Testing showed bacteria counts above safety limits, prompting the Erie County Health Department to issue the restriction.

Discover Presque Isle will have festival favorites such as a bonfire, beach concerts and pancakes. New for 2025 will be a professional sand sculptor.

Officials with Presque Isle State Park and the Erie County Department of Health were not immediately available for comment Friday afternoon. In 2023, swimming was restricted at Beach 11 as of Aug. 15.