Accidental Paradise Series
Access all of our programs in the Accidental Paradise Series and On the Waterfront Series, led by Dr. David Frew, JES Scholar-in-Residence
Our series are designed to allow you watch to a program individually--no need to watch all of the programs in succession!
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Lake Erie Water Levels: An Existential Threat to Presque Isle
David Frew, Ph.D.
February 23, 2020
Presque Isle has been experiencing extraordinarily high water levels for the last few years. The high water levels and storm surges have been assaulting the peninsula's bathing beaches, washing away replenished sand. Even more disconcerting, water has been threatening Presque Isle's interior, as well, dropping trees and eroding infrastructure, including trails and roadways. On several occasions during 2019 and 2020 there were "blowout events" during which water crossed Presque Isle, extending from the lake to the bay and closing roads. These recent examples serve as reminders of the loss of the way in the 1940s. These recent treats help to remind us of the fragility of the entire peninsula, which is dependent upon a thin layer of sand and soil to anchor the root structures of the trees and brush that is essential to its existence.
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THE ERIEZ INDIANS - WHO WERE THEY? WHERE DID THEY COME FROM? HOW DID THEY DISSAPPEAR?
David Frew, Ph.D.
February 9, 2020
Join us on a deep dive into one of the most fascinating topics from the pages of Accidental Paradise. Our city and even the lake, itself, was named after an early Native American tribe, the Eriez. Somehow, however, the entire people simply disappeared a few years after European arrival (1492). A series of chance meetings plunged Dr. David Frew into a long and complicated relationship with Indian history, and in particular with Iroquoian culture, religion and politics. His near obsession has led him to audit gradual classes in anthropology, travel to Mayan ruins in Mexico and Central America and meet with chiefs from the Six Nations Reservation in Brantford, Ontario.
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ACCIDENTAL PARADISE: STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES
David Frew, Ph.D. and Jerry Skyrpzak
December 10, 2020
With the imminent release of the much-anticipated book, "Accidental Paradise: 13,000-Year History of Presque Isle," authors David Frew and Jerry Skrypzak join book editor Pat Cuneo and Jefferson Vice President Ben Speggen to discuss the book, its highlights, and how it came to be.
To watch this video on YouTube, click HERE!
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ON THE WATERFRONT: EXPLORING LAKE ERIE'S WILDLIFE, SHIPS, AND HISTORY
David Frew, Ph.D.
August 5,2020
Dr. David Frew gives us an exclusive look into his "On the Waterfront" series. David Frew, Ph.D., is a prolific writer, author, and speaker who grew up on Erie's lower west side as a proud "Bay Rat," joining neighborhood kids playing and marauding along the west bayfront. He has written for years about his beloved Presque Isle and his adventures on the Great Lakes. In a new series of articles for the Jefferson, the retired professor takes note of life in and around the water, which he reviews in conversation with Jefferson Vice President Ben Speggen.
To watch this program on YouTube, click HERE!
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HOW TO BE HAPPY: THE MODERN SCIENCE OF LIFE SATISFACTION
David Frew, Ph.D.
April 27, 2020
Previously scheduled as a Satellite Program in Fairview with the Erie County Public Library on April 13, Dr. Frew leads a journey into the history of and the modern science of happiness, including psychology, economics, medicine, and religion.
Returning to his organizational psychology roots, David Frew, Ph.D., explores the science and art of experiencing happiness. Dr. Frew was an early leader in the fields of job satisfaction and self-esteem.
His early research suggested that both of these work-related metrics were directly connected to personal happiness and he has further developed his understanding of the components of happiness.
To watch the video on YouTube, click HERE!
