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id: "59836"
name: Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail
distance: "293"
duration: Take eight hours to drive the byway or three to four days to experience the stops along the way.
description: Experience 12,000 years of history along Lake Erie. Visit the Lake Erie Islands, coastal marshes, prairies, rivers, and waterfalls. Follow tales of early shipping and sailing at maritime museums, restored freighters, and lighthouses. Learn about the Western Reserve, the Underground Railroad, and the War of 1812 at historic sites and museums.
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websites:
  - url: https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/traveling/ohio-byways/lake-erie-coastal
    name: Ohio Byways
attractions:
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/erie
    name: Erie National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: https://friendsofmageemarsh.org/
    name: Friends of Magee Marsh
  - url: https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/see-the-sights/lake-erie-birding-trail
    name: Lake Erie Birding Trail
  - url: https://www.ohioshipwrecks.org/
    name: Ohio Shipwrecks
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/ottawa
    name: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/west-sister-island
    name: West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Ohio State Scenic Byway
states:
  - OH
ll:
  - -83.51467099966686
  - 41.67215000032223
bounds:
  - - -83.83968399961685
    - 41.3780590000228
  - - -80.51930199978744
    - 41.96149800043236

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Experience 12,000 years of history along Lake Erie. Visit the Lake Erie Islands, coastal marshes, prairies, rivers, and waterfalls. Follow tales of early shipping and sailing at maritime museums, restored freighters, and lighthouses. Learn about the Western Reserve, the Underground Railroad, and the War of 1812 at historic sites and museums.