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	<title>Presque Isle - A place for all seasons</title>
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	<description>Gene Ware is a local author and authority on all things Presque Isle.  He has written and published four books.  “A Walk on the Park,” “Whispers Across the Pond,” “The Moods of Presque Isle,” and “Images of America – Presque Isle State Park.”   Gene is currently working on a comprehensive history of Presque Isle as told by Joe Root.   He is working with his publisher, Acadia Publishing, to publish a second book in the Images of America series about another local landmark.</description>
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		<title>SMALL BOATS, CANOES AND KAYAKS &#8211; -Have fun but make it a safe summer &#8211; - Part #1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 01:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[               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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SPRING TRAILBLAZERS &#8211; -  On your mark, get set, and take it easy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 20:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been an easy winter.  For many people, it has also been a couch-potato winter.  As the weather warms and spring approaches, the multi-purpose trail and the many hiking trails on Presque Isle will begin to get much busier with these couch potato walkers, runners, skaters and bike riders. If this year is like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BUTTERFLIES  &#8211; - 20 Questions &#8211; -  Part # 2      Qustions 11-20</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 09:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Questions / Answers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[                This is a continuation of last week’s butterfly questions blog.  The first blog contained questions 1 to 10.  This week we will cover questions 11-20.           If you like butterflies, you might enjoy a short trip close to Erie and go to the Niagara Park Butterfly Conservancy.  Any day trip to the Niagara Falls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAPTURING THE MOMENT</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[                             It does not matter whether you are an artist, photographer, writer or just a once in a while visitor to Presque Isle, this temperamental beauty has a long history of providing inspiration to countless people.  I have found observing nature on the park is like learning anew to use my eyes, ears, nose and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BUTTERFLIES &#8211; - 20 Questions &#8211; -Part # 1      Questions  1-10</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 20:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[          Starting this Friday and also next week, this blog will be devoted to one of the most fascinating, attractive and familiar insects in the world. It is, of course, the butterfly.  There are between 18,000 to 20,000 named species of butterflies, and more are being identified each year.            Butterflies and moths are closely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRESQUE ISLE&#8217;S UNIQUE SPRING GUESTS  &#8211; - Really off course &#8211; Just passing through -I guess I&#8217;ll stay the summer.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 15:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bird watching]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[                Spring is the time of year when I wish I knew just a bit more about the birds that visit Presque Isle.  You guessed it!  I am not a certified birder.  What is it they say?  I know just enough to be dangerous.  Every single year, I learn a bit more about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TIPS ON TAKING BETTER NATURE PHOTOS &#8211; - Sharpening your composition skills</title>
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		<comments>http://www.presqueisle.org/blogs/presqueisle/2012/05/tips-on-taking-better-nature-photos-sharpening-your-composition-skills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.presqueisle.org/blogs/presqueisle/?p=1446</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[          The best nature photography is a process of elimination.  One rule of thumb to should consider using in your work is the way you frame your nature shot.  When you are framing a shot, be on the lookout for what does not fit.  You probably know what I mean.  That telephone line or an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LAKES, PONDS, BAYS AND LAGOONS &#8211; -In Presque Isle we have our own personal treasure!</title>
		<link>http://www.presqueisle.org/blogs/presqueisle/2012/04/lakes-ponds-bays-and-lagoons-in-presque-isle-we-have-our-own-personal-treasure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[                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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EVEN THE TURTLES ARE HAPPY!</title>
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		<comments>http://www.presqueisle.org/blogs/presqueisle/2012/04/even-the-turtles-are-happy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[           It’s a bright and sunny Wednesday afternoon, and the temperature has just moved up to 55 degrees as a large lumber truck backs into the Graveyard Pond parking lot on Presque Isle.  On board is all the lumber and material needed for the Presque Isle Partnership’s “Turtle Platform.”            When I first arrived, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>By Buggy, Bike and Boat, Erie made its way to &#8220;The Head&#8221; in the 1800s!</title>
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		<comments>http://www.presqueisle.org/blogs/presqueisle/2012/04/by-buggy-bike-and-boat-erie-made-its-way-to-the-head-in-the-1800s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[                      The region where Sara’s and the campgrounds are today was at one time known as “The Head”.  Its true name was Massassauga Point.  In 1874, there were actually three hotels operating at the Head.  In addition, there was a boat rental service, a small fishing village and a small general store located along the [...]]]></description>
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