2015 Year in Review

Quite an exciting year this has been.  For the first time, we were able to attend a dance social, that was hosted by the Mohawk Valley USA Dance Chapter #3066 in Utica.

We went on a short Erie Canal Cruise.






  

For the third year in a row, we enjoyed another day at the Woodsmens Field Days, this time watching the chain saw carvings and the birds of prey.

We visited the source of the Black River, the North and South Lakes, and even returned at another time to go paddling on North Lake.

 


 
We loved Eight Lake for its serenity and for the loons that entertained us as we paddled around the lake. Being the only nearby state campground we could find that was open after Labor Day, we were able to return with some visiting relatives.  This time, they not only saw the loons but also a cormorant.



The highlight of the summer was a weekend trip to the Finger Lakes which started with another social dancing in East Syracuse, followed by wildlife viewing at the  Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge then wine tasting on the Cayuga Wine Trail.   We were mesmerized by the beautiful waterfalls at Taughannock Falls State Park.  Watkins Glen State Park's proved worthy of its status as the 3rd best state park in the nation.

Taughannock Falls

Watkins Glens State Park

Like the past years, we've enjoyed the usual lake activities of paddling, swimming, barbecuing, meeting friends and neighbors.  For about a week in the summer, we heard and saw a loon around the lake. We had some excitement rescuing a drifting pontoon using our old aluminum canoe.



But now, the good times have to end.  Fall has arrived and it's time to say adieu to the camp.  Til next year.