Five things I love that start with the letter A:Art: This weekend was Gallery Night in Erie, which happens monthly. We made it to three exhibits. It was fun, albeit brief. And as I mentioned before, my mom is an artist. It was been a pleasure to decora…

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State and County fairs are infamous for their eclectic food offerings. A week’s worth of food for a week at the Crawford County Fair. What: Garbage Fries at Parker’s Concessions Description: I’d seen the bowls all over the fair. Piled high with everything from bacon and cheese to sour cream and pork, these bowls of [...]

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State and County fairs are infamous for their eclectic food offerings. A week’s worth of food for a week at the Crawford County Fair. What: Chocolate Peanut Butter Milkshake at General Store Concessions Description: “It tastes like a Reese’s cup shake,” said server Brittany Sala. Blend chocolate soft serve, two big spoonfuls of Peter Pan peanut [...]

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12-year-old Zack Parker of Conneaut Lake has a passion that not many other kids his age share: bull riding. Parker started riding two years ago, inspired after seeing a woman ride a bull at a rodeo: she got bucked off. “The bull flipped over her, I watched it when it happened,” he said, “And I thought, [...]

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State and County fairs are infamous for their eclectic food offerings. A week’s worth of food for a week at the Crawford County Fair. What: Dairy Committee ice cream Description: This sweet treat has become tradition for many families and visitors of the fair. Thick, creamy milk from Crawford County cows is churned to create [...]

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State and County fairs are infamous for their eclectic food offerings. A week’s worth of food for a week at the Crawford County Fair. What: Greek gyros from Vlahos Description: An original gyro is a combination of beef and lamb served on soft, warm pita bread. This pita is then loaded with onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, [...]

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“Where my hillbillies at?” called country music star Luke Bryan from the main stage at the Crawford County fairgrounds Tuesday night. This CMT sensation seemed to have the crowd dancing and laughing along—even before the show started. People were decked to their country nines, wearing cowboy hats and boots, or their own personal creations. Angela [...]

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State and County fairs are infamous for their eclectic food offerings. A week’s worth of food for a week at the Crawford County Fair. What: Deep fried Snickers Description: Poke a serving stick through a Snickers bar. Dip it in funnel cake batter. Deep fry the candy bar. Cover with a heavy coat of powered [...]

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The Miss Crawford County Fair Queen Pageant, now in its third year, crowned Kelly Thayer as it’s newest queen Sunday night at the grandstand stage at the Crawford County Fair. “Honestly, I thought I didn’t have it,” said Thayer, the newly crowned queen. “I had to do a double take when they called my name.” [...]

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I am not a gardener.  You should know that right away, just in case you think I’m going to be full of gardening advice.  Every summer I plant tomatoes in big pots on my deck.  I know I need to water them, but that’s really the extent of …

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Summer is just around the bend…. isn’t it?!

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I love old movies about Erie. We’ve featured them a few times in our weekly YouTube of the week, and this week is no exception. Doug Boldt sends us this 5 minute clip of the Erie Yacht Club in the 1950′s. according to Doug, many current members appear in the video as kids, including Jack [...]

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