Fair Haven Beach State Park

We left Letchworth State Park on Thursday, June 28 and headed north along beautiful Canandaigua Lake through the city of Canandaigua to Fair Haven Beach State Park on Lake Ontario just west of Oswego (see map link below).  We had a nice site but spent the daylight hours over the next three days in the park's picnic area right next to the Lake.

Fair Haven Beach .... what a great place to set-up our rolling cabana.

Barb on the Fair Haven Lake Ontario Beach

Letchworth State Park

The Lazy Daze gathering wrapped up on Sunday morning with the gang bidding farewell.  We headed east along the shore of Lake Ontario to Rochester then south through the city to Letchworth State Park (see map link below).  We met the Pohlmans, Wilsons, Genests and Kubicks there who also wanted to extend their Lazy Daze contact.  We had an impromptu pot luck supper and campfire at the Kubick's rig.  The Genests and Wilsons left on Monday.  The Pohlman's joined us in our rig to tour the park and have a delicious  lunch at the park's beautiful Glen Iris Inn.  The Polman's departed on Tuesday.  We did some laundry and other chores and on Wednesday we spent the entire day parked by the middle falls.

Glen Iris Inn

The Trunkos & the Pohlmans

Part of the Genesee River Gorge

Middle Falls

Old Fort Niagara

Today we toured Old Fort Niagara.  It played important rolls in the French & Indian War and the War of 1812.  It happened that a group of Civil War re-inactors had a gathering at the fort.  Here's a shot of a man, who in real life is a school musical director, giving a demonstration on how drums were used as a communications devise "back in the day".

We had our "Barb Thomas Tech Talk" in the afternoon and that evening we had our Pot Luck Supper. It was coordinated by Barb Trunko, Mary Ellen Matthew and Marianne Moore.  After dinner we had a Silent Auction.  The evening also included the reading of a blond joke.  Since Bev Schultz, our offical blond joke reader, had to leave early to attend a family event, a qualified "volunteer" was called upon
(see below).

Old Fort Niagara entrance

Barb was qualified because she was once a blond ...... but then again she was once
 a red head .... and a brunette ... and when a blond job went bad she was green .... we'd better stop there.

Civil War "wireless" communications device.

Hydro Power & the Underground Railroad

Yesterday Barb went back to Niagara-on-the-Lake with the Moore's and Carol Pohlman while Wes & H.T. Pohlman accompanied Bruce Rex to the Anchor Bar (where Buffalo Chicken Wings were "invented").  Our job was to sample wings (of course washed down with a pitcher of McSorley's Ale) and to bring back a batch back to the campground for the evenings Meet & Greet (hosted by the Rex's).  They had a selection of Yancy's cheeses and Zwigles Red & White Hots.  The Meet & Greet was preceded by a wine tasting hosted by Nelson & Marianne Moore.

Today the group headed to the New York Power Authority's Power Vista Visitors Center to see the hydro electric generating station.  Here's a picture of the "Tilley Hat Quartet" getting ready to head out along with a shot of the power plant with the Canadian's plant on the opposite side of the river.

During the afternoon, Jan Genest led a lively book chat centered  on “Bridges: A Tale of Niagara”  by by dk LeVick.

The third shot shows Barb and Joe & Ruth Quinn with re-inactors from the Lewiston Council of the Arts who gave a presentation about Lewiston's crucial role in the Underground Railroad that helped slaves escape to Canada during the 1800's, prior to the end of the Civil War.  Their presentation followed our delicious group buffet dinner at the Water Street Landing Restaurant.

Mike Genest, Larry Wilson, Fran Kubick & Wes  .... the Mad Hatters.

The Falls

Today Ken & Bev Schultz chauffeured us on a sightseeing trip to the beautiful town of Niagara-on-the-Lake just over the River in Ontario.  The flowers in the public spaces of this town are magnificent.  Here's a picture of Shaw's Restaurant where we had a delicious lunch.  From there we continued down  the Canadian side of the Niagara River to take in that famous view.

Shaw's Restaurant

Maid of Mist heading into the Canadian Falls

Four Mile Creek State Park

After an overnight stop in Horseheads, NY, we've made it to Four Mile Creek State Park Campground in Youngstown, NY.  (see Google Maps link below)

This evening, our Lazy Daze friends and events hosts, Bette & Bruce Rex took us on a tour of Lewiston, NY, which is located on the Niagara River.  We had supper at the Silo Restaurant.  Their specialty is a Haystack Sandwich ..... shaved rib-eye steak, melted mozzarella cheese topped with French-fried onions on a roll.

Here's a picture at sunset taken at the campground looking across Lake Ontario.  We'll be meeting with our the rest of our Lazy Daze friends over the next five days.

Niagara Falls ..... here we come!

Well, we're in Marlton, New Jersey, getting ready to get "On the Road Again".  We'll be packing up over the next couple of days, traveling up to Branchburg, New Jersey, where we keep our Lazy Daze motor home and heading north toward Niagara Falls, New York.

We'll join our friends in the Northeast Lazy Daze Caravan Club at Four Mile Creek State Park on Lake Ontario (click on "location" link below).  It's nearby where the Niagara River flows into Lake Ontario.