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Sandra Scott Travels: Enjoy A ‘Day Trip’ To Kingston

June 21, 2019 Contributor
We Central New Yorkers are fortunate because we have the opportunity for many great day trips including ones to Canada. Getting to Kingston is half the fun. I like taking the ferry from Cape Vincent to Wolfe Island. The ride is only 10 minutes; the ferry runs frequently until mid-October and has been family-owned for more than 200 years.

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Sandra Scott Travels: Oswego’s Safe Haven Celebrates 75th Anniversary

June 14, 2019 Contributor
Recently I attended a dinner theater presentation at the Oswego Foundry dealing with Safe Haven. The play was written by Michael Nupuf and Laura Lowrie and directed by Richard Mosher. It portrayed the life and times of a fictional family. I have read Ruth Gruber’s book “Haven.” I think it should be compulsory reading for students in Oswego County and elsewhere.

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Sandra Scott Travels: Explore America’s Miltary History and More

June 7, 2019 Contributor
The Hudson River corridor is dotted with a plethora of historical sites along with a variety of other interesting places to visit. Located on a vantage point above the Hudson River, West Point is America’s oldest continuously garrisoned Army installation, the nation’s first engineering school, and the home of the United States Corps of Cadets since 1802.

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Sandra Scott Travels: Around The World One Restaurant At A Time

May 31, 2019 Contributor
Portland may not be where the food truck culture started, but the food trucks have taken it by storm. One nice thing about a food truck caravan is that everyone can have what they like. I picked gyros, but there was soul food, mac and cheese, hamburgers and more. Some do so well they open up small restaurants.

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Ruth Gruber, The Woman Who Helped Create Safe Haven

May 25, 2019 Contributor
When folks attend the special presentation of “Safe Haven” June 1 or 2 at the American Foundry, they will get an opportunity to experience a fictional snapshot of the life and times of the families as they lived on the refugee encampment Safe Haven for the 18 months it existed. And most importantly embedded in the play is the real life character named Ruth Gruber, played by Polaann Hemulay.

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Sandra Scott Travels: Volcanoes Aren’t Extinct In America

May 24, 2019 Contributor
Sunday, May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted.
I remember the year because in September 1980, when the new school year started, my class had a brand new red textbook. The first chapter dealt with the geography of the United States. One sentence read in essence, “There are no active volcanoes in the coterminous United States.”

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Sandra Scott Travels: Retracing The Trek Along The Oregon Trail

May 17, 2019 Contributor
The Willamette Valley is a 150-mile long valley in Oregon and was the terminus of the Oregon Trail. Some made it, others settled along the way, some branched off and went to California in search of gold. Others died, and some were born on the trail. I have always been fascinated by the Oregon Trail.

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