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| − | "North Coast Beaches" refers to the beaches in the State of [[Ohio]], [[United States]], along the south shore of [[Lake Erie]]. Lake Erie was named after the Native American tribe (the Erie) who lived along its southern shore prior to exploration by Europeans. The coastal counties of Ohio and their respective beaches include:
| + | The '''North Coast Beaches''' are the beaches in the state of [[Ohio]], [[United States]], along the south shore of Lake Erie. Lake Erie was named after the Erie Native American tribe who lived along its southern shore prior to exploration by Europeans. The coastal counties of Ohio and their respective beaches include: |
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| | + | ==Regions== |
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| | + | ==Cities== |
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| | + | *[[Cleveland]] |
| | + | *[[Erie]] |
| | + | *[[Lorain]] |
| | + | *[[Sandusky]] |
| | + | *[[Toledo (Ohio)|Toledo]] |
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| | + | ==Other destinations== |
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| | + | *[[Ashtabula]] is a small town lakefront town near the state border of Ohio and Pennsylvania. |
| | + | *[[Catawba]] is a boating and fishing haven on Lake Erie. |
| | + | *[[Cedar Point]], enormous amusement park on the Cedar Point peninsula. |
| | + | *[[Conneaut]] is a lakefront town in the northeastern corner of Ohio. |
| | + | *[[Fairport Harbor]] is a quaint town with a kid-friendly beach at the mouth and along the eastern bank of the Grand River. |
| | + | *[[Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio|Geneva-on-the-Lake]] includes Geneva State Park with brand-new facilities and strip of old-fashioned tourist attractions. |
| | + | *[[Mentor (Ohio)|Mentor]] is home to the largest natural beach on Lake Erie, Mentor Headlands State Park, approximately 20 miles east of Cleveland. |
| | + | *[[Painesville]] is a Connecticut Western Reserve town and county seat of [[Lake County (Ohio)|Lake County]] |
| | + | *[[Port Clinton (Ohio)|Port Clinton]] is a quaint fishing town between Cleveland and Toledo. |
| | + | *[[Put-in-Bay]] on South Bass Island, catch a ferry from Port Clinton or Catawba. |
| | + | *[[Vermilion (Ohio)|Vermilion]] has a quaint downtown (Harbour Town), a nice public beach and boasts a large number of marinas, beachfront accommodations and fishing charters. |
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| | ===Ashtabula County=== | | ===Ashtabula County=== |
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| | *'''Conneaut Township Park''' | | *'''Conneaut Township Park''' |
| | *'''Geneva State Park''' | | *'''Geneva State Park''' |
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| | ===Cuyahoga County=== | | ===Cuyahoga County=== |
| | + | [[Image:Cleveland Beach.jpg|thumb|200px|The Beaches of Cleveland - Edgewater Park]] |
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| | *'''Arcadia Beach''' | | *'''Arcadia Beach''' |
| | *'''Bay Park Beach''' | | *'''Bay Park Beach''' |
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| | *'''Bonniewood Club''' | | *'''Bonniewood Club''' |
| | *'''Bradstreet Landing''' | | *'''Bradstreet Landing''' |
| − | *'''Canoon Park''' | + | *'''Cahoon Park''' |
| | *'''Clarkwood Beach''' | | *'''Clarkwood Beach''' |
| | *'''Coronado Beach Association''' | | *'''Coronado Beach Association''' |
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| | ===Erie County=== | | ===Erie County=== |
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| | *'''Andersen Beach''' | | *'''Andersen Beach''' |
| | *'''Beulah Beach''' | | *'''Beulah Beach''' |
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| | ===Lake County=== | | ===Lake County=== |
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| | *'''Fairport Harbor''' adjacent to the Fairport Harbor lighthouse and the mouth of the Grand River, has a nice playground area next to the sand. | | *'''Fairport Harbor''' adjacent to the Fairport Harbor lighthouse and the mouth of the Grand River, has a nice playground area next to the sand. |
| | *'''Mentor Headlands State Park''' the largest beach on America's North Coast, managed by the Ohio Park System. | | *'''Mentor Headlands State Park''' the largest beach on America's North Coast, managed by the Ohio Park System. |
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| | ===Lorain County=== | | ===Lorain County=== |
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| | *'''Century Beach''' | | *'''Century Beach''' |
| | *'''Lakeview Beach''' | | *'''Lakeview Beach''' |
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| | ===Lucas County=== | | ===Lucas County=== |
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| | *'''Crane Creek State Park''' | | *'''Crane Creek State Park''' |
| | *'''Lakeview Shores''' | | *'''Lakeview Shores''' |
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| | ===Ottawa County=== | | ===Ottawa County=== |
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| | *'''Bay Point''' | | *'''Bay Point''' |
| | *'''Catawba Island''' is not actually an island, attached to the mainland, but serves as an access point for ferry boats to the [[Lake Erie Islands]] | | *'''Catawba Island''' is not actually an island, attached to the mainland, but serves as an access point for ferry boats to the [[Lake Erie Islands]] |
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| | ===Sandusky County=== | | ===Sandusky County=== |
| − | *'''Sandusky Bay''' glassy bay immediately south of hte [[Lake Erie Islands]]. | + | |
| | + | *'''Sandusky Bay''' glassy bay immediately south of the [[Lake Erie Islands]]. |
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| | + | ==Understand== |
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| | + | ==Talk== |
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| | + | ==Get in== |
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| | + | * Interstate 90 runs along the southern shore of Lake Erie. |
| | + | * Interstate 80 (the Ohio Turnpike) also runs east-west through northern Ohio and merges with I-90 through a portion of its course. |
| | + | * State Route 2 tracks a beautiful journey through Ohio wine country, farms, small Western Reserve towns, beautiful lakefront communities and the cities that dot the North Coast. |
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| | + | ==Get around== |
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| | + | ==See== |
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| | + | ===Itineraries=== |
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| | + | *'''Lake Erie Circle Tour'''. Once you've had enough of the amusement parks and fishing venues, just follow the shoreline via the Lake Erie Circle Tour [http://www.great-lakes.net/tourism/circletour/erie/]. The drive (or boat ride) takes you through the Working Waterfronts around [[Buffalo_(New York)|Buffalo]] NY, [[Cleveland]] OH, [[Detroit]] MI, [[Erie]] PA, [[Toledo (Ohio)|Toledo]], OH, and southern [[Ontario]] is intermingled with beautiful preservations of flora and fauna as well as the history of North America's first westward expansion, the ''Old Northwest Territory''. |
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| | + | ==Sleep== |
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| | + | * '''Maumee Bay State Park''', beautiful lodge and cabins along the southern shore of Lake Erie, just east of [[Toledo (Ohio)|Toledo]] in [[Oregon (Ohio)|Oregon]]. |
| | + | * '''Geneva State Park''', newly constructed sprawling Lodge and Conference Center in [[Geneva-on-the-Lake]]. |
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| | + | ==Do== |
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| | + | *Swimming, Sailing, Boating and Fishing |
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| | + | ==Eat== |
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| | + | *Lake Erie Walleye and Perch |
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| | + | ==Drink== |
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| | + | ==Stay safe== |
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| | + | ==Get out== |
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| | + | *Go to Cleveland - there's a lot to do there. |
| | + | *[[Lake Erie Islands]], take a ferry to South Bass and other islands. |
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