After an absence of almost 16 years, we're
back in n New York State.
First stop is Schenectady for a rest then
on to Waterloo (the Birthplace of Memorial Day,) then Cambria,
near Lewiston. |
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On one of our first tenting trips in 1976
we visited the State Park in Watkins Glen, so we decided to pay
it another visit while we were in Waterloo.
The park surrounds a gorge, home to 19 waterfalls
and some spectacular scenery. |
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Also near Waterloo is the town of Seneca Falls
where the first women's rights conference was held n the US.
Women's Rights National Park maintains the
site along with exhibits. This sign stands at the corner of Falls
and Mynderse Streets where the conference was held. |
Inside the visitors' center are life sized
sculptures of early supporters of women's rights like Elizabeth
Cady Stanton and Frederick Douglass who are shown at the far
left in this group.
What began as a quest for simple political
equality has led us to the mire of political correctness! |
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When we lived here we didn't do the "tourist
thing" at Niagara Falls, so we decided it was about time
to visit one of the most recognizable natural wonders in the
world.
On Saturday we toured the state park on the
American side, and spent Sunday afternoon sdeeing the sights
from the Canadian side. |
We even had a chance to visit with my friend,
Patsy and her husband, Bob. Patsy & I worked together at
Warren Hoffman in Niagara Falls. Here we are at lunch on Tonawanda
Island. |
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We moved to Lewiston from Toronto in the summer
of 1990 and left for Blaine, WA at the end of 1993. Prior to
moving to Lewiston, it was one of our favorite weekend getaway
places.
I made a short visit in the summer of 1994,
but we haven't been back since then. It's surprising how little
has changed in the past 12 years. |
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During the War if 1812 an attempt was made
to invade Canada from Lewiston. The attempt was a failure for
several reasons, one of which was that the American Militia refused
to cross the river on the basis that the Militia was for the
defense of the US only and that it was illegal for them to invade
a foreign country! |
Lewiston was also a stop on the Underground
Railroad for former slaves seeking freedom in Canada, and claims
to be the birthplace of the cocktail. |