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Award Winning War of 1812 Article

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Flagship Niagara Senior Captain Walter Rybka received the National Maritime Historical Society’s Rodney N. Houghton Award for “the best feature article in Sea History Magazine”. Captain Rybka’s article is entitled […]

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Erie County Historical Society’s Annual Awards

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Erie County Historical Society has established several ways in which it recognizes outstanding achievement and dedication to the field of history, on the part of individuals and organizations.  This recognition […]

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Old Fashioned Blueberry Social

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With this year’s blueberry crop arriving weeks ahead of schedule, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy fresh, local berries. Including the Edinboro Area Historical Society’s annual Old Fashioned Blueberry […]

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Visit Girard’s Dan Rice Days

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August 2nd – 4th, 2012 Downtown Girard, PA Thursday afternoon arrives and the luring smells of kettle corn, funnel cake and hot sausage sandwiches fill the air.  Booths filled with […]

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Anchor Relocated to Shades Beach

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Many shipwrecked vessels sit at the bottom of Lake Erie between Presque Isle Bay and North East, and scuba diving at these wrecks has long been a popular pastime. In […]

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