View photos from the annual Lawrence Park Fourth of July parade as families, community groups and more celebrated America's ...

Members of the Fairview Historical Society ring the freedom bell in collaboration with other Pennsylvania counties to ...

The Millcreek Township parade traveled a 1-mile stretch from the area of West 12th Street and Marshall Drive to the American ...

Erie County celebrated the Fourth of July with parades in Millcreek and Lawrence Park. The events coincided with America's 250th anniversary. Lawrence Park also celebrated its 100th anniversary as a ...

Browse photos from Erie’s Lights Over Lake Erie fireworks, launched from Dobbins Landing and viewed across the bayfront.

The Carmel of the Holy Family Monastery, 510 E. Gore Road, Millcreek Township, closed in 2020. Demolition was completed in 2026.

From Fourth of July parades in Millcreek and Lawrence Park, to fireworks displays around the region and more, Erie has enjoyed Independence Day celebrations through the years.

Cloistered Carmelite sisters lived and prayed in an Erie County monastery for more than 60 years. The monastery closed in 2020 and was demolished in 2026.

Carmelite nuns came to Erie in 1957 and prayed here for more than 60 years until their monastery closed. Now the building has been torn down.

The Victorian Princess, left, and the Lettie G. Howard are shown on Presque Isle Bay after helping escort the U.S. Brig Niagara return to port in Erie, Pa., on July 2, 2026. Presque Isle State Park is ...

Justin Berkheimer wasn’t going to pass on a glimpse of an Erie icon and some father-son bonding — even though the morning of July 2 was sweltering. Berkheimer, 41, and his 2 ½-year-old son Julian were ...