the wnadeirng chick
...Lake Erie, Ohio

I guess I shouldn't have judged Ohio, but I really didn't think it had as much to offer as it does. Granted, I'm seeing only a very small portion of it, but of what I see, I'm much impressed. The complete Lake Erie shoreline from Sandusky to Conneaut is spectacular. Lighthouses, fine beaches and beautiful homes line the entire Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail.

Ashtabula County has 19 covered bridges, and I journeyed to several of them. In between the bridges are farm houses, wineries and inviting parks and picnic areas. The surrounding counties, such as Erie county and Lake County also have much to offer. Milan, in Erie County, is home to Thomas Edison.

I've made two pages of this area: the shoreline towns and the countryside. This page covers the lakeshore towns. They start with Vermillion in the west and move eastward to Huron, Geneva-on-the-Lake and Conneaut.

I leave with a much greater appreciation of this middle America state.

its coastal towns
lighthouse
The Vermillion lighthouse
lighthouse
beach front
houses on canals
I was amazed that homes were this close to canals deep and wide enough to carry boats of these sizes and with no elevation!
houses on canals
houses on canals
houses on canals
houses on canals
street scene
garden
home on canal
house
front door to house
lighthouse
The Huron lighthouse
lighthouse
estuary
estuary
Called the Old Woman Creek, this estuary lies east of Huron.
restaurant
Mary's Kitchen on Geneva-on-the-Lake served a delicious pulled pork sandwich.
conneaut lighthouse
The Conneaut lighthouse is no more spectacular than Huron's, but it's a pretty setting, and the beach was known for sea glass combing. I found a few pieces.
lighthouse
pile of driftwood
lighthouse and pier
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