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2 lawsuits. Balloonfest '86 was an event in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, held on September 27, 1986, in which the local chapter of United Way set a world record by releasing almost 1.5 million balloons. [2] The event was intended to be a harmless fundraising publicity stunt.
Lake Erie (42.2° N, 81.2W) has a mean elevation of 571 feet (174 m) [8] above sea level. It has a surface area of 9,990 square miles (25,874 km 2) [7] with a length of 241 statute miles (388 km; 209 nmi) [7] and breadth of 57 statute miles (92 km; 50 nmi) [7] at its widest points. It is the shallowest of the Great Lakes with an average depth ...
Presque Isle State Park (/ prɛsk / PRESK) is a 3,112-acre (1,259 ha) Pennsylvania State Park on an arching, sandy peninsula jutting into Lake Erie, 4 miles (6 km) west of the city of Erie, in Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The peninsula sweeps northeastward, surrounding Presque Isle Bay along the park's ...
We could go on and on about what we learned from Heather and Lauren Cass, who have started a business, Tour Erie, a walking tour of Erie's bayfront. Lauren Cass tells the stories of history and ...
USS. Niagara. (1813) USS Niagara, commonly called the U.S. Brig Niagara or the Flagship Niagara, is a wooden- hulled snow-brig [b] that served as the relief flagship for Oliver Hazard Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. As the ship is certified for sail training by the United States Coast Guard, she is also designated SSV ...
The Toledo Harbor Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Lake Erie near Toledo, Ohio, in the United States. [5] The light replaced the 1837 lighthouse on Turtle Island at the mouth of the Maumee River. It is an active aid to navigation. The lighthouse is built on a 20-foot-deep (6 m) stone crib, 8.4 miles (13.5 km) from the mouth of the Maumee River ...
Goodtime III is the largest excursion boat in Cleveland, Ohio and is able to hold up to 1,000 passengers. [1][2] The four-deck boat is equipped with 3 bars and 2 dance floors. [3][4] Its dimensions are 151-by-40 feet. [5] The boat provides sightseeing tours of the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie that include both local and natural history of the ...
The Erie Canal opened Oct. 26, 1825 and proved one of the most successful public works projects in American history, reshaping large swaths of the national economy.