Nestled in the countryside of Erie County, Pennsylvania, Howard Falls holds a rich history that intertwines natural beauty, community, and conservation. One particularly remarkable chapter in its story began in the late 1930s, when the property briefly served as the site of the Erie County Sportsman’s League Game Farm.
Chapters One and Two Summary: How the Game Farm Began and The Sportsmen’s League Events at Howard Falls
In our first two chapters, we traced how the Erie County Sportsmen’s League established its game farm at Howard Falls in the late 1930s and quickly transformed the property into a hub for conservation, recreation, and public events. We looked at the League’s rapid growth, the development of the game farm itself, and the many ways Howard Falls became tied to Erie County’s sporting culture through bird propagation, hound trials, fundraising events, and public support. By the end of Chapter Two, it was clear that the game farm had become something much bigger than a rural experiment, setting the stage for the annual Field Days that would draw thousands to Howard Falls…