Summer Along for the ride at Fat Lenny’s punk rock candy shop 6 Sep 201712 Jan 2018 ERIE, Pa. — We knew something cool was going to happen before we even stepped into Fat Lenny’s. We knew it because it was called Fat Lenny’s, but also because…
The Other Things Skin and bones: How Mad Anthony was twice buried 4 Oct 201631 Dec 2016 ERIE, Pa. Pennsylvania loves its war heroes. Oliver Hazard Perry, Alexander Kelly, Nicolas Biddle, dozens of others. But only one of them had his bones boiled for transport: Mad Anthony…
Summer A walk in the park: Asbury Woods Nature Center 20 Jul 201529 Jul 2015 Part of an occasional series exploring North America’s national, provincial and state parks. This is our first stop on Road Trip 2015: Destination Tennessee. ERIE, Pa. — Our little girl said she wanted…
Spring break The ghost of the Plaza Theater 19 Mar 201525 May 2015 ERIE, Pa. — “He's going in!” I said, scrambling down the snowbank. It was filthy, nearly one storey high, and I'd been up there taking pictures of the old Plaza…
Spring break Lunch with the dolls at Avalon Restaurant 17 Mar 201525 Apr 2015 ERIE, Pa. — The plan was to see the Erie Art Museum exhibit that honoured one of Erie's favourite sons, Wilbur Adams, an architect, industrial designer and drunk known for…
Spring break A relaxing afternoon of guns’n’beer in Erie 15 Mar 20157 Apr 2015 ERIE, Pa. — To get to the gun raffle, one drives past the cemetery, through the trailer park and into the abandoned amusement park. It's hard to find parking—is every…
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