Volume 11 , Issue 27

Traveling To New England - 1999

It is Summer vacation and time for making memories for the future. In 1999, traveling by the light of an almost harvest moon was a sign that the next few days of vacation would be a grand journey that will last forever in this NW Okie's memory treasure.

In the early 18th century and maybe earlier our ancestors could be found heading west for new opportunities and adventures in covered wagons - on horse back - with only their hopes and dreams to guide them through the rough spots along the way.

Today their descendants are doing something similar but in a modern and motorized sort of way. They are headed in the opposite direction searching for their history. With the help of motorized covered wagons instead of the horse drawn type, the modern day pioneers have it a lot easy than our ancestors did way back when.

Things do come full circle, don't they. Instead of the modern day pioneers pulling extra ponies behind the covered wagons of today, they can be seen pulling small compact motorized vehicles and heading east instead of west.

I haven't been online that much this week, so there isn't much to click on in this weeks newsletter. I've been busy sightseeing and browsing the Interstates and highways of the real America back east that you can feel, touch and smell in person.

As you know, we were on vacation in the Fall of 1999, traveling through Canada, New York State, and other New England states enjoying the changes of the Autumn Foliage. We found some exciting and relaxing spots that we hated to leave, as we moved on in our journey of the New England States and Canada.

We arrived in the Adirondacks and stayed at the Lake Placid Lodge. Friday morning I woke up before dawn to gaze out the big picture window overlooking the the mountains and lake while I was still snuggled, sinking warmly under the covers of the big feather bed. The blazing fireplace was located a few feet from the end of the bed to keep the room cozy and warm.

Another place that was hard to leave was Niagara On The Lake in Ontario, Canada. Did you know it was once the capital of Ontario? The only British settlement that the Americans lost and reluctantly relinquished to the British during the war of 1812. As the short story goes, the Americans burnt the village down to the ground just before they left it for the British who were advancing upon them.
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