Let’s Move Outside!

Success! We completed our Erie County Recreational Passport from the Let’s Move Outside! project by walking the Perry 200 Commemoration Trail on a sunny, Sunday afternoon.in late September. As we started out at the trailhead on Dobbins Landing, families with small children, a few casual fishermen, and even a wedding party were enjoying the Presque Isle bayfront. After our two Cairn…

With all 10 of the trails completed on our Erie County Recreational Passport in the Let’s Move Outside! project, it’s time to reflect on our experience. Husband Jim, our two Cairn Terrier rescues, and I would like to thank Erie Yesterday, the Erie County Department of Health, and VisitErie for giving us the excuse to get…

On a damp and chilly September Sunday morning, Husband Jim and I completed our ninth hike in the Let’s Move Outside! Erie County Recreational Passport. We could smell the grapes in the air as we walked through the town. North East is located in the largest grape-growing region in the eastern United States, and you’ll find nine wineries there.…

The Let’s Move Outside! program brought us to Mead Park in Corry, PA, on a Sunday morning, which was predicted to grow into a sweltering day. I hadn’t been to Corry in quite a few years, and was surprised to learn that it is the second-largest city in Erie County. The trail starts at Mead Park, 48 acres with…

The Fort LeBoeuf Trail, at four-miles long, was sure to tire out Nutmeg and Nora, our Cairn Terrier rescues, but at the end of the hike they were probably ready to mark a few more trails off their Erie County Recreational Passport. These dogs have built some serious muscles in the year that we’ve had…

A year ago, when we were looking for two new canine friends to fill the empty spots in our hearts left by the untimely passing of our labs, Happy and Scout, we thought we might like to try the opposite end of the size scale, but were concerned that small dogs might not be able…

It seemed like Nutmeg and Nora, our Cairn Terrier rescues, could sense that adventure was in store for them on Labor Day morning, and indeed it was. Putting Jim’s spreadsheet to work, the one he developed before we started our first hike of the 10 included in the Let’s Move Outside! program, we determined that we could knock off…

One of the nicest aspects of the Let’s Move Outside! program is that it introduces us to locations in Erie County that we never knew existed, and gives us “permission” to explore fresh places that are just a short drive away. Harborcreek Community Park offers baseball, football, and soccer fields, along with a playground, concessions, and a…

It had been about a month or so since we marked our first hike in the Let’s Move Outside! Erie County Recreational Passport. We had started with the Millcreek Greenway Trail and thoroughly enjoyed it, but the summer had started to get away from us, so we’re fortunate that the 10 trails can be completed over…

It was a warm, sunny, Sunday morning, when Husband Jim and I, along with our Cairn Terrier rescues, Nutmeg and Nora, set off on our first hike in the Let’s Move Outside! program. The day before, I had given Jim the task of deciding which trail we would tackle first, what I thought would be, at the…