Ohio is a big state, especially when you drive caddy-corner from the southwest to the northeast! We got a late start on the road after playing putt putt golf and climbing the tunnels and slides at the Quality Inn & Suites in Richfield, Ohio, but we're in no hurry now. We're making good time back to Vermont.
Zac fell asleep shortly after we hit the road, so we kept going until way past our usual lunch time, and decided to stop again at Lake Erie State Park since we had so much fun there on our way out. A known entity is a good thing when you are dealing with children. 
Lake Erie State Park is in Brockton, New York, about 5 miles from I-90 exit 59. We arrived at the park at 2:00 and had our picnic PBJ's, apples and cinnamon crunch cereal at a table by the lake. The weather is so much more pleasant here than in the midwest. We had sunshine and a nice breeze off the lake. If only the flies would stop biting. Luckily, I had bug repellent for us all. After lunch, we walked the beach, played in the waves and skipped rocks. It was a pleasant hour and a half break from driving.
Paul and I agreed that we should come here for overnight camping in the future. We could see the campsites in the distance, and it is much more scenic, private and natural than all those roadside campsites we saw off the highways in the midwest. Recreation in Lake Erie state park includes swimming, boating, hiking, volleyball court, playground and nature programs.
