our trip around the US took us to Wilna, NY. This small town or around 6,000 is not a top spot on most travel plans but for us it was an exciting stop. Stephen’s father grew up on his family farm in this town. Every story from his childhood took place here and the road where he grew up still bares the family name. Although the farm has been sold, and the old barn was turned into a home, the road is still there and family still lives nearby. We stoped in to visit Stephen’s fathers cousin and spent a few hours catching up.
After Wilna we headed to Sackets Harbor another small town in NY. This one is a little better known as it is on Lake Ontario and was the site of two battles during the War or 1812. It is also the hometown of B’s American Girl doll, which is really why it was put on our radar.
The battlefield has a nice walking path with information and a barn with displays on soldier clothing during the war. As well as a house with displays on how archeological digs in the area can tell us about the past. All of these things were interesting but the best part of our time there was the tour of the navy commandants house. This restored 1850’s house was well done and our guide was great. He knew his information well, obviously loved history, and was very funny. We greatly enjoyed this tour and learned things about the time period and was of life we did not know before. The best is we found out how rich we were for we have lots of seashells and the kids study at home. Two things that at the time signified high upper class wealth. Lol! Also how lucky we are for their family of 8 and the 3 servants all bathed in the same 4 gallons of water once a week. Eew!
Our last stop of the day was the Willows on the Lake RV Park and Resort. This camp is right on Lake Ontario with water access. It is a very rocky shore but that did not stop us from getting a little wet. Two of our crew even want full on swimming. We tried to watch the sunset but the clouds were in the way. At least we got a few gorgeous pictures before leaving.
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