Welcoming the Thunder on the Isle parade.

It was hot. Gathering at Harley-Davidson of Erie Friday afternoon, everyone was dripping sweat and collecting under the shade of trees, buildings–anything to find some relief from the sun.

What better way than to cool off than to jump in the Thunder on the Isle parade? I was lucky enough to literally hop right into the action. Scott Betten of AllAboutBikes.com, drove me in the side car of his blue Harley-Davidson for Thunder on the Isle parade on Presque Isle.

Talk about an amazing experience. What they say is true, you have to love the freedom of riding on a bike. And being in one of the Roar on the Shore parades is something special. Not only do you have the wind following through you hair and the sun on your face, but you feel like a celebrity being able to wave at everyone lined up on the road to see you on your way.

Were you on Presque Isle, waving to the parade? See if you can find your face in our Thunder on the Isle Follow Along gallery. Check out our videos on our player from the parade.

Stay up-to-date with Roar on the Shore action by following @GoErieEvents on Twitter, or on the StreetView feed.

In case you missed it, the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade took place this past Saturday. You can read more about it here or take a look at our three photo galleries by Street View’s Rob Frank, Street View’s Adam Wilson, and  Rob Engelhardt of the Erie Times-News.

We  launched our 2011 St Patrick’s Day coverage section.  Rob Frank, Jeff McCullor, Steve Puskar and Ben Smith will be downtown all day taking photos, shooting video and tweeting.  There are many ways to follow us (or live vicariously through us) whether you’ll be out and about, at home watching basketball or stuck at work.  Follow our tweets (@GoErieEvents, @jmccullor, @stevepush, @bensmith16), our live blog right here at goerie.com/blogs/streetview, our live Foursquare checkins map, latest photo galleries and latest view.  Make sure you check GoErie.com/StPattysDay and follow us live on Thursday!

Stop and see us at the Erie Sport & Travel Expo this weekend at the Bayfront Convention Center. GoErie has a coupon for $1 off admission and kids under 10 are free!

We’re counting down the days to celebrate the Irish. We’ll be capturing faces of Erie at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade held Downtown on March 12th. We’re hoping this year brings sunnier skies than last year’s cold and rainy parade day! We’ll also be heading downtown on St. Patrick’s Day to celebrate all the green festivities. Follow our adventures all day on twitter and check back often for updated photos in our gallery. Check out last  year’s St. Patty’s Day photos here.

Would you like to see us at your event? Send your suggestions to dmiller@goerie.com!

Our Street View team enjoyed the sunny skies for Saturday’s Annual Zoo Parade. Find your family and friends at the parade in our gallery.