Photo: Jerry Mann
Lakeside Love
A cottage in Ohio proves that what's new can look old - and be earth-friendly, too.
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Photo: Melissa Corson
A Lake Erie Moment
Each year, our readers dazzle us with hundreds of photos capturing our region in its best light. Here are the winners of our 2011 Lake Erie Living photo contest.
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Photo: Laura Watilo Blake
Dance Hall Days
The Stork Club may be history, but the love affair with the iconic beachside attraction in Ontario endures.
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Michael Cavotta
Strings Attached
Elisa Guida beat cancer twice and found a new passion in the process: She raises money for other victims by selling jewelry made from guitar strings donated by famous musicians.
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Laura Watilo Blake
Celebrate Summer
The neighbors of Shore Acres can’t go a week this time of year without some sort of get-together. They invited us to their most patriotic party of the season for pound cake, a parade and the kind of conviviality that makes this pocket of Cleveland so invit
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Jennifer Keirn
The Snake Lady
How Kristen Stanford saved a species and earned a reputation for reptiles in the process.
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Estate Sale
A look inside a Vermilion, Ohio, home that has it all, including a helicopter pad, private marina and two indoor swimming pools.
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We've Got Sand
The best beaches around Lake Erie for biking, birding, camping and more.
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 2011 Photo Contest
Grand Prize Marblehead Lighthouse | Marblehead, Ohio By Melissa Corson of Columbus, Ohio
1st Place | Architecture Norfolk Southern tracks | Perry, Ohio By Thomas Eller of Ashtabula, Ohio
1st Place | Nature Presque Isle State Park | Erie, Pennsylvania By Heather Kosinski of McKean, Pennsylvania
1st Place | People Lake Erie | Port Stanley, Ontario By Shirley Barr of Port Stanley, Ontario
2nd Place | Architecture Vermilion River | Vermilion, Ohio By Scott Dommin of Vermilion, Ohio
2nd Place | Nature Sunset Park | Willoughby, Ohio By Chris Smith of Whilloughby, Ohio
2nd Place | People York | Haldimand County, Ontario By Annette Koolsbergen of Hamilton, Ontario
3rd Place | Architecture The Cleveland Skyline | Lakewood, Ohio By Elaine Tosko of Lakewood, Ohio
3rd Place | Nature The Butterfly House | Whitehouse, Ohio By Thomas Liskai of Helena, Ohio
3rd Place | People Presque Isle State Park | Erie, Pennsylvania By Jessica Emory of Erie, Pennsylvania