Ashtabula County, Ohio, stretches from Conneaut Township Park Beach and the Ashtabula Lighthouse to the harbor's Bascule Lift Bridge, from Geneva-on-the-Lake to the county seat of Jefferson, and from Pymatuning Lake to the Grand Valley area. Built on ethnic diversity, it is known for its rural character, open farm fields, picturesque views, and recreation that includes steelhead fishing, lake activities, fall foliage, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and a holiday lighting festival on Lake Erie. The county includes 18 covered bridges, 20 award-winning wineries, 2 lighthouses, 30 miles of Lake Erie sunsets, 30 miles of Greenway Bicycle Trail, golf courses, marinas, a county fair, and many festivals. It is the largest Ohio county by land area at 703 square miles, part of the Connecticut Western Reserve, and the place where Moses Cleveland first landed in the Reserve on July 4, 1796, at present-day Conneaut, also called Fort Independence. Organized on Jan. 22, 1811, from Trumbull County, with its seat in Jefferson, it also has more State Scenic Rivers—the Grand, Ashtabula, and Conneaut Creek—than any other Ohio county, along with public Lake Erie beaches, state parks, and metroparks.