Reservations have been made for a 2 hour journey on the Erie Canal. I'm so excited. It begins in Lockport, NY and goes through one of the locks. It will be great to experience this part of history.
I have heard of "Maid of the Mist" for years and now I'm going to take a trip on her. It will be so much fun to see Niagara Falls from the water. I'm trying to figure out if I should take a spare pair of tennis shoes so I have a dry one to wear. We shall see!
The Buffalo, New York area has the 2nd largest number of Frank Lloyd Wright structures. Chicago has the most. We are going to visit 2 of them. The Darwin Martin House Complex is a 15,000 sq. ft. house which includes his famous "Tree of Life" stained glass window and the "Graycliff" home looks Lake Erie.
The Eastman house is in Rochester. There is a huge garden to explore and there are museum displays. Rich is looking forward to the "Colorama" display. These are 18' X 60' panoramic photos that were displayed in New York's Grand Central Terminal.
Rich and I are planning a vacation! This is the 2nd summer in a row! It's amazing what you can afford to do when children are no long a part of the home budget.
The plan is to start in Schenectady, NY so Rich can visit his birth place. He wants to see his house and the church the family attended. We will, also, go to the Lake George area and visit the YMCA camp that Rich's dad directed.
