If you and your family are looking for something to do, here is a list of programs and activities happening at TREC and Presque Isle this February.  Call the numbers listed below with ay question.   February 2    11:00…

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It’s a Friday afternoon in early January and it’s a cool 45 degrees outside today.  However, for this time of year that is really warm for Erie.   It is time for my regular dose of Presque Isle.  As I drive down the hill, a sudden tugging on my…

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           Now that Pennsylvania Deer Season is well underway, I thought that I would remind the walkers, runners,  bikers and other regulars on the park that Presque Isle will be closed from sunrise until approximately 2 p.m. on Wednesday De…

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      We all have probably gone through the dreadful experience of trying to find a gift for that person you know that really:                                            1. has everything        …

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           November and December on Presque Isle can be both beautiful and violent.  On the violent side, storms often assault the shoreline and cause beach erosion.  The late fall/early winter storms almost always churn Lake Erie up, creat…

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            The sun is bright in the morning sky and the temperature a pleasant and playful 55 degrees.  Autumn is here, and I am stuck in the office when I can hear Presque Isle calling.  The markets are down 327 points, and I know that i…

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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, there were no roads on Presque Isle State Park.    It was not until 1925 that the first road from the bottom of the peninsula hill to the Waterworks Park was built.  There were, however, bridle paths allowing some…

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What better time than the Halloween season to take an after-dark tour of Misery Bay and Graveyard Pond on Presque Isle.  On Friday, October 21 a tour of the area where in the winter of 1813 smallpox spread through Commodore Perry’s Flagship, the Nia…

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Geocache Bash – – Saturday, October 15 – -9:30 a.m. Use your GPS to navigate your way to the Rotary Pavilion for a special 10 a.m. start.   On the hunt, there will be twelve temporary geocaches and four brand new permanent caches hidden …

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I’ve been pretty MIA for the last two weeks – I had blog posts last week but they were all scheduled – and haven’t been able to post anything for this week let alone be able to read all of your lovely blogs! I’ve also got some new readers out there whi…

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Some things I’ve been thinking about this week: Tonight I babysat my sweet niece Chloe and got to spend some time chatting with my brother-in-law, Brian. It was nice catching up with him and it’s so awesome to be able to get along with my sister and he…

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Our mission: we become witnesses of the Gospel and take the Good News across cultural thresholds…be the leaders to break through the “sound barriers”:

Jerusalem – comfort zone, speak truth to power [...]

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If you would like your event considered for posting here on ErieBlogs.com, please send us your information using our online contact form. Make sure you check our daily News & Events for new event listings and events happening that day. For a complete list of area Halloween and Fall events, see our special coverage. This [...]

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pat monahan in my ipod Technology does not currently exist to put an actual person into an iPod although I suspect Apple might be working on it. is there tax on clothes in erie? No, That’s why thousands flock here everyday from Ontario and New York. st patrick’s day in erie pa Friday March 17, [...]

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On this date in 1813, a US naval fleet under command of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry defeated a British squadron in the Battle of Lake Erie. The fleet consisted of the Brig Lawrence, Brig Niagara, Brig Caledonia, Schooner Ariel, Schooner Scorpion, Schooner Somers, Schooner Ohio, Schooner Tigress, Schooner Porcupine, and the Sloop Trippe. Six vessels [...]

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Welch’s has begun accepting Niagara grapes from growers. Niagara are the known as the white grapes, even though the color is more of a light green or yellow. The air along the North Coast smells great with the sweet smell of grapes. You can see people taking deep breathes, like in the Febreze commercials. And [...]

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The 2005 Waterford Community Fair opens TODAY. It runs Monday September 5 through Saturday September 10. Admission is $3 per person with children 12 and under free. A $6 weekly button is available. There is a horse show, pulling contests, sheep, cattle, pigs, and everything you’d expect at a county fair. Cow Pie Bingo will [...]

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Scott Enterprises, which owns 8 hotels in Erie, announced they have donated 15 hotel rooms for up to 3 months for families of hurricane victims. Six rooms have already been claimed. Contact the Erie Chapter of the American Red Cross at (814) 833-0942 if know of a family that can use this service. Nick Scott [...]

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A motorcycle ran into the back of a car near the Erie VA Medical Center on East 38th Street around 3 am this morning. The female passenger on the motorcycle is in critical condtion with a head injury. The driver of the car fled the scene. Alcohol was believed to be involed. As the police [...]

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