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State of Pennsylvania

 Pennsylvania Welcome Page - Pennsylvania's home page.

 PHMC - The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Pennsylvania Visitor's Guide - The guide for visitors to Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Trail of History -Links to most of the sites on the PA Trail of History.

Presque Isle State Park - The jewel of the state park system, located in Erie, PA.
Erie Community

City of Erie - visit the City of Erie's official government website.

Erie Chamber of Commerce - Erie Area Chamber of Commerce's web page provides a wealth of information on the Erie Community.

Erie County Web Page - A guide to government and programs in Erie County Pennsylvania.

Erie County Historical Society - Information about the Erie County Historical Society & Museums.

 Erie Art Museum - Culture is alive in Erie!

 Bayfront Center for Maritime Studies - designs and implements unique educational maritime opportunities for youth. 

 

Sailing Resources
Torreson Sailing Site - an excellent page for all things sailing

Mark Rosenstein's Sailing Page - A great source for sailing links on the Web.

 ASTA - Official site of the American Sail Training Association.

HNSA - Historic Naval Ships Association

Great Lakes and Seaway Shipping - The site for everything related to sailing the Great Lakes.

Wooden Boat Publications - The magazine for wooden boat owner, builders, an designers.

 Animated knots - a great graphical way to learn useful knots; presented by the Navy League of Canada.

Tall Ship Pages

Elissa - Texas Seaport Museum, Homeport of the 1877 tall ship Elissa.

Kalmar Nyckel - Reconstructing part of Delaware's past.

Picton Castle - a great wind engine of a barque.

 Pride of Baltimore - Home Page for Pride of Baltimore II.

 HMS Detroit - The British ship that Niagara engaged on September 10, 1813.

 HMS Rose - Niagara's sister ship, this 17th century frigate has visited Erie on a regular basis.

 USS Constitution - Launched in Boston on October 21, 1797; the Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship in the world.

Gazela - Philadelphia's Tall Ship, a 19th century wooden, square-rigged beauty.

U.S.S. Constellation - Learn more about the "Yankee Racehorse", based in Baltimore, Maryland.

The East Indiaman Gotheborg -  The Swedish East India Company's website for it's newly reconstructed Tall Ship.

The Jeanie Johnston - The most famous of the Irish immigrant ships, she has been reconstructed in Tralee, Ireland. 

Schooner Red Witch - Step back into the age of sail aboard this classic 77ft. schooner.

 Traditional Boats and Tall Ships - a bi-monthly magazine for lovers of sail.

 Discovery Harbour - Ontario's historic harbour and home to HMS Tecumseh and HMS Bee. 

Tall Ship Canada - Tall Ship Journal based in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia.

War of 1812 Resources

Wasaga under Siege - A War of 1812 Experience - "Wasaga under Siege-a War of 1812 experienc"e will once again come to life as over 500 re-enactors will take part echoing history once again through the streets and waters of Wasaga Beach and Nancy Island Historic Site.

Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial - Located in Put-in-Bay, OH, the only International Peace Memorial in the NPS system.

The War of 1812 - An in-depth look at the War of 1812. For local flavor, check out the "Battles of the War" and in particular "The Battle of Lake Erie".

War of 1812/Treaty of Ghent - The Avalon project at Yale Law school

Battles of the War of 1812 with maps

The War of 1812 Website - military heritage articles and links.

Fort Erie and War of 1812 homepage - an extensive resource center for students and historical re-enactors for the War of 1812.

The War of 1812 a great resource for all information about the War of 1812.

Other Resources

Lest We Forget - a resource on African Americans in the military.

Marine Historical Society of Detroit - Passenger ships of the Great Lakes.

Lake Erie Shipwreck Homepage - your home on the net for information shipwrecks in the waters of Lake Erie.

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum - Explore the haunting world of shipwrecks with this great site.

 Great Lakes Shipwrecks - Information about shipwrecks on each of the Great Lakes.

Lake Erie Islands Historical Society- Information about Put-in-Bay,Oh. and the history of the Lake Erie Islands.

Naval and Maritime Museums List - US - compiled by Joseph Poutre.

Smith's Master Index of Maritime Museum Websites - Compiled by Robert Smith, author of the book Maritime Museums of North America.

The Military Advisor- Museums and Monuments - The largest theme based Military and Government link directory in the world.

Thingstodo.com - Find ideas for a great family adventure!

The History Channel Traveler - An online resource for heritage tourism.

Tanglefoot - Official website for popular Niagara guest performers. 

Lighthouses and Lakeboats - dedicated to everyone who is enchanted by the mysteries of the Great Lakes.

 Old Fort Niagara - The site of historic battles and sieges, trading and conquest, Old Fort Niagara is an exciting place where the past lives on!

Boat Owners World - A general reference site for power and sail boat owners.

United States Naval Institute -The independent forum for the Sea Services.

Compagnie Franche de la Marine de la Riviere au Boeuf - Living History Interpreter Gregory Henning's informative site

Battle of Georgian Bay Website - Information about the battle and the reenactment event of 2001.

Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic Museum - An adventure in Photographic History and Binocular Vision awaits you!
   
U.S. Brig NIAGARA and the Erie Maritime Museum                     150 East Front Street                     Erie, Pa 16507                        814.452-BRIG (2744)
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Last modified: 12/07/07