The Beach Bag-Beach Read bundle celebrates Cleveland-based creativity
By Kelli Comer
Summer days in Northeast Ohio are best spent on the beaches of Lake Erie, diving into a good book, while relaxing to the sound of the waves lapping the shores. Even more fitting would be reading about the very lake you’re sitting next to, while carrying your beach day necessities to your favorite lakeside spot in a Lake Erie-themed bag.
An exciting collaboration between two Cleveland-based female entrepreneurs—designer Anne Cate and author Jennifer Boresz Engelking—has this “dream day at the lake” covered for you. Introducing the “Beach Bag-Beach Read” bundle, which pays homage to the beautiful natural wonder that is Lake Erie with a nod to the unique history of the region.
About the Bundle
Beach Bag-Beach Read includes a signed copy of Jennifer’s new book, Lost Lake Erie, along with a newly designed Anne Cate beach tote. Both the book and the bag are made in America.
About the Book
Serene one moment and destructive the next, Lake Erie’s moods mirror its tumultuous role in history. As the site of Cleveland’s Great Lakes Exposition, the lake offered visitors a respite from the Great Depression. Hotel Victory, once considered the world’s largest summer resort, drew thousands to Put-in-Bay.
Daring postal workers dangerously crossed the ice-covered surface on hybrid “boats” and by foot. Canal Street at the Buffalo Wharf was once called “the wickedest street in America.”
The Erie is one of thousands of ships that lie in a solemn graveyard below the surface. Rum runners turned the lake into a watery highway for illegal booze during Prohibition.
Author Jennifer Boresz Engelking reveals entertaining, heartbreaking, and nostalgic stories of the lost sites, businesses and industries of Lake Erie.
About the Bag
The Anne Cate bag is inspired by a custom-designed Lake Erie map within the book, featuring many of the cities and islands of Lake Erie, and a vibrant gradient lake depth chart.
The original Lake Erie map was designed by Cleveland architect and artist Andrew McManus, highlighting locations mentioned in Lost Lake Erie.
The “Beach Bag-Beach Read” bundle retails for $45 and is currently being sold online at AnneCate.com and locally in several regional stores.
For more information, visit AnneCate.com or JenniferBoresz.com.