Lake Erie’s Seaway Trail, a 64-mile corridor along Lake Erie became Pennsylvania’s first officially designated National Scenic Byway this week.

The Seaway Trail National Scenic Byway includes: Pennsylvania Route 5; Route 5A; Presque Isle State Park and the Bayfront Parkway. The Pennsylvania portion of the new national byway connects with the newly designated Lake Erie Coastal Trail in Ohio and the Seaway Trail in New York. With the addition of the Pennsylvania and Ohio portions, the entire, three-state corridor stretches for nearly 800 miles along the shores of Lake Erie, the Niagara River, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.

Attractions along the Pennsylvania portion of the trail include: Erie Bluffs State Park; Battle Museum of Rural Life; Presque Isle State Park and the Tom Ridge Environmental Center; the Perry Monument; Millionaire’s Row; Port of Erie on Presque Isle Bay; various ship wrecks in Lake Erie; Erie Maritime Museum and the U.S. Brig Niagara; Erie History Center; Lake Erie Wineries and Grape Growing Region; and the North East Borough Historic District.

For more information, visit the National Scenic Byways website, or download the Lake Erie’s Scenic Byway brochure.

9/23/2005