It's Kathy. Dave and I have been doing our best to keep Eileen and Tom busy on their vacation to Cooperstown. As part of the Cooperstown Beverage Trail, we stopped at Fly Creek Cider Mill where Eileen and Tom "pitched" in to help press some cider.
The Farmers' Museum houses the Empire State Carousel - a hand crafted carousel containing New York history and 24 whimsical riding animals representing the critters found in New York State. Of course, I chose to ride Percy the Pig and Eileen hopped on Betty the Bunny.
Today was shopping day. We set Tom loose on downtown Cooperstown to mine the various and sundry shop looking for prized baseball memorabilia. Dave, Eileen and I took a land cruise around Otsego Lake, stopping at Hyde Hall. This 50 room limestone mansion was built for George Clark sometime around 1817. The house was abandoned by the owners in the 1940's due to the high cost of upkeep. The State of New York took over the mansion and grounds and created Glimmerglass State Park. A private non-profit is working on the restoration. It was very cool to see the rooms they completed, as well as the rooms in various states of re-construction.
The day ended with one of our favorite camp activities. Watching camp TV - a/k/a watching all the weekend warriors come in on Friday and set up their outrageous outdoor dining areas. Some bring it all - tables, chairs, TVs, refrigerators, puppy cages, night lights and camp fires.
Bye Eileen and Tom. We hope to see you in a few months. Happy Trails!
Kathy
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