Tag Archives: Erie PA

Presque Isle North Pierhead Lighthouse, built in 1857, still guides vessels: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on April 16, 2022 by xtinethewriter

By Christine Lorraine Morgan, April 16, 2022 There’s quite an extensive history behind the Presque Isle North Pierhead Lighthouse in Erie, PA. The photos and video below show what the tower looked like a century ago compared to what it looks … Continue reading →

Posted in christine lorraine, Christine's Chronicles, communications, Erie, Erie PA, history, lighthouse, military, newsletter, PA, trivia, Uncategorized, xtine's 20 questions | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“The Native Legend of Presque Isle: Sheltering Arm of the Great Spirit:” Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on April 9, 2022 by xtinethewriter

by Christine Lorraine Morgan ~ April 9, 2022 “It is said that Manitou, the Great Spirit, led his favorite children, The Erie Tribe, to the shores of this great inland sea where they fished its waters, hunted, and tilled the … Continue reading →

Posted in christine lorraine, Christine's Chronicles, communications, Erie, Erie PA, history, lighthouse, mystery, newsletter, outdoors, PA, travel, trivia, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Did you know the first lighthouse keeper at Presque Isle called it “the loneliest place on earth?” Watch this video to learn more: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on March 31, 2022 by xtinethewriter

Climb up the 149-year-old metal spiral staircase to see what the first lighthouse keepers at Presque Isle might have observed Continue reading →

Posted in ad ventures, autobiographical, business, christine lorraine, Christine's Chronicles, communications, Erie, Erie PA, family, history, humor, lighthouse, music, mystery, outdoors, PA, science, television, travel, trivia, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Check out these photos from an Erie Cablevision promotional event on the EMTA trolley with local radio personality Dan Geary in 1993: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on March 17, 2022 by xtinethewriter

These images were captured on film in 1993 at a promotional event in Erie, PA by Christine Lorraine Morgan (aka xtinethewriter), who worked at the cable company and helped coordinate the activity. This is several years before the local cable … Continue reading →

Posted in autobiographical, business, christine lorraine, Christine's Chronicles, communications, Erie, Erie PA, family, history, humor, newsletter, outdoors, PA, quiz, television, travel, trivia, Uncategorized, xtine's 20 questions | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What Fun We Had at The Skyway Drive-In, Erie PA: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on March 16, 2022 by xtinethewriter

It’s time to remember the nostalgic cinematic candy otherwise known as the drive-in movie. Here’s the Skyway in Erie, PA Continue reading →

Posted in autobiographical, business, christine lorraine, Christine's Chronicles, communications, Erie, Erie PA, family, food, history, humor, music, outdoors, PA, science, television, travel, trivia, Uncategorized, xtine's 20 questions | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Happy 20th Birthday to Erie’s Intermodal Transportation Center in 2022: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on February 7, 2022 by xtinethewriter

In 2002 the port city of Erie, PA changed the face of local transportation with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of a shiny new transportation hub on its popular bayfront at the Holland Street Pier. The facility came … Continue reading →

Posted in autobiographical, business, christine lorraine, Christine's Chronicles, communications, Erie, Erie PA, history, humor, newsletter, outdoors, PA, television, travel, trivia, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Little Italy Erie, PA ~ Grandma survived the Great Depression and continued to live that way into the 1980s: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on January 25, 2022 by xtinethewriter

Even though it was 1980s, Grandma Augustina (Sunseri) Frazzini on W. 18th lived as though the great Depression was still going on. Her electric bill was about $5 a month because her house remained unlit after dark, and she bought a … Continue reading →

Posted in autobiographical, christine lorraine, Christine's Chronicles, communications, Erie, Erie PA, family, food, history, humor, Little Italy in Erie, PA, newsletter, outdoors, PA, travel, trivia, Uncategorized, xtine's 20 questions | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Dowling’s Tavern in Erie, PA Demolished

Posted on October 21, 2021 by xtinethewriter

The establishment formerly known as Dowling’s Tavern located on the NW corner of W. 12th and Cascade streets in Erie, PA was taken down on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. Yours truly had previously spent time visiting the late Vinny (Younger) … Continue reading →

Posted in xtine's 20 questions | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

President Abraham Lincoln Dined in Erie, PA on his way to Washington to be inaugurated in 1861: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on July 18, 2021 by xtinethewriter

President Abraham Lincoln Dined in Erie PA on His Way To Be Inaugurated Continue reading →

Posted in business, christine lorraine, Christine's Chronicles, Erie, Erie PA, family, food, history, humor, military, outdoors, PA, quiz, train, trainumentary, travel, trivia, Uncategorized, US Presidents, xtine's 20 questions | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Lake City PA’s All Aboard Dinor was once a bustling depot where Lincoln’s train stopped: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on July 17, 2021 by xtinethewriter

The All Aboard Dinor in Lake City, PA was once a busy train depot from 1852 until 1957 and offers great ambiance for train lovers as well as delicious home cooked food. Continue reading →

Posted in business, christine lorraine, Christine's Chronicles, Erie, Erie PA, family, food, history, humor, ohio, PA, train, trainumentary, travel, trivia, Uncategorized, xtine's 20 questions | Tagged , | Leave a comment