At Presque Isle’s Misery Bay, warships were built, flags were sewn, and sailors endured a brutal winter that gave the bay its name. In 1813, Oliver Hazard Perry launched the fleet that secured victory on Lake Erie. His battle flag — stitched in Erie with the words “Don’t Give Up The Ship” — flew here before changing the course of the War of 1812. A century later, the 1926 Perry Monument rose over these same waters. Today, Misery Bay is also known for its quirky floating houseboat colony — a remi
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At Presque Isle’s Misery Bay, warships were built, flags were sewn, and sailors endured a brutal winter that gave the bay its name. In 1813, Oliver Hazard Perry launched the fleet that secured victory on Lake Erie. His battle flag — stitched in Erie with the words “Don’t Give Up The Ship” — flew here before changing the course of the War of 1812. A century later, the 1926 Perry Monument rose over these same waters. Today, Misery Bay is also known for its quirky floating houseboat colony — a remi
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