North East is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, 14 miles northeast of Erie. Fruit growing is the main economy, as the area is a popular for fruit-growing, especially for cherries and grapes. Every summer North East celebrates an annual Cherry Festival and every fall a Wine Country Harvest Festival. North East is home to the junior college, Mercyhurst North East. The “Lake Effect” – the weather pattern around Lake Erie provides an ideal climate for growing a variety of grapes, inciting the growth of a number of reputable and successful wine growers who produce unique wines from grapes grown in their vineyards.

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