Pennsylvania Travel Guide 2008 - (Page 57) pennsylvania’s great lakes region North East Welcome Presque Isle L AK E E R I E Center Erie Maritime Museum/Niagara ? Erie Erie Bluffs Girard 90 19 NEW YORK Corry 90 6N Edinboro 6 79 Linesville Conneaut Lake 6 19 Cambridge Springs 8 6 OHIO Pymatuning Meadville Titusville Drake Well Museum Oil Creek 322 322 Sheakleyville Maurice Goddard Oil City Franklin Pithole City 62 State Park State Museum 18 Fredonia Shenango Lake Hermitage Mercer Sharon 19 ? Welcome Center 62 8 Kennerdell 80 Emlenton ? Welcome Center Grove City OFF THE BEATEN PATH Four-hundred-and-forty-four American flags fly in Hillcrest Memorial Park. The Avenue of Flags in Hermitage pays tribute to the number of days American hostages were held captive in Iran from 1979-81. During the summer, you can sail onboard the U.S. Brig Niagara as a Sailing School student. It’s no cruise – all passengers are considered crew members on this replica of Commodore Perry’s 1812 war ship. Choose from a one-day Education Day Salt to a two- or four-week Seaman Training Course, complete with traditional 19th-century accommodations including hammock berthing and amenities. The Tom Ridge Environmental Center See Mother Nature get her ducks in a row Catch the weirdly wonderful sight of ducks literally walking across thousands of carp at the Pymatuning Spillway, now with significantly enhanced viewing areas. Explore 60,000 square feet of learning and fun Feel, see and hear the wonders of the natural world at the interactive Tom Ridge Environmental Center located outside the entrance to Presque Isle State Park. Hop aboard for the night at the Caboose Motel Located a block from downtown Titusville, the Caboose Motel attracts rail buffs and families for its accommodations: Stay the night in one of 21 cupola or bay window caboose cars. 800 . VISIT. PA Get lost in the world’s largest candy store Located inside Daffin’s Candies in Sharon, The Chocolate Kingdom is home to a 400-pound turtle, 75-pound frogs and castles, all made from chocolate. visitPA.com Learn more about the history of Pennsylvania’s oil fields when you visit the Drake Well Museum south of Titusville. Strike it rich at the birthplace of the modern oil industry and check out the museum’s replica of an original 1859 well house, derrick and steam engine. 57 http://www.visitPA.com
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