What a beautiful day Memorial Day turned out to be. After the week's cold, rainy spell which had lasted until mid-day Sunday, we were ready to go out and do some exploring. Our destination was
Ager's Falls.
Proceeding on Route 12 North, we turned right on E. Main St. in the village of Port Leyden, about 14.4 miles from where Rt 12 had separated from Rt. 28.
From the bridge, we noticed what looked like a cormorant on a rock in the middle of the Black River.
Lyonsdale Falls |
We eventually reached Lyons Falls where we noticed a bridge by the Burrows Paper Mill on Lowdale Road. Directly under the bridge is Lyonsdale Falls.
Moose River Trail |
We hiked alongside some rapids that make the Bottom Moose
one of, if not the most important whitewater run in the state. After
all the rains the previous days, the rapids certainly looked
intimidating. We would have loved to watch the coming Moose River Race. Alas, our camp would be closed by then.
Agers Falls |
Ager's Falls is named after Joel W. Ager who was born in New Hampshire but came to Lewis County in 1840 to build a new paper mill.
The Ager's Falls Historical and Recreation Area is owned and maintained by the Fortis US Energy Corporation. In addition to hiking, there are areas for swimming, picnicking and fishing. There are even some very welcome, clean outhouses. And, one does not need to hike to get there.
An access road on Lyonsdale Road (about 0.6 miles before the hiking trail) leads directly to the recreational area. Thankfully, we missed the turn the first time we drove by it. Otherwise, we might have missed out on the very pleasant hike along the Moose River Trail.
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