Lake Erie

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Fish, swim, relax, picnic, enjoy sunsets and festivals

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Best Lake Vacations in the U.S.

"An ecological comeback story whose north shore supports rich birdlife; Ohio's Lake Erie Birding Trail stretches more than 300 miles between Toledo and Conneaut and passes marshes, estuaries, and lakefront woodlands where nearly 400 bird species have been recorded since restoration efforts began after mid-20th-century pollution problems." - Joe Yogerst Joe Yogerst Joe Yogerst is a writer, editor, and photographer with over three decades of experience covering travel. His articles have appeared in The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Time, and he has worked on more than 40 books for National Geographic. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines

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Ana Dealvarez

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Excellent atmosphere in a little spot we found under the trees. Beautiful view!

Husoriffic Cleaning LLC

Google

Very peaceful I enjoyed every moment I continue to go as much as I can lol very beautiful

Samantha Craley

Google

We love fishing and my husband has a charter cinbadd at the wild wing rv park and we love swimming.

Keith Gordon

Google

Best place to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon with the family, or watch a beautiful sunset that seems to easily go on for an hour or more. There are so many tiny beaches all along the Lake Erie shoreline between Maumee Bay and Catawba island that definitely do not disappoint.

Cristina Sarsama

Google

Amazing lakefront. Watch the sunset, fish, walk the trails, relax, picnic, club house with food and drinks, festivals, concerts, boating, play area for kids, tree covered top area, beach with sand, dog beach, fun for everyone

Stephanie Hall

Google

Beautiful place, very relaxing, quiet and peaceful. Also...didn't go to fish, huge mistake!

Federico Loza

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I love this place, I am currently studying at Alumni University. This university contains the courses of philosophy, botany, computer science and robotics. I fully recommend the robotics course, which I'm currently studying, excellent teachers and incredible classmates, very pleasant environment for anyone who looks for a comfortable place to be included in. Here's a picture of me during my free time there.

Sujith Mohan

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Lake Erie, fourth largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. It forms the boundary between Canada (Ontario) to the north and the United States (Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York) to the west, south, and east. The major axis of the lake extends from west-southwest to east-northeast for 241 miles (388 km), and the lake has a maximum width of 57 miles. The total area of the lake’s drainage basin is 30,140 square miles (78,062 square km), exclusive of surface area, which is 9,910 square miles. The lake’s principal tributary rivers are the Detroit (carrying the discharge of Lake Huron), Huron, and Raisin rivers of Michigan; the Maumee, Portage, Sandusky, Cuyahoga, and Grand rivers of Ohio; the Cattaraugus Creek of New York; and the Grand River of Ontario. The lake discharges at its eastern end through the Niagara River, and its western end contains all of the islands, the largest being Pelee Island, Ontario. With a mean surface height of 570 feet (170 metres) above sea level, Erie has the smallest mean depth (62 feet) of the Great Lakes, and its deepest point is 210 feet. Because of its small size and shallow character, the lake has a comparatively short water-retention time of 2.6 years. Storms frequently cause short-period fluctuations in lake level that can amount to several feet at the ends of the lake. It is an important link in the St. Lawrence Seaway. The New York State Barge Canal has an outlet at Tonawanda, New York, on the Niagara River, and one of its branches enters Lake Erie at Buffalo.