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Tall Ships Erie – My Thoughts
Tall Ships Erie will be September 8 – 11, 2016. On this weekend, visitors will be able to view and tour several tall ships docked in Erie, Pennsylvania. I don’t have any additional…
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On the Gitchee Gumee
One late July or early August more than a decade ago, I saw Lake Superior for the very first time. At Whitefish Point, on Whitefish Bay. If you ever listened to Gordon Lightfoot’s…
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From Erie to Michigan
This morning the U.S. Brig Niagara sailed past the house that we’re renting in St. Ignace, Michigan! We often see the Niagara in its home port of Erie, Pennsylvania. I learned through the…
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Sunset Cruise Surprise
Here is a photo that Jonathan took during the Star Line Ferry’s Sunset Cruise under the Mackinac Bridge Monday night. This year, Jonathan and I took the 1.5 hour cruise for the third…
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History (And Ghosts) Along the Allegheny
I just found this article in the Trib about a history-themed picnic next Saturday, July 23 in Brackenridge’s Prospect Cemetery. The organizers promise hot dogs and ghost stories. I will not be able…
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Sometimes It Is Important to Listen to Kitty
Ah, here it is, an increasingly rare post from Jonathan on the blog! Before we leave for a somewhat longer journey, we needed a test run with our kayaks on the new Yakima…
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“Pokémon Go” to Parnassus
“There’s a Mewtwo in the backyard. #PokemonGo” (Twitter.) So I found out about Pokémon Go this past Saturday. I read about it on Twitter. Then we went to Point State Park, and saw a…
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Here’s what the New York Times Thinks about Western PA
The New York Times just printed this article about Monessen, Pennsylvania. Now, I know that Monessen is NOT New Kensington. From reading this article, though, it sounds as if some Monessen residents have the…
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So I Took This Photo Yesterday
I took this photo yesterday from the veranda of the Nature Inn at Bald Eagle State Park. My dad told me that this bird is a cedar waxwing. Bald Eagle State Park is…
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Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (Sauer Castle Edition)
This is a short story about why humans can’t have nice things. This story takes place in Kansas City, Kansas. In a mansion built right after the Civil War. A mansion that…