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Erie Area

Erie Highlights: Port Erie Maritime Museum, Erie Zoo & Botanical Gardens, Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Presque Isle State Park, Presque Isle Downs Casino and Racetrack, Splash Lagoon Water Park, Lake Erie Wineries, Erie Art Museum, Erie County Historical Society, sports (Erie Otters Hockey, Erie Bayhawks NBA D-League Basketball, Erie Seawolves AA Baseball, Family First Sports Park, Lake Erie Speedway), Victorian Princess Cruise Lines, Erie Land Lighthouse, Presque Isle Lighthouse, North Pier Light, Erie Planetarium, expERIEnce Children’s Museum, Firefighters Historical Museum, Seaway Trail, Pennsylvania Scenic Route 6, Watson Curtze Mansion, Wooden Nickel Buffalo Farm, fishing (lake and stream – steelhead, perch, walleye, smallmouth bass, trout, etc.), and golf . Visit Erie PA website. Downloadable Erie Brochure (coupons and maps). Erie Video.

   
October 12 - 18th Special Events Calendar
   
Shopping Guide
   
Spouse/Guest Tours
  Let me know your interests, local specialty shops, winerys, museums, etc. If there is enough interest in a particular area, I will try to work out a guided tour. Prices to be determined. (ib4@psu.edu)
   
Niagara Falls Tour - Sat. & Sun. Oct. 17 - 18 (Leave New York early Sun., in order to get back to the Erie Airport at reasonable hour.)
  Tentative rates:
 
  • Hotel: $60+ taxes per night US side (passport NOT required) (If this hotel passes my inspection)
 
  • 4 -5 hour sightseeing trip to Canadian side (passport REQUIRED) $84/person
    • Maid of the Mist Boat Ride (admission included), Canadian Horseshoe Falls, journey behind the falls, Sr. Henry Oakes Garden and much more.
 
  • 4 - 5 hour sight seeing trip American side (passport NOT required) $84/person
    • Maid of the Mist Boat Ride (admission included), Cave-of-the-Winds (admissions included), Thunder Theater for "Legends of Niagara Falls", and much more.
 
  • Transportation rates from Erie to New York and back will depend on the number of participants
 
Within a 120 mile radius
  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio
  Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad (October tickets go fast. Keep in mind K-12 field trips may also be on week-day rides)
  Erie National Wildlife Refuge, Guys Mills, PA   11296 Wood Duck Lane
   
Updated 08/18/09

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