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We were greeted by lovely (and testy) black swans at Erie Lakes Resort . . .
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Spotted this cool car while visiting the local lighthouse
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The grounds at the Marblehead Lighthouse State Park are quite peaceful . . .
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The lighthouse stands 65 feet high, and is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the Great Lakes (since 1822)
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On a clear day you can see the Cedar Point Amusement Park (17 roller coasters and counting)
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The lighthouse keeper's house is now a small museum
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This 3-1/2 order Fresnel lens was used until 1992
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Lots of pictures from "back in the day"
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We just HAD to climb it . . .
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Imagine the original keepers making that climb with buckets of oil for the lamps . . .
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She works up there and isn't all that impressed with the view anymore
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Adjacent to the park is St Mary Byzantine Catholic Church
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The frescos and artwork were very nice
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Tofts is Ohio's oldest dairy (1900), still owned and run by the family. And the ice cream is exceptional
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Now we're in Pennsylvania. Can't you tell?
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We've taken this pseudo-factory tour ride before. They give out free samples at the end . . .
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Fake chocolate still looks appetizing
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They say it's the world's largest Hershey Chocolate store . . .
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At the AACA Auto Museum . . . .
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This car was built for Canadian British Petroleum (BP) to bring to life an animated one from TV comercials
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A spectacular 1934 Alfa Romeo that's won many awards
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We like car museums.
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That's a 1903 Ford . . .
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This 1929 Model A Ford was a one-owner, daily use car until donated to the museum in 2008
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Most of the cars in this musem are in running order, like this 1926 Wills Sainte Claire roadster
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That's spectacular - a 1930 Packard
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One of the first fiberglass cars, this 1953 Glasspar used Cadillac running gear
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Al said it's just like one he had back in the '60s, only his was green
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A 1972 Suzuki "Brute" - that little 29hp engine on the stand got it up to 50mph
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It's a 1963 Valmobile suitcase scooter - it folds up into that boxy body
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The featured exhibit was of Indian motorcycles - this one's from 1916
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A 1934 "bobbed" Indian - non-essential body parts were removed or "bobbed" to reduce weight
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They had about 50 bikes of all ages and types
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They even tried skis and knobby tires for winter use in 1949. Didn't work very well . . .
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This 1953 Indian Chief is from the last year of production. It was and is a beautiful bike
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We can never resist a good model train layout . . .
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The museum houses an impressive collection of old buses, including lots of models and toys
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This is the oldest running bus in the world - a 1912 built on a White chassis. Seats 21 plus a driver
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Checker made lots of taxis, so tried with buses as well. Of 400 built in the 1950's, this is the only survivor
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We wish that old diner still functioned. But alas . . .
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A hearse built on a 1924 Reo chassis. It was also used to smuggle bootleg booze in the '30s . . .
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1914 Chevrolet "Baby Grand"
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From an observation deck, Judy spotted a "sunbather"
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We saw buses like that converted into motorhomes at a recent RV rally
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That's a Lotus Evora, just sitting in the museum driveway
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So was this beautiful Rolls Royce . . .
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Judy liked this Canadian snowplow named "Smiley" . . .
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Derry Presbyterian Church was in mid-renovation while we were there
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Among other things, they're adding an outdoor worship area around an existing fountain
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We end on this view of Hershey from the auto museum. Neat town . . .