One-tank trip /Erie, Pa. Don't climb the ice dunes, warn the rangers and the signs. Yet danger seemed remote as I scanned the serene frosted landscape near the entrance to Presque Isle State Park, a seven-mile spit of land arching into Lake Erie from Pennsylvania's far northwest corner.
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Lake Erie 39 s winter dunes offer ethereal hiking vistas
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January 21st 2012, 11:51 pm
ERIE -- Don't climb the ice dunes, warn the rangers and the signs. Yet danger seemed remote as I scanned the serene frosted landscape near the entrance to Presque Isle State Park, a seven-mile spit of land arching into Lake Erie from Pennsylvania's far northwest corner.
Flying across frozen waters
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January 13th 2012, 1:31 pm
A certain group of sail boaters in the lakes area like their air temperatures frigid and their water frozen.
Weather: October s weather
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November 9th 2011, 6:54 pm
Our past month has given us an above-average number of rain days. October's bright blue weather was interrupted during the month on 11 days with rain. This is way above the average number of rain days during an average October month. The bright sunshine and high 60-degree temperatures have prevailed during the daylight hours to [...]
Heath Bell Is A Crazy Person Video
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July 13th 2011, 9:03 am
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Wisconsin Making Big Noise in the Silent Sports Arena
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May 19th 2011, 3:43 pm
MADISON, Wis. -- Every state in the union has pretty landscapes, but theres something about the rolling terrain, the ridiculous number of lakes and rivers, and the abundance of trails in Wisconsin that plays into the states growing reputation as the new it place for silent sports pursuits. Given the demands of silent sports and the passion of participants, it doesnt...
News From 100 Years Ago: 03 21 2011
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March 21st 2011, 6:54 am
o In order to prove that advertising Traverse City as a summer resort pays, it is only necessary to go to the figures in the possession of the railroads.
Iceboating, anyone
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February 9th 2011, 10:43 am
A rumbling growl echoed across the frozen harbor as the iceboats cruised by on Friday afternoon, the first day of iceboating on Coecles Harbor this season. Sailors in four iceboats harnessed a steady breeze and crisscrossed the ice from morning until late in the afternoon. "It was beautiful out there," said John Needham, the owner [...]
Where to go: Yellow Creek State Park
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February 5th 2011, 11:19 pm
What to do: A popular fishing and picnic destination in the summer, Yellow Creek is too often overlooked in winter. Anglers pull sunfish, perch and pike through the ice, and the state provides wooden ice-rescue devices at all ice-use access areas. The frozen lake near the boat rental building is open for ice skating, and iceboating is permitted with a launch permit.
Ice Boating Returns To Lake Mendota
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January 7th 2011, 10:24 am
The Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club is hosting the International Renegade Association will host it's championship regatta Jan. 7-9 on Madison's Lake Mendota.