Early afternoon on New Year's Day we left on our first road trip in 2017…a day trip to Erie for dinner, shopping and some sightseeing.
We ate a late lunch at Texas Roadhouse, using a gift card that we obtained via Discover Card reward points. Neither of us felt like eating steak. Bob ordered the pulled pork entree with a house salad and green beans. I ordered the smothered chicken entree with a house salad and loaded baked potato.
After lunch we went to Wegmans and purchased a few grocery items.
From Wegmans we went to Michaels, where I picked up five photo boxes and a picture frame for the 3-5×7 prints from our granddaughters' back to school photo session. I used a gift card that Bob gave me for my purchases. The picture frame fits perfectly in the space above the thimble shadow box.
I think I will keep the middle picture displayed in this picture frame and change out the left and right pictures yearly.
From Michaels we drove to Holland Street. A new sculpture interpreting Erie's industrial heritage was installed at the corner of East 13th and Holland streets late last month. The sculpture, which consists of a horse pulling the world, represents the Erie region's transition from an agricultural society to a manufacturing one. The lighting wasn't great, so I didn't take a picture of the sculpture. Now that we know where the sculpture is located, though, we can check it out again on another trip to Erie.
Our last stop before beginning our drive back home was at the South Pier.
We took a walk on Erie's South Pier.
We walked north, to the end of the South Pier.
Across the channel is the North Pier Lighthouse.
The North Pier Lighthouse is reachable either by car from Presque Isle State Park or by boat.
What a beautiful start to the new year. We enjoyed the abundant sunshine and temperatures above freezing. We were surprised to find very little snow close to the lake. Snow began to disappear a couple miles before the lake shore. We had at least 6 inches of snow on the ground in our hometown of Warren, which is located about an hour's drive east of Erie, when we left on our day trip.
It looks as if you had a beautiful day for your day trip.
Hello, I like the new picture frame. The girls are adorable too. Pretty shots of the lake. Texas Roadhouse is one of our favorite restaurants, we have one here in Lakeland too. Happy Tuesday, enjoy your day!