On the Waterfront

June 17, 2016

We began this day by cleaning "house", and taking it easy.  Jeremy got off work early

so we drove to his house in Watertown.  Took Lizzie and her crate and she was happy as a clam in her crate at Jeremy's as we went on the "Tour".  First things first, however, we ate lunch at Wendy's then Jeremy took us for a tour of Fort Drum.  It is a really nice post and very clean.  He showed us his work place and some of the machinery he works on.  We also explored the Recreation area and had a good laugh at a couple of guys who were trying to remove a snapping turtle from the middle of the road.  They finally managed to accomplish getting him/her to the side of the road and we continued on our way.  On our way back, that silly turtle was once again working his way through the guardrail towards the middle of the road

Some of the machinery that Jeremy and his platoon work on.

A couple of good guys trying to remove a turtle from the middle of the road.

This turtle had a mind of his/her own,and is once again moving back in position to cross the road!

Friday is Jeremy's bowling night so we said our goodbyes and headed back to Clayton to the waterfront to watch the sunset after eating dinner at O'Brien's Restaurant. There was a huge yacht moored at the dock called the Blue Moon.  It is a chartered yacht, and comes through Clayton periodically.  I wish I could say it was mine, but the upkeep would be more than a retirement budget can handle!

Clayton, NY is one of many quaint towns you will find in the 1,000 lakes region of New York. Along with castles, homes of varied architectural styles, and also a few Amish communities.

Clayton was named after John M. Clayton, a federal political leader from Delaware.  Clayton is near Alexandria Bay and Cape Vincent which are popular tourist destinations on the New York mainland side of the Thousand Islands Region.  Clayton was formed from parts of the Town of Orleans and Lyme in 1833.  The Village of Clayton became the main railroad terminus for the Thousand Islands resort region, during it heyday at the turn of the twentieth century.  The town of Clayton offered several hotels to visitors, some grand, now mostly vanished.  In 1872 the community of Clayton voted to set itself apart from the town by incorporating as a village. The town is situated on the St. Lawrence River near Lake Ontario.  Across the river lies Ontario, Canada.

Scenes from the waterfront while waiting for the sunset!  It was well worth the wait!

Til next time.........