I missed posting yesterday because of a day trip with a very early start.
Where did we go? To Chittenango, NY which is about 180 miles from the house.
Chittenango is where the author of 'The Wizard of Oz', L. Frank Baum was born. We did see the 'yellow brick sidewalk' which is only a few blocks long...
There was a museum focusing on the Wizard of Oz but we choose not to visit it. However, there were other places that we enjoyed.
First, the Erie Canal at Chittenango. I remember many years ago, following the canal for several miles across New York. It was and still is an amazing idea. Here's a picture of the canal...
Another place we visited was Chittenango Falls. I didn't go to the bottom of the falls...it was a long, long way with tons of steps...so I saw it from above and the falls and noise were remarkable. Not quite like Niagara Falls, but still memorable...
And there were many more falls areas, again not easy to access but loud enough to make normal speaking hard to hear.
By the way the name Chittenango is an Native Indian name (Oneida language) which means 'where waters running north'
On the way home, we ate at Fat Cat, a restaurant in Herkimer, NY with 4+ stars and should be a 5 star. It may look like a hole in the wall, and inside it's very plain...but the food was fantastic, the staff is friendly and knowledgeable. The quantity of food served was very large, the quality was suburb and the cost was much less than anticipated. If you're in the area check it out...
That's all for now. Weekend coming tomorrow...do you have any plans? There aren't many weekends left this summer so enjoy them.
Talk with you on Monday...