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YOUR SPRINGTIME SEAWORTHY BOAT CHECK
Posted: May 3, 2013 7:06 am
It’s almost time to get your boat into the water for summertime fun! Here is a list of things you should checkout to make sure your botas ready to go when you are. THINGS YOU MIGHT NEED Marine caulk Air filters Fuel filters Power steering fluid Transmission fluid Distilled water Lubricants… View ArticleLOW WATER LEVELS ON GREAT LAKES WILL MAKE FOR A TOUGH SUMMER ON PRESQUE ISLE
Posted: April 22, 2013 7:07 am
Early this year I talked a bit about the low water levels on Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes. That was then and this is now. Well, it is much worse than it was just three month’s ago. This will have an effect on all of us who visit the park, boat on… View ArticleSPRING FISHING SEASON ON BAY AND LAKE IS QUICKLY APPROACHING
Posted: March 11, 2013 7:22 am
Very much like most years in Erie, Presque Isle Bay starts March with a thin but safe skim of ice at the very beginning of the month, yet these waters are usually open by the end of the month. 2013 is proving to be quite normal. One of the larger problems with this is… View ArticleSALT, SALT, SALT – - Winter in Erie
Posted: January 6, 2013 9:32 am
PENNDOT and Salt! The two go together like ham and eggs, bread and butter and peanut butter and jelly But, this is not true on Presque Isle. The park may be one of only a few places in Erie County that NO SALT is used to help melt ice and snow. Many visitors to… View ArticleWHERE DID ALL THAT WATER GO – - LAKE LEVELS PLUNGE
Posted: December 22, 2012 7:59 am
If you walk along Presque Isle shorelines, whether it be lake, lagoon or bay, you might ask, “Where did all the water go?” No, it’s not just bad eyesight. Water levels on the Great Lakes are nearing their all-time historic lows and are now having a negative effect on recreational boating and fishing. In… View ArticleLA DOLCE VITA
Posted: September 4, 2012 10:22 am
Dawn is past, and the sun has broken free of the horizon as my wife and I pull into the Perry Monument parking lot. The sun is bright with high white cumulus clouds tumbling playfully across a rich blue sky. We are here this morning to meet Bob Harris and walk Graveyard Pond… View ArticleCHASING PRESQUE ISLE’S DRAGONS – - Facts and Myths about Dagonflies
Posted: July 17, 2012 6:56 am
The pretty little dragonfly that swoops and flits around while you are walking the Presque Isle lagoon shoreline has been the subject of intrigue on every single continent where it is found. Worldwide, each civilization has developed its own unique meanings regarding the behavior and lifestyle of the dragonfly. In our part… View ArticleCATTAIL – -A common, useful and sometimes invasive Presque Isle plant
Posted: July 2, 2012 9:37 pm
The lowly cattail is well-known to everyone, nature lover or not. They are one of the most common and easily identified of our water-loving plants. Sunny, marshy places dominated by these sword-like plants are a familiar sight all across America. Most of us easily recognize the long green leaves and hot-dog shaped brown… View ArticleSMALL BOATS, CANOES AND KAYAKS – -Have fun but make it a safe summer – - Part #1
Posted: May 24, 2012 9:28 pm
Each year as I roam Presque Isle and its nearby waterways, I watch as inexperienced boaters head out onto Presque Isle Bay, Marina Lake and into the lagoons in all manner of small boats, canoes or kayaks. This, frankly, sometimes scares me to no end. I have even seen many inexperienced boaters heading out… View ArticleLAKES, PONDS, BAYS AND LAGOONS – -In Presque Isle we have our own personal treasure!
Posted: April 30, 2012 7:30 pm
Many years ago, naturalist Henry David Thoreau wrote the following: “A lake is the landscape’s most beautiful feature. It is the earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.” In North America, there are literally hundreds of thousands of lakes and ponds, so everyone reading this blog… View Article1 2 3 Next »