It may not be the biggest amusement park in Western Pennsylvania or offer the most rides, but it's been a favorite of mine since I was a kid. My grandfather worked for the Cooper Bessemer in Grove City and every year he'd get tickets to Conneaut Lake. My whole family would make the journey up 79 and across 322 to the home of Pennsylvania's largest natural lake and the amusement park that made it's home along the lake's banks in 1892.
I have memories of riding the park's lone wooden roller coaster, the Blue Streak, though it took me years to get there. I spent most of youth trying to be taller than Connie Otter, the character who decided if you stayed in Kiddy Land or got to go out on the adult rides. One of my favorites was the Devil's Den, which for some reason I thought was called the Devil's pitfall, but I was probably thirteen the last time I was there so I wouldn't be surprised if it's always been called the Devil's Den. Either way, it's fun!
In addition to the park itself, there are several golf courses in the area and you're just down the road from Pymatuning State Park, which happens to be the largest state park in Pennsylvania. It also boasts the largest lake in Pennsylvania, with it's reservoir coming in at 17,088 acres in size. You can go boating, fishing and swimming and check out the park's fish hatchery.
For those of you planning to stay local this Memorial Day Weekend, but want to get out of Pittsburgh, I highly recommend a day trip to Conneaut Lake or Pymatuning State Park.
Enjoy the long weekend folks!
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