A cool June sunset at Presque Isle State Park. #EriePA #LakeErie #Pennsylvania

On this day 51 years ago, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws was released in movie theaters. Here’s an original 1975 review from Penn State University’s Daily Collegian student newspaper. #movies #filmsky #stevenspielberg #jaws

The first snippet is a review of the original Toy Story from Penn State’s Daily Collegian (December 8, 1995). The second is a Penn State Behrend student’s top 10 movies of 1999 (December 10, 1999), where Toy Story 2 ranked just below The Matrix.

Frontier Park. #EriePA. June 18, 2026.

Where in #EriePA am I? 👀

Happy birthday to Strong Vincent who was born on this day in 1837. During the defense of Little Round Top, Vincent stood upon a large boulder and shouted to his soldiers, "Don't give an inch!" He was struck by a bullet during the battle and died from his wounds on July 7, 1863 at age 26. #history

Soul Kitchen. Chicken wings, bar-b-q chicken and ribs, and sandwiches. #EriePA. August 29, 1969. Erie Daily Times.

What’s your favorite Rust Belt city? #rustbelt #travelsky #travel

The Castaways: Erie’s Only Charcoal Steakhouse. #EriePA. No date listed.

Hills: The Anti-Inflation Department Store. #EriePA. November 17, 1978. (Source: Erie Daily Times)

Map of Erie, #Pennsylvania. 1950. (Source: Nirenstein's National Realty Map Co.)

Bird’s eye view of #EriePA. 1950. (Source: Nirenstein's National Realty Map Co.) #pennsylvania

June 1981 advertisements. #EriePA.

“Watch America’s Fastest Growing Sport.” June 1981. #EriePA #motocross

Pinball Galaxy. #EriePA. June 1981. #1980s

Conneaut Lake Park Resort. June 1981. #CrawfordCounty #Pennsylvania

Today is the 45th anniversary of the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Here’s the original review from the Erie Daily Times on June 25, 1981. #filmsky #IndianaJones #moviesky #movies

Canteen Restarauant at the V.A. Hospital. #EriePA. Postcard published by AKD Printing Company. No date listed.

Who else swam in this pool back in the day? Holiday Inn’s Edinboro Castle. #EdinboroPA.

Erie TraveLodge. Sassafras Street. #EriePA.

U.S. Representative Thaddeus Stevens, the Radical Republican of Pennsylvania, was decidedly not a fan of President James Buchanan. Buchanan is widely considered one of the worst presidents the U.S. ever had.

Presque Isle State Park postcard. #EriePA. Published by Lynn’s Souvenirs. Art by Jim Ocamb. No date.

Advertisement for the Home Appliance Store in Titusville, PA. May 22, 1939. Titusville Herald. #history 💼🗃️

“5 Extra Smokes Per Pack!” Camel advertisement. Titusville Herald. May 22, 1939.

What year did *you* get your first cell phone? Early cell phone service in #EriePA. October 23, 1987. Erie Daily Times. #1980s #history

From the 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates Media Guide. #PittsburghPA #MLB #PittsburghPirates

It's the anniversary of George Orwell's novel "1984." The book was first published on this day in London in 1949. Orwell wrote it to warn people in the UK and U.S. that Nazi and Soviet style authoritarianism was coming their way. The alarm bells have been ringing for 77 years.

Who remembers the Good Time Band? Uncle Charlie’s Pizza Pub. #EdinboroPA. September 2, 1977. (Source: Erie Daily Times)

A poster for Rev David Noebel's 1969 anti-Beatles tour.

Waldameer Beach. #EriePA. No date listed.

October 1957 revival in #EriePA. “Rev. Morris Cerullo is not a quack faith healer. He is an ordained minister of the Assemblies of God.” #history

“An electric fan is more than just another electric gadget.” Logan Daily News. Logan, Ohio. July 21, 1936. #history #skystorians

Corry-ettes poster contest winners Tracy and Lisa. Part of a recruitment registration drive. Corry Journal. August 10, 1973. #CorryPA

Who remembers Quality Markets? From the Corry Evening Journal. November 1, 1976.

“The best beer in Brussels is imported. From Erie, Pennsylvania.” Dubois Courier Express. September 22, 1967. #EriePA #BeerSky #1960s

An early mention of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse in the Erie Daily Times. #EriePA. July 7, 1933. #WaltDisney

On February 16, 1969, the New York Times ran a story on a 35 person commune on a “ramshackle farmhouse” outside of #MeadvillePA. It’s a fascinating read. #history #1960s #hippies #skystorians

The first photo is Albert Vosburgh (1822-1897), a prominent Erie barber and businessman who was active in Erie’s Underground Railroad. According to an 1884 book, he owned six houses and ten other properties around #EriePA. #skystorians #history

“Erie G.I. Welcomes English Bride.” February 6, 1946. Erie Daily Times. #EriePA.

D-Day headlines, June 6-8, 1944. From the Oil City Blizzard, Abeline Reporter, Middlebury Campus, South Haven Daily Tribune. #WorldWarII #DDay #WW2

“America is Safe.” As seen in the Erie Daily Times. January 1940. #WWII #history #skystorians

Front page of the Erie Daily Times. July 7, 1965. #VietnamWar #history

“What kind of man owns his own computer?” Erie Computer Company. #EriePA. Sunday Times News. January 27, 1980. #1980s #history #techsky

“Babe Ruth Pitching Fastball.” June 15, 1917. Erie Daily Times. Babe Ruth famously played an exhibition baseball game against the Erie Moose Club at Erie’s Ainsworth Field in 1923. His team won 15-1. The fate of his home run ball remains a mystery. #baseball #1910s #BabeRuth

Donkey Kong Cereal. Erie Daily Times. September 18, 1983. The original game was published in 1981 for arcades by Nintendo. It also included Mario’s first appearance in a video game. #Nintendo #80snostalgia #1980s

Erie Daily Times. September 14, 1901. President William McKinley was shot in Buffalo, New York on September 6, 1901. He died on September 14 and Vice President Teddy Roosevelt became president at age 42 — still the youngest ever to become president. #history #ushistory #skystorians

Gary Drapcho! Greater Erie Charity Golf Classic. Channel 35 WSEE. August 1, 1989. #EriePA

“Television you can bet one.” July 13, 1988. Erie Daily Times. #1980s #the80s

Koehler’s Beer advertisement. #EriePA. 1951.

“Smoking rules at the airport.” #EriePA. January 28, 1993. #history