ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Time for us to leave New England and begin our travels towards warmer weather.  Leaving family is bitter sweet but we always extend an invitation to visit us in Arizona if they want to get away from the cold.

Our first stop was Cinderella Campground just minutes from Niagara Falls.  We were lucky to have one beautiful sunny day during our 3-night stay to walk along the Falls on both the US and Canada side.  The US side needs lots of TLC before it can catch up the beautifully landscaped Canadian side. 

Someone painted this on the side of a building at Cinderella Campground

Canadian side of Niagara Falls is much prettier than the US side

Niagara Falls State Park is recognized as the oldest state park in the United States

 
From Niagara Falls we drove to New Lyme, Ohio for another 3-night stay at Millbrook Resort near Ashtabula Lake Erie.  The campground is on a fishing lake and has nice spacious sites, however, no sewer hookups here. The Canadian Geese land here by the hundreds for rest on their migration south.

The fall colors and migrating geese is a sure sign of fall weather

We did a day trip to visit the Ashtabula area and the beaches of Lake Erie.  Had a nice lunch at The Crow's Nest a Trip Advisor 5-star bar and grill.  Good food, reasonable prices and large portions.  After lunch we walked Walnut Beach and enjoyed the 80 degree temperatures.  Everywhere we looked seemed to have a historical something or other building.  Blakeslee Log Cabin, Smolen-Gulf covered bridge and Hubbard House were places we checked out during our drive.

Hubbard House Underground Railroad Terminus - Ashtabula County had thirty known Underground
Railroad stations and nearly two-thirds of those sites still stand today

Smolen-Gulf Bridge is the longest covered bridge in the United States - 613 feet

Lake Erie looks more like an ocean than a lake

For my patriotic and cloud loving friends - love this picture

Blakeslee Log Cabin built in 1810 by John Blakeslee after he arrived from Connecticut - This log house has been
the home to three immigrant families - Now being restored and used as an educational center - A member
of the National Register of Historic Places

Thanks for stopping in to say hi and God Bless.