Canadian visitors have spent more than $100 million a year in Erie County. Tariffs have more Canadians staying at home.

The 10-foot-wide, 5-foot-high “Erie” sign sits on the bluff at Bayview Park, overlooking Presque Isle Bay near the foot of ...

The sign has become “a cool way to get the name ‘Erie’ out there in a unique way at a good, scenic location,” said John Oliver, CEO of VisitErie, the region’s tourism promotion agency.