Things got a lot more Erie
07-JUN-2021 Monday LaSalle Yacht Club, Niagara Falls NY to Presque Isle State Park, Erie PA (87.7 nautical miles 100.9 statute miles)
42°09’25.1″N 80°07’14.0″W
42.156970, -80.120550
Elevation: 571 feet Rise 9 feet
States (2): New York, Pennsylvania
Locks (1):
Black Rock Lock
Along the Way
Beautifully still this morning. Looking at the Grand Island North Bridge.
The sand flies were horrid. Tammy had to protect her coffee cup when she got up to tell us goodbye. I ended up with extra protein in mine. YUK.
on our way
A couple of last looks towards Niagara Falls. You can see the mist from the falls.
I got to thinking what DOES Niagara Fall look like on the nautical charts?
I have to admit I was more than a little confused about the geography of Niagara Falls and Buffalo. So I looked it up. Niagara Falls is on Lake Ontario and Buffalo is on Lake Erie. They are connected by the Niagara River which is 36 miles long.
Buffalo NY
Old and huge power plant 
good place for a West Marine
We connected up with Looper Alcyone in Black Rock Lock. We had first met them in Everglade City.
Black Rock Lock is a Federal Lock, 650 feet in length and 70 feet wide. There is only one chamber and the total weight of the gate is 480 tons. The lock has been a part of Black Rock since the state of New York built the Erie Canal in 1833.
heading in 
looking back 
out 
Still in business. They still have all their windows. 
Ferry Street and Peace Bridge
Wall of Fame. High school sports teams championships are painted on the wall.
Root for the Home Team! Toronto Blue Jays are using the Buffalo Stadium. Yankees will be playing them in Buffalo later this summer. All the seats for the series are are ready sold out. The community is loving it, having MLB in town. It will be crazy when the Yankees are here. New York really likes their baseball.
International Peace Bridge
International Peace Bridge between USA and Canada 
(no dove but a seagull) 
Buffalo water pumping and filtration station 
Erie Basin observation deck (The Erie Basin is shaped like a buffalo) 
Looking back 
Buffalo skyline
Things got a lot more Erie, Lake Erie.
morning weather 
Tech observation station 
midday weather 
not much to see from out in the lake
The sand fly problem turned into a biting fly problem after we entered Lake Erie.
Again things got a lot more Erie, Erie PA.
Hammermill Three Sister Stacks 
Erie Land Lighthouse 
Erie Coke Corporation 
Entering Presque Isle Bay 
There were lots of shoreline fishermen 
Combo split channel/midchannel buoy 
Erie PA is bigger than I thought it was.
Bicentennial Tower and Bayfront Convention Center
Presque Isle State Park
Entering Presque Isle State Park Bay 
Presque Isle State Park 
What’s up with the white head?
The biting fly problem turned into a mosquito problem after we entered Presque Isle State Park Bay,
Neighbors
We are anchored at the pin in the state park. This the first time we’ve anchored since leaving the Hudson River. It’s great not to have to worry about tides and currents.
Floccinaucinihilipilification
As of today, yes dear… has traveled on all of the Great Lakes
By surface area, Lake Erie is the fourth-largest of the Great Lakes, with a surface area of 9,910 square miles. It is the eleventh largest lake in the world if measured in terms of surface area.
By volume Lake Erie is the smallest of the Great Lakes with 116 cubic miles of water.
Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes. The lake’s average depth is 62 feet, while the maximum depth is 210 feet.
Ponder This
Did the guy who coined ‘one hit wonder’ ever come up with any other popular phrases?