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| | ==Cities== | | ==Cities== |
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| | *[[Cleveland]] | | *[[Cleveland]] |
| | *[[Erie]] | | *[[Erie]] |
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| | ==Other destinations== | | ==Other destinations== |
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| | *[[Ashtabula]] is a small town lakefront town near the state border of Ohio and Pennsylvania. | | *[[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. | | *[[Catawba]] is a boating and fishing haven on Lake Erie. |
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| | *[[Conneaut]] is a lakefront town in the northeastern corner of Ohio. | | *[[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. | | *[[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]] includes Geneva State Park with brand-new facilities and strip of old-fashioned tourist attractions. | + | *[[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. | | *[[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]] | | *[[Painesville]] is a Connecticut Western Reserve town and county seat of [[Lake County (Ohio)|Lake County]] |
| − | *[[Port Clinton]] is a quaint fishing town between Cleveland and Toledo. | + | *[[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. | | *[[Put-in-Bay]] on South Bass Island, catch a ferry from Port Clinton or Catawba. |
| − | *[[Vermillion]] has a quaint downtown (Harbour Town), a nice public beach and boasts a large number of marinas, beachfront accomodations and fishing charters. | + | *[[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]] | | [[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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| | ===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=== |
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| | *'''Sandusky Bay''' glassy bay immediately south of the [[Lake Erie Islands]]. | | *'''Sandusky Bay''' glassy bay immediately south of the [[Lake Erie Islands]]. |
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| | ==Get in== | | ==Get in== |
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| | * Interstate 90 runs along the southern shore of Lake Erie. | | * 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. | | * Interstate 80 (the Ohio Turnpike) also runs east-west through northern Ohio and merges with I-90 through a portion of its course. |
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| | ===Itineraries=== | | ===Itineraries=== |
| − | *'''Lake Erie Circle Tour'''. Once you've had enough of the amusement parks and fishing venues, just follow the shoreline via the [http://www.great-lakes.net/tourism/circletour/erie/ Lake Erie Circle Tour]. 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_(province)|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''. | + | |
| | + | *'''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== | | ==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]]. | | * '''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]]. | | * '''Geneva State Park''', newly constructed sprawling Lodge and Conference Center in [[Geneva-on-the-Lake]]. |
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| | ==Do== | | ==Do== |
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| | *Swimming, Sailing, Boating and Fishing | | *Swimming, Sailing, Boating and Fishing |
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| | ==Eat== | | ==Eat== |
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| | *Lake Erie Walleye and Perch | | *Lake Erie Walleye and Perch |
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| | ==Get out== | | ==Get out== |
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| | *Go to Cleveland - there's a lot to do there. | | *Go to Cleveland - there's a lot to do there. |
| | *[[Lake Erie Islands]], take a ferry to South Bass and other islands. | | *[[Lake Erie Islands]], take a ferry to South Bass and other islands. |
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