The first walk across Lake Erie from Erie to Canada was reported to be in 1912, when a 19-year-old North East man crossed the frozen lake. "It had never been done before," the Erie Times-News said ...

Reconnaissance walks during War of 1812 Daniel Dobbins and Commodore Jesse Elliott walked across the lake in the winter of 1813-14, according to Dobbins' recollections in a letter to Elliott ...

It covers everything from the War of 1812 to the mural on the second floor of Dobbins Landing. “The inspiration is that I’ve been a walker and a runner, and I come downtown all the time.

The U.S. Brig Niagara is typically a fan favorite every three years at the Tall Ships Erie festival. But the Niagara, a wooden reproduction of the ship that helped win the Battle of Lake Erie ...

Tecumseh (March 1768-Oct. 5, 1813) was a leader of the Shawnee tribe, best known for his leadership in a rebellion against the U.S. in 1810-11, and his participation in the War of 1812. (Culture ...

Erie County real estate transactions; ... Bilow said his educated guess is that casualty totals for the American side in the War of 1812 would actually approach 25,000, or even 30,000, ...

But the Niagara, a wooden reproduction of the ship that helped win the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, won't be able to sail in this year's festival to be held Aug. 21-24.

At this time, 211 years ago, our area was on the frontlines of the United States’ second conflict with Great Britain, which would come to be known as the War of 1812.

A Black War of 1812 veteran who has been denied a traditional military honor will be memorialized in a Frederick cemetery this weekend, Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 89°F.

Burning down the White House today seems like a thing of fiction, reserved for absurdist movies, and propaganda, but that's exactly what happened in 1812 after a British invasion and unsuccessful war.