Published about 1 month ago by David Mariotti
The Southwind, a 50-foot diving vessel docked at Barcelona, NY, on Lake Erie, was carefully lowered into the water to begin the 2013 diving season.
Published about 1 month ago by David Mariotti
The Southwind, a 50-foot diving vessel docked at Barcelona, NY, on Lake Erie, was carefully lowered into the water to begin the 2013 diving season.
Published about 1 month ago by David Mariotti
By early April, the ice had cleared and the beach at Barcelona was exposed again--along with lots of driftwood and dead minnows who were probably washed ashore by winter-storm waves.
Published 2 months ago by Clay Morehead
When the St. Lawrence Seaway opens in the spring, the captain of the first ship downbound in the Welland Canal receives a plaque and a top hat. It'...(more)
Published 2 months ago by Clay Morehead
In March or April, the ice starts to break up on Lake Erie, and the Welland Canal opens for shipping. Migratory birds start to come back after the l...(more)
Published over 1 year ago by Clay Morehead
The Clarence Street Bridge in Port Colborne, crosses the Welland Canal at its southern end at Lake Erie.
Published over 1 year ago by Clay Morehead
On West Street in Port Colborne, some of the original brick buildings remain from the earlier canal completed in 1833. When the canal was widened in 193...(more)
Published over 1 year ago by Clay Morehead
Along the highway West of Port Colborne, sits an abandoned building with the words "In-Convenience Mall" written on the sign. When I was a wee ...(more)
Published over 1 year ago by Clay Morehead
The captain of the first ship to traverse the Welland Canal after the spring ice breakup on the great lakes receives a top hat, cane and plaque. The first ship northbound at Port Colborne was the Algoeast in 2011
Published over 1 year ago by Clay Morehead
The town of Port Colborne Lies at the southern end of the Welland Ship Canal on Lake Erie, Canada. The shallowest of the Great Lak...(more)
Published over 1 year ago by Clay Morehead
The oldest house in Port Colborne is at King and Sugarloaf Streets in Port Colborne. It is currently a private home and an art gallery.
Published over 2 years ago by David Mariotti
Grape vineyards line the hill along Lake Erie for miles and miles in this part of New York. These grapes will be picked around the middle of September and will end up as grape juice.
Published over 2 years ago by David Mariotti
While on a picture-taking excursion through grape country along Lake Erie, we stopped for lunch at Barcelona, a former fishing village. Grape vineyards line the inland hill.
Published over 2 years ago by David Mariotti
Visitors enjoy the great, but somewhat hazy, view of Lake Erie on one of the last warm days of the summer. The park is a quiet place to walk, picnic, or look over the lake toward Canada.
Published over 2 years ago by David Mariotti
Visitors enjoy the great, but somewhat hazy, view of Lake Erie on one of the last warm days of the summer. The park is a quiet place to walk, picnic, or look over the lake toward Canada.
Published over 2 years ago by David Mariotti
Grape vineyards line the hill along Lake Erie for miles and miles in this part of New York. These grapes will be picked around the middle of September and will end up as grape juice.