John and I went on another summer outing to places seldom visited. This time to Lyons Falls in Lewis County. It turned out to be more interesting than I could have imagined. At one time it was a vibrant community centered around the Black River Canal and the Lyons Falls Paper and Pulp Mill. Lyons Falls was the where the Black River Canal terminated.
John and I had another great day trip. This time we went to Sterling and Fair Haven. I am always amazed by the places close to home that we have not visited. We started with a visit to Sterling Museum. We have driven by the Red Schoolhouse Museum several times but never when it was open. Like a lot of small museums getting volunteers to sit at a museum limits the times and days they are open.
Summer is the time to get out on the water and relax. You don’t need your own boat. There are plenty of places in NYS to enjoy a day on the water without the expense of owning and caring for your own boat. That is our concept – let someone else do the work while we enjoy ourselves. Of course you can always rent one. There are several places including the St. Lawrence where you can rent a pontoon boat and explore the 1000 Islands.
On a recent road trip John and I visited Constable Hall in Constable Hall. Constable Hall is one of the most historic places in Lewis County. The Federal-style limestone house was built in the early 1800s. Five generations of the Constable family lived in the house from 1819 to 1947. On top of the stairway’s newel post was a round decorative ceramic button. Legend has it that these buttons were proof that the mortgage was paid off and the house had no liens on it.
On August 13, Long Branch Park will be the site of the 75th Central New York Scottish Games and Celtic Festival – 75th – that’s impressive. You don’t have to have a drop of Scottish or Celtic blood to enjoy the day. On August 13 at Long Branch Park everyone is part of the Celtic family. Bring the family – there is something for everyone. I had a great time last year and this year’s promises to be just as great. There is music, great food, games, animals and more.
It’s summer. It’s hot. Test your thrill factor. Get the adrenaline pumping and let the fun begin! Take a child or a grandchild or release the child within and head to one of New York States’ many amusement parks for thrills, chills and spills. Seabreeze Amusement Park in Rochester, which opened in 1879, is the fourth oldest amusement park in the country.
The 10th Mountain Division & Fort Drum Museum is well-worth visiting. To get into Fort Drum people need to have a Department of Defense ID or fill out a request form and submit it to a sponsor a couple days before the planned visit. If you do not have a sponsor – we did not – interested people may contact the curator at the museum for permission to send it to him.
It was like a college campus or a gated community; which, I guess it is. Above the entry arch to the museum are the words “Climb to Glory.” Seems appropriate for a mountain division.
Have you ever considered a vacation rental property? It makes a perfect option when friends and relatives assemble for a wedding or some other event and when traveling with a group. Recently, several members of my family visited from the West Coast to attend a family wedding. Our house could not sleep everyone comfortably and hotel rooms to accommodate everyone would have been expensive. So, we rented a three-bedroom place on the shore of Lake Ontario.
The Oswego Children’s Theater will present E.B.White’s classic children’s story “Charlotte’s Web the last weekend in July and the first weekend in August at two different venues. The show is suitable for all ages.
The series is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Tony Awards and will feature a collaborated cast of children and adults to make this an evening of luscious desserts and entertainment that families can enjoy together. The cast will perform Tony Award-winning Broadway songs from stage classics such as The Sound of Music, Annie, Into The Woods, Chicago and much more.
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