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Erie PA
Presque Isle State Park, Beaches 1 to 3 glass
Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea glass
Marbles
Sea potteryPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Erie's 1800s and 1900s industrial and harbor glass tumbled onto the pebbly west beaches of the peninsula.
Allegheny Front: Beaches 1 to 3 are the best at the park for their pebbly shores; Beachcombing Magazine 2018 says the glass was once so abundant collectors could not keep up and is now over-pickedView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Rip currents on west beaches, winter ice
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.