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Erie's Bicentennial Tower is shown lit in this file photo. The lights will be turned off the night of May 2 to help migrating birds.
The Bicentennial Tower will be lit up blue and green throughout April in honor of National Donate Life Month with the help of UPMC Hamot.
Birds migrating to their breeding grounds are getting help on Erie’s bayfront. The lights on the bicentennial tower were turned off Friday night. The Erie Western Pennsylvania Port Authority and ...
The Bicentennial Tower is lighting up this evening for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. White Pine Center for Healing is celebrating Eating Disorder Awareness Week in an effort to bring ...
Erie's Bicentennial Tower lights will be turned off on May 2 to aid migrating birds. Millions of birds migrate through the Lake Erie region, using the moon and stars to navigate.
The Bicentennial Tower has been a monumental fixture on Erie’s Bayfront since its dedication in October 1999. It sits at 1 State Street and has an observation deck located 138 feet above the ...
With the busy tourism season just around the corner, a top attraction on the bayfront is in need of an operator. The port authority continues its search for an operator of the tower on Dobbins ...
The current operator of the Bicentennial Tower, Erie's Presque Isle Boat Tours, is also welcome to apply, said Anna Frantz, the Port Authority's deputy executive director.
The Port Authority wants to hear from potential operators who are also interested bringing new business/activity to Dobbins Landing.
Erie's Bicentennial Tower is going dark for the birds. The Erie Western Pennsylvania Port Authority, in partnership with the Erie Bird Observatory, will be turning off the tower lights May 2 to ...
The Bicentennial Tower is shown, Aug. 18, 2020, at Dobbins Landing on Erie's bayfront. In the background is Presque Isle Bay. The Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority is looking for potential ...