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HEADING TO LAKE GEORGE for CRUISING, and CRUISING – 30 and 31 AUGUST 2021
A POST LONG OVERDUE. I reported my return trip home from Lake George back on 1 September 2021, but I never got you to Lake George for my adventure there and on the water. So while relaxing at Kipling’s Carriage … Continue reading
Posted in ROADS and ROUTES
Tagged D&H Rail Trail, Granville, Lake George, NY, Rupert, Station B&B, Vermont
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TWO VOYAGES – MAIDEN and CANAL – 3-6 AUGUST 2022
After my Oswego Canal trip in early May I started doing more research on the Champlain Canal to see if there was a boat I could rent to explore the canal since all the Erie Canal boats had already been … Continue reading
LAKES – LOCKS – LONG RIVER — 1-18 SEPTEMBER 2019 – PART 7 – ROCHESTER, NY, and THE OSWEGO CANAL
I last left you as the GRANDE MARINER entered Lake Ontario around 2PM on Tuesday, 10 September. Arrival at our next stop was just after midnight in Rochester, New York on the Genesee River. Departure on 11 September was scheduled … Continue reading
Posted in Erie Canal, LAKES - LOCKS - LONG RIVER -- 1-18 SEPTEMBER 2019
Tagged Erie Canal, Locks, NY, Oswego, OSWEGO CANAL
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BIG DITCH EXPLORATIONS – 17-18 MAY 2019
I am not the only one who, in the last 200 years, has thanked DeWitt Clinton for his “Wedding of the Waters.” Originally 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo, I have been curious about the Erie Canal for years. I … Continue reading
A TRIP TO THE MOON and to EDEN – 14-15 MAY 2019
You may recall my Roycroft Arts and Crafts experience in Western New York in October 2014. One day we toured Frank Lloyd Wright architecture spots in Buffalo. I realized I had to get back to explore Buffalo, and that is … Continue reading
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Tagged Buffalo, Buffalo History Museum, Eden, Kazoo Factory and Museum, New York, NY, Pan-American Exposition, USS SULLIVANS
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18 SEPT 2016 HEADING TO — EVERYTHING DUTCH IN THE HUDSON VALLEY — AND BACK FROM 23 SEPT 2016
Welcome back to SHUNPIKING WITH RAY. I seem to find it harder and harder to find the time to document my explorations for you, and those documentations are coming later after a journey. I thought of a good way, however, to split up … Continue reading
TWO NIGHT EXPERIMENT – SARATOGA SPRINGS – 28-30 JUNE 2016
When I began writing this after 21 hours “on the road,” I felt my experiment was going very well. Comfortable for a couple hours in the car driving, two hours on my feet in a car museum, and a long … Continue reading
BIRTHDAY BREAK – WHERE ELSE? – RLI – 13-15 MARCH 2016
A wise customer and friend told me two things almost 25 years ago. “You will go broke buying a bargain; but, you will never go broke making a profit.” Those words resonant in my mind, and guide my actions. On “cyber-Monday” … Continue reading
ELEANOR AND FRANKLIN – CONTINUING THE EXPLORATIONS – 5 OCTOBER 2015
This past weekend I had a great time visiting my daughter, her husband and three children in New Jersey. You know I never drive a direct route anywhere – no fun. But I cheated on the way down and took … Continue reading
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