If you’re looking for day-trip inspiration, we’ve got a couple of tips. Located 20 miles away, Mercer is worth getting in the car for. Among your first stops here should be Carow Park, Lake of the Falls and Mercer Depot Museum. Locals will also likely point you toward Presque Isle, 40 miles away. If you can only see one thing here, let it be Presque Isle Lake. (But we’d also highly recommend Carlin Lake and Oxbow Lake.)