Learn the history behind beach glass and the best places to find it in Erie, along with tips to enhance your search.

Beach glass is formed when ordinary glass items such as bottles, jars and other glass products, ends up in oceans or lakes though shipwrecks, littering, coastal dumping, storm runoff or erosion.

Beach glass, formed from discarded glass items, is smoothed by wave action, sand abrasion and chemical weathering over decades. While often used interchangeably, "sea glass" refers to glass ...

Beach glass, formed from discarded glass items, is smoothed by wave action, sand abrasion and chemical weathering over decades. While often used interchangeably, "sea glass" refers to glass ...

Beach glass is formed when ordinary glass items such as bottles, jars and other glass products, ends up in oceans or lakes though shipwrecks, littering, coastal dumping, storm runoff or erosion.

Once the glass is in a waterway, it breaks into smaller fragments due to environmental stress. Over time, the body of water acts as a natural tumbler and shapes the glass fragments into beach glass.

Officials at Presque Isle State Park said that Beach 1 is a popular destination that attracts beach glass hunters.. Other areas in Erie that are popular for beach glass searches include Shades Beach, ...