The Taste of Summer
Crunchy outside, sweet and pearly white inside, fried yellow perch from Lake Erie captures the taste of summer in northern Ohio.
You can catch it yourself here, even without owning a boat. Just step aboard the Linda Mae charter out of Wildwood State Park on the east side of Cleveland (16975 Wildwood Dr., off E. 174th St. and Lakeshore Blvd., 216-481-5771, www.wildwoodmarina.com). The Linda Mae folks will sell you a pass for four or six hours of cruising, along with a one-day fishing license. They can rent you equipment and show you how to use it. Best of all, when you catch something, you can pay them to clean it.>>