Sampson State Park, Romulus, New York
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord, is the Rock eternal. ~ Isaiah 26:3-4
Today we left the Finger Lakes Region and moved to Lake Ontario along a three-hour, 118-mile scenic route.
And I’m thinking – Three hours? I can get a lot of blogging stuff done in three hours. But I didn’t. Instead, I sat and watched the world go by. 😊
I thought we were headed north . . .
We really are up north, aren’t we?
Westcott Beach State Park, Sackets Harbor, New York
The Great Lakes and surrounding areas are filled to overflowing from all the rain. In addition, there’s a dam in this area that it would seem hasn’t been managed quite properly – probably because they didn’t foresee the abundance of rain the Northeast has been receiving.
This State Park is reaping the consequences. They have lakeside campsites here, but all of them have been closed because a portion of the site is under water. Nice for us because it allowed us to sit and look at the water from the comfort of a picnic table, and nice for the ‘second-rowers’ who now have lakefront footage at their site. Not so nice for those who were planning to stay here.
We are now in what’s considered the 1,000 Islands region. We visited this area years ago and found it beautiful and interesting! There are actually 1,864 named islands. And in order to be a charted island, it must meet three criteria – it must be at least one-foot square, be above water 365 days a year (they may have lost a few this year . . .) and have at least one tree.
This is also where Thousand Island dressing comes from!
Here’s the story:
Sophie Lelonde and her fishing guide husband George, owned a restaurant in the still operating The Thousand Islands Inn. Sophie concocted the dressing, and George met May Irwin, a famous actress in her day (she shared the very first onscreen kiss) and introduced May to the dressing (or sauce as they called it). May liked it so much she talked them into sharing the recipe with her. She, in turn, shared it with George and Louis Boldt of Waldorf-Astoria fame. And the rest, as they say, is history!
I’m tired, and I’m waaaay behind on the blog, so this is all you get today. 😊