I was in Erie on business--of sorts--when I decided to see if there was a humble peak to bag before heading back into the Great Woods. While looking for a truly "humble" summit called Mount Saint Benedict, a mere 640 feet, I came across Shades Beach, which is a Harborcreek Township park.
With a name like "Shades Beach," I decided to give it a chance. The thing I typically don't like about beaches is the absence of shade, so this place sounded worth exploring. And it is.
It's got a woodland trail that wends its course steeply uphill and along the high cliffs above Lake Erie, affording pretty good views.
The city of Erie was less sad than I'd remembered, too.
Glad to see my hometown is a bit less sad than you remembered it, hahaha. Still has a ways to go though. There also used to be a Carmelite order of nuns in Erie that was cloistered, but they mostly died out and were closed ~5 years ago
ReplyDeleteOooh, sorry. I actually met up with some colleagues who just moved to Erie a few years ago, and they love it.... A lot of places in the Keystone State are an acquired taste, right?
DeleteI love my hometown and will always defend it, but I also love not living there anymore. Nice to have a bit more predictable weather and way more opportunities down in PGH. Grass is always greener to be sure though, and I miss it like hell even if its just a few hours away
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