Day 1 - May 31, 2023 Cruising to and at the Conference Comment via blog

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Just a couple of days before the start of this trip, a friend shared an article on eight Columbus area diners that included one that I'd never visited and was ever so slightly off of my direct path to Erie. Stav's Diner doesn't look very "dinerish" on the outside but it's a different story on the inside. The place was pretty full so I didn't get any pictures of the counter and swivel stools but I did get a picture of my breakfast.

My breakfast stop did get me involved in a construction detour but it wasn't too long before I was back on the expressway and hurtling toward my destination. When I realized I was an hour ahead of time target, I again left the expressway. This time it was to checkout Cornerstone Brewing Company in Madison, Ohio. Two historic brick buildings are tied together with the entrance in the middle.

In Erie, Fred Zander, with whom I'm sharing a room, had already checked in which made meeting departure time for the evening cruise quite easy. On the way to the dock, we had our first encounter with the amazingly non-skittish local rabbit population.

The conference officially kicked off with a dinner cruise aboard the Victorian Princess departing from Dobbins Landing.

After a buffet dinner (that included pierogis!) I started exploring the boat a bit. The Princess is a diesel-powered steel-hulled stern-wheeler built in 1986. I looked in on the captain then checked out the drive mechanism, some fellow passengers, a neighbor, and the uncluttered view.

We were back on solid ground before sunset.

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