Months before our trip, a friend shared a Facebook post that included Taughannock Falls as one of many beautiful waterfalls to see in New York. Right away we tried to figure out how we could incorporate this stop (and one other from the same site) into this road trip. We definitely took the back roads […]
Yesterday was an amazing day at FDR’s home and his Presidential Library & Museum. Today we’ll continue the Hyde Park experience at Eleanor Roosevelt’s Val-Kill country cottage. Although we did make another stop on our second day in Hyde Park, that will have to wait. Eleanor deserves a post of her own! Click on the first […]
While scouring the map a reasonable distance from our condo, Jim ran across Hyde Park, NY. President Franklin D. Roosevelt immediately came to mind, and he read that FDR’s home, Presidential Library and Museum are all on one estate. Not far away is Eleanor Roosevelt’s retreat and one (of many) Vanderbilt Mansions. We set our sights […]
We made several stops in New York en route to New England, starting in Niagara Falls, NY. We were perched right next to the thundering waters of the Niagara River as it dropped 176 feet. We took the scenic route along Lake Ontario to our awesome accommodations for the evening in Sodus, NY. Click on the […]