PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May
18, 2007
OHIO
LAKE ERIE
COMMISSION SPONSORS 2007 “LIFE ON LAKE ERIE”
PHOTO CONTEST
Deadline for
submitting photos is July 19
TOLEDO,
OH – Camera buffs and photo aficionados
are encouraged to enter this year’s “Life
on Lake Erie” photo contest,
sponsored by the Ohio Lake Erie Commission.
The
2007 contest is open to amateur photographers taking snapshots in and around
the Lake Erie watershed. This year’s
competition has no specific subject categories and may depict a person, plant,
wildlife, activity or scene that captures the unique character of the region.
All
photo entries must have been taken between August 4, 2006 and July 9, 2007.
Black and white, as well as color photographs, will be accepted. All
contestants must be age 18 or older. No more than five entries will be accepted
from one household. Individuals can win up to two times. To enter, send a 5 by
7-inch print and a completed entry form via U.S. Mail to the commission’s
office at One Maritime
Plaza, Fourth Floor, Toledo, Ohio 43604. Complete rules and entry forms
for the 2007 “Life on Lake Erie” photo contest are available
at the commission’s web site. The deadline for submitting entries is July
19.
Winning
photographs will be exhibited at various points of interest along the lake as
part of the Lake Erie Commission Photo Gallery. The Lorain County Visitors
Bureau at 8025 Leavitt Road
(Route 58) in Amherst
is hosting the current gallery through June 11th. Phone 1-800-334-1673 for more
information.
The
“Life on Lake Erie”
photo contest is one of many events planned for Ohio’s Coastweeks 2007, which runs September 5-22. Coastweeks
is a nationwide celebration of America’s
coastlines and waters. Ohio’s goal is to
increase awareness of the value and fragility of Lake Erie
and its shoreline as the state’s great natural resource.
For
additional information on how to get involved in Ohio’s Coastweeks program, visit http://www.epa.state.oh.us/oleo or
call 419-245-2514.
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For
Additional Information Contact:
Edwin Hammett, Ohio Lake Erie Commission
(419)
245-2514