We decided to head towards the Finger Lakes...the weather report is for beautiful Fall conditions the next few days. The day time is sunny and crisp (50's) and the nights are cold (high 30's low 40's), beautiful blue skies dotted with white clouds and light wind....perfect :)
To get to the Finger Lakes, on Monday we traveled on the Oswego Canal (Conecting OSWEGO to the Erie Canal) and then the Erie Canal (Connecting Albany, NY to Buffalo, NY) for about 5 hours and docked in BALDWINSVILLE. The most exciting thing in BALDWINSVILLE was Mike's Pizza, which had a Monday night special on Wings and Pizza (It was pretty good).
On Tuesday we traveled about 5 hours on the Erie Canal and the Cayuga-Seneca Canal (Connecting the Finger Lakes to the Erie Canal) and docked in SENECA FALLS for the night. It's a very picturesst town that's very friendly to boaters with great facilities.
Looper Tip: SENECA FALLS gets 5 stars as the best Canal stop...A free docking wall including power and water. A special private clean laundry room and showers for only boaters! With restaurants, a museum and small grocery store within a few blocks.
Wednesday morning we departed SENECA FALLS by 11 am, after about a 4 hour journey on the Canal and LAKE SENECA we docked at Miles Wine Cellar and Inn. Greg made a reservation to dock Thistle and spend the night at their Bed and Breakfast...XO.
The Finger Lakes are a pattern of long and narrow Lakes in Upstate New York (resembling fingers). There are eleven Finger Lakes. LAKE SENECA is the largest and deepest of the Finger Lakes in total area (40 miles long, 3 miles wide and 615 feet deep). LAKE SENECA is sometimes referred to as "The Middle Finger"? The Finger Lakes are New York States largest wine producing region with hundreds of wineries and vineyards.
Popular Folklore is that one day Paul Bunyan was hiking in upper New York State. He tripped and threw his hand down to break his fall, thus inadvertanly carving the aptly-named "Finger Lakes".
It's been a very fun (unplanned) few extra days of Loop Life Adventures,,, We are now heading to Lake Onieda to winter Thistle and fly home to California early next week :)
Monday: OSWEGO to BALDWINSVILLE - Red Line
Tuesday: BALDWINSVILLE to SENECA FALLS - Green Line
Wednesday: SENECA FALLS to LAKE SENECA - Purple Line
Back in the Locks on the OSWEGO Canal.
The OSWEGO Canal has numerous Hydroelectric plants and they generate almost enough power for all of the families in New York State.
A beautiful travel day on the Canals :)
On the Erie Canal docking in BALDWINSVILLE Monday night (called B Town by Locals).
Tuesday traveling to SENECA FALLS. It's the town in the movie "It's A Wonderful Life".
Trinity Church on the Erie Canal in SENECA FALLS.
We visited the Farmers Market in SENECA FALLS...Their Fall crop is here!
Happy to be on the town wall in SENECA FALLS :)
On gorgeous LAKE SENECA.
Miles Wine Cellar and Inn on LAKE SENECA.
Cheers!
The Mansion is rumored to be haunted....We did see a white cat and a white duck but no Ghost?
Dinner on our private dock at the Winery!
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