Special formations

Not your normal mountains. As she led our driving tour through Hot Springs, Ark., sister-in-law Lynne explained how the mountain formations we were spying were not exactly like those in the rest of the world. Geology was never my best subject, but I did my best at understanding how the formations differed from what we’d…

It’s a National Park

Take us to the top. My dear wife Karen and I jumped in her sister Jana’s car with her friend Karen (yes, that made it easier to learn but slightly more confusing during conversation) for a nice sightseeing tour of Hot Springs. Jana moved down from Alaska a bit ago to join Lynne and family,…

Apples in the ditch

Wondering why and how … They sprayed the ditch, George Three said as we sat and enjoyed our family day in he and Elisabeth’s back/side yard. He meant the creek that wanders just past their property line, where we’ve already enjoyed ducks wandering in and outside the edges. Will animals bob? So my dear wife…

A solid meal at Mimi’s

Big time tasty. Of course George Two, Sue and I satisfied our appetite during our day of sight-seeing through Oswego County. They had to show me a favorite diner in Fulton. In fact, we stopped there at the front end of our trip. But I wanted to save my comment about how good my hot…

A beautiful park to drop a line

Lovely location. George Two and Sue have brought their generations to Selkirk Shores State Park in Pulaski. He smiles as he tells me about grandson Mason not wanting to pull in his line at dusk and him agreeing five more minutes, oh, a handful of times in a row. Oh, yes, Lake Ontario stretches on.…

Why you should still carry quarters

No cell tower needed. At the entrance to Selkirk Shores State Park in Pulaski sits a working pay phone. George Two says it’s one of two he’s noted around this area. The second sits just a few miles away in another popular fishing location. I’m glad New York State keeps it going, Old Guy that…

Fort Ontario stands guard

Needed in those days. Fort Ontario is a historic site where folks today can visit to see learn about its roles in the French and Indian War and the War of 1812. Housed refugees. Adjacent are restored buildings that served as refuge for Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The Fort was closed but I soaked…

I recall music from Harborfest at Breitbeck Park

Center of things. As soon as George pulled the car up to Breitbeck Park in Oswego, I recalled my time as the music reporter for the big daily covering music during concert doings for the huge annual Oswego Harborfest at the shoreline sight. The headline set by the Charlie Daniels Band came to mind first.…

There’s still a power plant with a big cooling tower in Oswego

Towering. An unmistakable feature over the Oswego shoreline is the cooling tower of the nuclear power plant. Constellation Energy’s Nine Mile Point station of course caught our attention over Lake Ontario. From the harbor. A syracusedotcome story from October 2022 said the plant will be fitted to produce hydrogen. Looming. It certainly stands out from…

Oswego Lighthouse stands out from many viewpoints

Show me the way. George pulled into Oswego’s refurbished harbor, and left me to squirm my way past the fence to get an unencumbered view toward the lighthouse down yonder. Nobody seemed to care that, yes, I may have been a foot or three into a space I was not supposed to go. Zooming right…