Getting Cold Up Here!

Time for one last mow and mulch before all the leaves come tumbling down. 

Top of the Mountain

Every year we like to take a ride up Whiteface Mountain. This year we took the Thunderbird to the parking area on the winding Veterans Memorial Highway. The temperature kept falling from about 70+ degrees at the base toll house, to 60 degrees and 15-20 mph north winds at the top. Then it was time to go to the summit, and Dave likes the hike up along ridge. With my fear of heights, I opted to take the long tunnel through the mountain and up the elevator (what a feat it must of been to blast both the tunnel and elevator shaft). The views were a little hazy, but you could still see about 70 miles! There were lots of people there, since it is leaf peeping season, but then again, we were doing the same thing. 😂

 

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Schroon Lake Wet Meet

Conditions were perfect for this year's Antique Outboard Club's wet meet at Schroon Lake. The Mohawk Hudson Chapter lucked out with calm conditions so that boats could go out for demonstrations, and there were lots of displays (and deals!) on land. We made two trips to bring both of our aluminum boats, Flash Back (Wagemaker Wolverine) and Snazzy (Cadillac) Enjoy the photos!

Adios Lake George

What a great season we had on the lakes in the Adirondacks! We took one last trip in Moxie on Lake George before winterizing it. What a sight to see...the tour boat 'Lac du Saint Sacrement' hauled out on the railway in Ticonderoga!

I took one more dip in the 68 degree water, which was so cold that Dave wouldn't even go in! 

We won't close up the house yet, but it's almost time reverse those numbers from 68 to 86 in the Pinelake Village's pool! 😎

Along the Northern Lake Champlain Shores

What a gorgeous fall day we had to kayak around Rouses Point and Fort Montgomery near the Canadian border. Now that the fort is privately owned, there was a camper parked in the middle of the grounds. Originally, the new owners had plans to make it into a possible winery with wedding or event venues, but apparently that hasn't happened yet. 

On our way back to Ticonderoga, we followed the shore road along Lake Champlain and found these amazing life-size sculptures near Point Au Roche. We could have spent hours looking at all the tools, hardware and talent that went into making them (we counted over 20 statues).

The best part is that our extraordinary weather is predicted to continue, so we will definitely be taking advantage of it as long as possible!  😎

The Annual Weekend Events

Every year, on the weekend following Labor Day, we have three different events to attend. The first is Friday night at the Adirondack Nationals in Lake George Village. This year we met up with Florida friends Scott and Annmarie and the streets, cars, and spectators were wild (especially since rain was predicted for Saturday)! On our way to the Village we saw burnouts on the road as far as Bolton Landing. It was a fun night walking through the show's cars and then watching as they paraded up down the main street after dark.

Saturday morning we beat the rain by going early to the Tugboat Roundup in Waterford, at the convergence of the Erie and Champlain Canals. The boat of the year was the NY Canal System's first new tug in 90 years, the Thomas X. Grasso.

Unfortunately for Dave and friends, Sunday at Rice-o-rama in Spencer, MA was a very rainy day and he didn't take any photos. They still made the most of it though and had a good time with umbrellas in hand.

That's all our shows for a couple of weeks until the Ballston Spa Truck Show and Schoon Lake Antique Outboard Wet Meet later this month. Hopefully the weather will be nice for photo opportunities!