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Buffalo Harbor State Park was created in 2014 from a portion of a larger transfer of 340 acres (1.4 km 2) of land from the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to the Empire State Development Corporation. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation was scheduled to take over park operations in November 2014. [6]
Map showing Lake Erie, 1754 Walk in Water, built in Buffalo, was the first steamship on Lake Erie. Picture c. 1816 . In 1669, Frenchman Louis Jolliet was the first documented European to sight Lake Erie, although there is speculation that Étienne Brûlé may have come across it in 1615. [ 37 ]
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The largest known seiche on Lake Erie was a 22-foot event that killed 77 people and dammed Niagara Falls with ice, temporarily stopping the waterfall from flowing. More recently, a 16-foot seiche ...
Lake Erie State Park is a 355-acre (1.44 km 2) state park [2] located in the Town of Portland in Chautauqua County, New York, United States, northeast of the village of Brocton. Its major attraction is its Lake Erie beach, in addition to its campsites and other recreational facilities.
The Erie Basin Marina is a municipal inland harbor in Buffalo, New York. The marina is primarily for residential usage, [2]: 353 containing a large array of boat docks, gardens, and a public observatory overlooking the city and waterfront. The marina's harbor discharges into the Niagara River and Lake Erie.
Erie County saw snowfall at a rate of 2 to 3 inches per hour Thursday, according to the NWS in Buffalo. Snow falls near Exit 57 of the New York state Thruway on the morning of Dec. 12, 2024.
Wendt Beach Park is a 178-acre (72-hectare) waterfront park in Erie County, in the U.S. state of New York. [2] [3] The park is located along the shore of Lake Erie in the Town of Evans. [2] It is operated by the Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry. Access is free and it is open to the public year-round. [1]