Blogs from Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, North America

…was another day that didn’t turn out as planned. No, I didn’t visit another hospital. This one had everything to do with the east coast being so OLD. The plan was to go to Niagara Falls. Things were going great…I got up on time (Mike’s always up early), we got out of the campground at a decent time, got Rosie dialed in to Niagara Falls State Park and off we went. Got into the town of Niagara Falls and Rosie told us to take a right turn on a particular road that would lead us to the park. Luckily we noticed the sign before we made the turn: Max Height 10 ft. What?!? Seriously??? We’re between 12 and 13 feet tall. We drove around and around trying to find another way in, but couldn’t find any ... read more

I thought it was the appropriate time to add an entry for Erie. I've been living up here for a month and a half now. I was accepted into the Applied Intelligence Masters Program at Mercyhurst College. My advice from everyone: "good luck in Erie, get some good snow tires!" We haven't gotten into the winter yet, but so far I'm loving it up here in Erie. The city is a little gem of Pennsylvania. It is home to four major universities and a number of smaller technical institutes. But what I love about this place so far is that there's always something going on. Maybe it's the city's way of saying 'hey, I know we have miserable drawn out snowy/icy winters, but look at all the other cool stuff we do!" With a winery in ... read more

Miles Today: 450 We had a better start today! We left at a quarter to 9 and drove until we got to Erie, Pennsylvania. There we stopped at Presque Isle State Park, a beautiful little peninsula jutting into lake Erie. There were beaches, woods, birds, monuments, and bike trails. Much to my surprise, my mom suggested that we rented a surrey together. It was quite a contraption. It was like being in a landlocked paddle boat- we could both pedal at our own speed and I had control of turning. We biked about 4 miles together, probably never hitting more than 6 or 7 miles per hour, but having a leisurely jaunt around the park. We saw lots of Canadian geese and commented on all of the other bikers going around the park. There were tricycles, ... read more

This is my first post, and I'm just trying to understand how this works. But first an introduction. My name is Jeremy, and I'm a recent college graduate from Erie, Pa. I graduated from Bloomsburg University in December of 2007, and my career plans include eventually going to law school. However, before I go down that path, I decided to take a year off and I'm moving to New Zealand for a year. I'm leaving Erie on February 5th, and I should be gone for about a year. Uhh, thats all for now. ... read more

After a day on the road, we made our first detour in Erie, PA. Neither of us knew much about Erie. I think collectively we knew that there was a Lake Erie, an Erie Canal and that if you added another ‘e’ than you got the word that meant ‘spooky’. We also knew that is was in Pennsylvania, and to us that meant the Pennsylvania Dutch and the Liberty Bell. Yep. That’s pretty much what we knew. A whole lot of not-very-much-that’s-useful. Perhaps that’s why we both jumped at the chance to stop and explore this city at the invitation of a friend of ours. What we came to find out is that Erie has a lot to boast about! This self-deprecated “Mistake on the Lake” is anything but. We met up with our hostess for ... read more