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…

Cool art in the middle of almost nowhere

Powerful statement. George Two’s original text hook to entice me to this day trip through Oswego was his periodic encounters with a piece that sat quietly on a hill he’d driven past and wondered about throughout the last decade or so. In fact, he’d named the structure <em>Stairway to Heaven</em>. It stand on the outskirts…

Backyard beauty

Ready for the family. Does George Three have it in him for a winter fire in his new backyard fire pit, I wondered as I admired his and Elisabeth’s pretty outdoor setting under the white blanket.