Oliver Hazard Perry Expansion Pack

This is Adventure Van here with a expansion pack to my earlier blog, about  Presque Isle. I talked some about the Perry Monument, but I didn't give it full justice, nor did I tell you about the man himself, Oliver Hazard Perry. Bring out the list of things this expansion pack includes!

• The Perry Monument

•  Oliver Hazard Perry

• The Battle of Put-In-Bay

:The Perry Monument: 

Dedicated to Commodore Perry, who I will talk about later, this large pillar with a bell/lamp hybrid on top is surrounded by a small fountain, then a large concrete ring. It has signs nearby speaking about the monument, the 1812 war, and Perry himself. It is connected to a long path which many people bike/skate on depending on the year.

:Oliver Hazard Perry:

Also known has Commodore Perry (Before Commodore was a rank, it was used to signify the bearer of this title had above 4 ships), the man who had sewed onto a blue flag the words 'Don't give up the ship', was a remarkable fighter, drinker, and person to quote. You may know the quote 'We have met the enemy and he is ours.' Or, you may know Walt Kelly's version, from POGO, 'We have met the enemy and he is us.'

:The Battle of Put-In-Bay:

On the 10th of September, 1812, the Americans saw British vessels heading for them. They were quick to act, and although the British had the weather advantage, the wind shifted and the Americans, led by Oliver Hazard Perry and Jesse Elliot battled against British ships, with the Lawrence (Perry's Flagship) getting destroyed and the entire British fleet collapsing into chaos. They surrendered, and it was not only a feather in the cap of Perry, it also was the first time that the 'unbeatable' British Navy was, well, beaten.

And that's all, folks! May you have Perry's luck for the rest of the day!

The Lagoon Expansion Pack

This is Adventure Van here with a expansion pack to my earlier blog, about  Presque Isle. I talked some about the Lagoon, and how it was made, but I didn't tell you the full story. Bring out the list of things this expansion pack includes!

• Turtle Log

•  Army of Geese

•  Driving a Pontoon Boat

:Turtle Log: 

As the name implies, this log has a LOT of turtles. Turtles stacked on each other, turtles on the log getting shoved off, and one turtle who was sitting on a log 30 feet away who couldn't care less. Thankfully, there was two free viewers that let you see the whole spectacle. Still, the one turtle on the log was just sitting staring at the other one like, "Why are they all fighting over a log?"

:Army of Geese:

It's a ARMY! of GEESE! No, but seriously, there were a LOT of geese. I counted 50 before they began moving. Note to all of you geese lovers out there, don't get close to geese, they're VICIOUS. Not speaking from personal experience, fortunately, but geese are horrifying. They also protect their young like they were the sun. The god-danged sun.

:Driving a Pontoon Boat:

Just driving a pontoon boat, nothing to see here. Anyways, the reason you can see the last two is because of a pontoon boat ride, equipped with a tour guy/driver. However, he has things to do, like give boxes of binoculars out, hand the spike over to the guys at the dock, AND not crash into things. Which is why he let the quiet and behaving kid who was behind him (Me.) drive the boat for a while while he prepared things. Whoot.

And that's all, folks!

Presque Isle Post

Hey guys, and it's Adventure Van here with a blog- excuse me, almost a blog, about Presque Isle.

If you didn't understand the joke above(or realize that there was a joke) then you obviously don't know French. Presque means Almost, and Isle is, well, Island. It's almost a island! He-he. (You have permission to yell at me in the comments. :P) Also, you can probably guess that it was discovered by the French.

Because of the diversity of habitats at Presque Isle, tons and tons of species of wildlife live in the Isle from the shore to the forest. The diversity of natural habitats make Presque Isle a haven for birds. Birds, including several species of special concern, live here. 320 plus types of birds have been recorded on Presque Isle, some endangered.

You know how the expression is 'A Regular Boy Scout'? Well, even a regular boy scout can make a mistake. In a attempt to help Presque Isle, (with the isle's permission) these boy scouts planted a invasive species of a tree. Now, they're is a movement to begin destroying this plant. The boy scouts may be helping.

The Tom Ridge Environmental Center was amazing! When you enter, you get hit with the three towers of carvings that, when powered by motors, move. You also see the large amount of information just left from the door. And the tower. The tower was AMAZING! It's tall, and you can see all the surrounding area from it. The ants look like bugs from up there!

Oliver Hazard Perry. A amazing guy. One, who we will not be talking about. We will instead be talking about the Perry Monument, dedicated to him. A large tower with a lamp on top, this tower has a great position right next the lake, and has educating signs about the man. (If you feel jipped, don't worry. I'll be making a blog post on him later.) Expansion pack HERE!

Meanwhile, for something we WILL be talking about, the lagoon and how it came to be. Because the island was created by glaciers, there were plenty of small ponds. In a effort to promote tourism, the isle decided to connect all of these water bodies to each other and the lake. Now, it's a 2 hour canoe to make a round trip thru the lagoon and the lake. Expansion pack HERE!


Thank you for reading. Goodbye.
Some information from the official page, which you can find here.