Erie - Day 3

A nice location changed our plans, as well as the fact we couldn’t get a slip anywhere else in this area. We won’t be leaving Erie, PA until Sunday, July 18. 

Fred worked all day, then we went to the Erie Maritime Museum. We learned about the War of 1812 on Lake Erie. The Museum was located in a museum-piece, coal-fired power plant. 



There are new Loopers here today. We all went to dinner and had a great time. 




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  1. Cathy cosenoJuly 16, 2021 at 6:39 AM

    Did you get to see the rock and roll hall of fame in Cleveland?

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    1. Taurus Great LoopJuly 16, 2021 at 12:02 PM

      Not yet, but we are very much looking forward to it. When we leave here on Sunday (high winds tomorrow and marinas all booked), we will cruise to Mentor, OH for Sunday night. Then on Monday, we cruise to Cleveland, OH for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Fred got us a reservation to stay in the Marina AT the R&R Hall of Fame! We are going to try and get reservations to eat at Michael Symon’s restaurant there.

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  2. BrickJuly 17, 2021 at 1:56 PM

    Now I can confidently claim that my dear sister is self-declared loopy. Did I read that right? Love ya Sis!

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    1. Taurus Great LoopJuly 17, 2021 at 3:38 PM

      Ok little ‘Bro! Unfortunately you did read that right 😜
      Love you back 💕

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