Windskating on Presque
Isle Bay and Misery Bay
Presque Isle State Park,
301 Peninsula Drive, Erie;
814.833.7424, or dcnr.pa.gov
Try something new by combining ice,
wind and a kite as a recipe for winter fun!
Weather and ice conditions permitting,
Presque Isle Bay and Misery Bay are great
for this outdoor winter activity where
people use kite power on ice. Visit the
website for more information on tips, rules
and regulations.
IN Millcreek
Erie Running Club’s
Snowflake 5K
December 14
Rotary Pavilion, Presque Isle
State Park, Erie; erierunners.club
Do something good for the community
by competing in the Snowflake 5K! The
proceeds from the race benefit local
charities. Visit the website for more
information.
Ice Skating on the
Waterworks Ponds
Presque Isle State Park,
301 Peninsula Drive,
Erie; 814.833.7424, or dcnr.pa.gov
Glide on frozen ponds in the winter
wonderland of Presque Isle State Park!
Check the local ice report, don’t forget your
helmet and skates, and visit the website for
tips, information, rules and regulations.
S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie
Fishing Club
Meetings are held at the Polish
Falcons Club, 431 East 3rd Street, Erie;
814.453.2270, or sonsoflakeerie.org
Want your family to learn more about
ice fishing? The S.O.N.S. (Save Our Native
Species) of Lake Erie Fishing Club hosts, or
participates in, hands-on winter clinics that
educate the public on how to ice fish safely.
Visit the website for a schedule of events.
Tom Ridge Environmental
Center Winter Activities
and Programs
Presque Isle State Park,
301 Peninsula Drive,
Erie; 814.833.7424, or trecpi.org
Learn something new outdoors this
winter! From ice fishing instruction to
night hikes and more, the activities at Tom
Ridge Environmental Center will keep you
and your family active this winter! Visit the
website for the activity schedule.
Winterfest at LEAF
Education Center and
Frontier Park
February 9
1501 West 6th Street, Erie;
814.453.5323, or leaferie.org
Winterfest has been a popular and free
annual opportunity for area residents and
visitors of all ages to join in winter fun
and games at the LEAF Education Center
and Frontier Park. Horse-drawn wagon
rides, ice carving, face painting, ice fishing
demonstrations, crafts, activities and more.
Visit the website for more information.
provides a great opportunity to get out for
some winter exercise? Take your camera on
a winter hike and capture beautiful, frozen
Lake Erie in photos, build a snowman, or
play flag football with the kids.
Skiing and Snowtubing at
Mount Pleasant of
Edinboro
14510 Mt. Pleasant Road, Cambridge
Springs; 814.734.1641, or
skimountpleasant.com/snowtubing
Pack up the kids and their helmets and
take a short drive to safe and affordable
snowtubing and skiing at Mount Pleasant
of Edinboro. Visit the website for more
information.
Snowshoe on Pleasant
Ridge Park Trail
8271 Barker Road, Girard;
814.474.5077, or fairviewtownship.com
Snowshoe through a frozen, natural
paradise on the trail in Pleasant Ridge Park,
an 80-acre recreational park. Call or visit
the website for more information. ■
IN West County
Asbury Woods Winter
Activities and Programs
4105 Asbury Road, Erie;
814.835.5356, or asburywoods.org
Have you ever wanted to go on a
snowshoe night hike, experience an
outdoor winter picnic, or learn more about
how the animals adapt to the changing
seasons from a naturalist? These are just
some of the wide variety of winter activities
and programs offered at Asbury Woods.
Visit the website for more information.
Play in Lake Erie
Community Park of Girard
10192 West Lake Road, Lake City;
814.774.4738, or girardtownship.com
Did you know that Lake Erie
Community Park is open all year long and
WEST COUNTY
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