoon."

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Summer Vacation in Erie
Submitted by: Ellen
Our family of five Plus dog have fond memories of summer vacations at the shore, - the Lake Erie shore. Somehow, each year we could convince our city kids that picking fruit is truly part of every successful vacation. We’d start early and pick cherries and strawberries to freeze for pies and jellies. Our son was maybe five when he climbed the ladder to pick sweet cherries while his dad picked the pie cherries. When number one son finally came down with a box of cherries the farmer laughed and held him up off the ground. “Lady,” he said to me, I should have weighed him first, think there’s more fruit here than in the basket.” Couldn’t deny it, the evidence was all over his chin.