Lake Erie Seaway Trail

08/02/2024

07/29/2024

Stop by while we’re open!

07/23/2024

Our garden team!
Special thanks to our master gardener donor and friend Paula Malesa. She and her volunteers Vincent, Jasper, and Mikey have worked hard tending to and nurturing the pollinator garden for all ‘visitors’ to enjoy!!

07/23/2024

Pollinator gardens here at the seaway trail

07/11/2024

Gardens are looking nice!

07/04/2024

Our July/August issue is out!

☀️ Our cover story, by Jennifer Boresz Engelking and Vince Guerrieri, takes a look back in time at Lost Lake Erie, including rumrunners, shipwrecks, the largest summer resort in the world and a rollercoaster so fierce that it left bruises.

☀️ We also check in with Heather Moore, who bought a Cleveland lighthouse last fall, about the inspiration behind her big purchase and her Heather B. Moore jewelry line.

☀️ Sign up to receive these stories and more in your inbox on Thursdays via our free email newsletter right here: www.lakeerieliving.com/newsletter

06/26/2024

Some beach finds today

06/25/2024

Longboards Paddle & Pedal Co. Good eats, and Paddleboards!

Today is a beautiful day for lunch on the beach 🏖️. We have several new items on our menu! There is something for the healthiest 🥬and also the pickiest 👧🏻eaters. If you are feeling adventurous there are several options that may sound unusual but will knock your tastebuds OUT!😋👅

06/24/2024

Spread peace and love….

06/24/2024

Patiently awaiting their arrival....

06/24/2024

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06/24/2024

Happy Summer!

LESTC open center hours JULY - AUGUST

JULY 2024

Monday July 29, 11am - 3pm

Tuesday July 30, 11am - 3pm

AUGUST 2024

Thursday August 1, 11am - 3pm

Friday August 2, 11am - 3pm

Monday August 5, 11am - 3pm

Tuesday August 6, 11am - 3pm

Wednesday August 7, 11am - 3pm

Stop inside to meet Jasper and Vincent and ask them to share a fun fact about our beautiful Lake Erie or try to stump them with a Lake Erie trivia question! They will not disappoint! Or maybe ask them to show you around and tell you about what has been happening here!

06/13/2024

It’s official! We are on the trail!
Stay tuned for our soon to be announced open summer season hours so you can stop in to borrow a set of binoculars for your bird searching! (and say hello and learn from our new docents, Vincent and Jasper)

Happy Trails!

06/12/2024

Peaceful night down on the beach

05/23/2024

We are proud and grateful for the addition to our pollinator garden that the girls of the Daisy Girl Scout Troup of Hamburg planted with the guidance of our favorite Master gardener Paula Malesa and leadership of our favorite Friend of the LESTC Nancy Giglio-Maisano of Longboards Paddle & Pedal Co.

Thank you for bringing your magical sunshine to our beautiful garden.

Together as a community we continue to strive.

05/18/2024

A sign of the season…our Pollinator garden is blooming (and expanding)…and your chairs are out for spectacular sunset viewing! Join our fleet by ordering your own personalized Adirondack chair in memory or honor of loved ones or just because! (Application link is on our page)….also stay tuned for our Summer open hours beginning July….

05/03/2024

The Friends of the Lake Erie Seaway Trail Center are so excited to continue our project to replace our sunny area of lawn with a garden to support pollinators and wildlife!

We are entering phase 2 of this effort with the continued guidance and expertise of Master Gardener and Friend Paula Malesa with support from Frontier BIG Picture Academy students and the Town of Hamburg. Also special thanks to Clark for returning again this year to help keep our beautiful garden watered!

Why is it good to replace your lawn with a Native Garden?

Lawns require mowing, feeding with fertilizer, treating for insects and funguses, watering during droughts, aerating, over-seeding and more. By replacing with a pollinator garden, it provides nectar and pollen for bees, food for butterflies, native birds, and insects, and shelter for wildlife.

CHECK OUT these photos from last year's Phase 1 and of Paula's home pollinator native garden.....SPECTACULAR!!

05/02/2024

Lake Erie is being sickened by agricultural runoff and polluted wastewater, turning this important source of freshwater green. The US Department of Justice and two environmental groups recently filed suit against the Campbell Soup Company for its alleged contribution to the problems. Lake Erie Water...

04/19/2024

Celebrate EARTH DAY on Monday April 22
The Earth has music for those who listen.
The Friends of the Lake Erie Seaway Trail make every day Earth Day in our mission to create a place of comfort and peace where visitors can enjoy the beauty of Lake Erie and its habitat.

04/10/2024

April showers bring …marine debris.

With rains and melting snow and ice, trash that has found its way to our streets, storm drains, and shorelines can be flushed out into our ocean, Great Lakes, and waterways. In some areas, trash may have been trapped within the snow for months before being swept away with melting runoff.

So what can we do about it? We can prevent debris from traveling with runoff and entering into our waterways! Learn more about how to get involved and help April showers bring more May flowers, instead of marine debris:
https://blog.marinedebris.noaa.gov/april-showers-bring-both-flowers-and-debris

04/09/2024

Thank you to our Township of Hamburg, NY landlord and friends for our new building and address signs! Just a continuation of good things coming your way this Spring/Summer season thanks to you and our amazing partners and volunteers!

03/29/2024

Are you ready for the Total Solar Eclipse?

Read more here — https://lakeerieliving.com/articles/2024-travel-guide/getting-ready-for-the-total-solar-eclipse-over-lake-erie/ — to check out the best viewing parties, advice on taking your boat out and the scoop on the photographers partnering with Lake Erie Living to capture the day, including:

📷 Gabe Wasylko Photography
📷 of Instagram
📷 Lance Aerial Media
📷 Fly With Rye - Drone Photography & Videography
📷 Gabe Leidy Photography

🖊️

03/27/2024

03/27/2024

BREAKING NEWS: USEPA announces $5.6 million to support Environmental Justice projects in Western New York. Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper is one of four entities in the Great Lakes Basin awarded funds to oversee an innovative watershed partnership funding model. We look forward to collaborating with our local partners - Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, and Lake Erie Watershed Protection Alliance (LEWPA) - to direct federal funding into communities that need it the most!
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-more-35-million-selectees-fund-environmental