More on Our August Vacation

Oneida Lake was a great location for visiting spots in and around Syracuse.

One morning we headed to the Zoo.

We saw penguins,

bison,

wolf,

elephants,

birds,

and huge bugs!

Dan made friends with a tiger.

Another day we went to the Erie Canal Museum in downtown Syracuse.

It's housed in the former weighing building.  The granddaughters had fun exploring a canal boat.

And another day we headed to Green Lakes State Park and took a hike down to one of the lakes formed by glaciers.

A lovely vacation!

Oneida Lake Vacation Week

We gathered the family together for a week long vacation in early August.  The venue was a house we rented directly on Oneida Lake, north of Syracuse.  It was a gorgeous location.

We hope to book this spot again next summer!

Buffalo Waterfront

First an apology for how dark some of these photos are.  I should have deleted them and gone back into iPhoto and lightened them. I didn't!

So these are the last photos of our trip to Buffalo in mid-July.

Below is the Children's Museum where we first headed.

A stop off to read the plaque about Tim Horton, a famous hockey player from Canada, whose name is now associated with a chain of coffee & doughnut shops.

The Children's Museum was a fascinating place and not just for children.

Granddaughter liked it too.

After the museum and lunch we walked to the waterfront.

Never have seen water bikes before.

Foundations from when Buffalo was the gateway to the west and receiving end of products from the west.

We were surprised by the assemblage of warships, submarines and planes along the waterfront.

We continued on to the point enjoying the flowers in full bloom.

The reason for the trip was to celebrate granddaughter's 2nd birthday.  She had a pie!