Paul and Carol

Our friends from RVing and NY came to Saranac for a visit.  Paul grew up going to camp in the Adirondacks.  It was fun listening to him share his memories while visiting the museum known as  ADKX (you know, where Cheryl works).  

The Boats and Boating exhibits took Paul back to the days of being on the waterways.  He filled us in with personal touches added to the displays.  We wandered through the buildings talking both of the past and present.  Actually, the four of us spent a lot of time just sharing and talking.

Paul took a turn at rowing a guide boat.

He also tried to break up a logjam.  

The next day we enjoyed a beautiful boat ride on Lake Placid.  The breeze made the warm ride perfect.  We had a great guide who told the history of the great camps.  The camps are LARGE homes with boat houses housing several boats.  

 Many are accessible only by water and the owners port their supplies in and out during the season.  Owners consist of heads of major companies such as Citicorp.  Some hones are rented, others for family use only.

Paul, Carol and our family had a unique evening.  We attended a Storytelling at the Six Nations Iroquois Cultural Center.  We sat around a glowing campfire from dusk to night as Mohawk storytellers told us eerie origin tales of the peoples who first lived in the area.  

 

The Center is small but has a collection of pre-and post-contact items from the Haudenosaunee peoples. 

One feature was an original meeting house.

Though our months-long travel days are over, it is a treat to reconnect with friends we have known throughout the years.  Our conversations always pick right up.