Thinking of leaving the South and heading to the Northeast. (New York: amusement parks, hotel)

[exupstateny]

If you get anywhere near Blue Mountain Lake in the Adirondacks, check this place out:

Adirondack Museum

You can get there by taking NYS 12 North out of Utica to NY 28 which goes northeast up into the Adirondacks and will eventually lead you to Blue Mountain Lake. It's a beautiful ride.

If you are a railroad buff, there is also this along that route:

Adirondack Scenic Railroad - Home

[TexKnox]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

You can add or take anything you want to. So, it is more flexible in terms of how you make it.

You also have your regional food brands. Hot Dogs, Sausage, and Specialty Meat Products | Zweigle's | Rochester NY

Hofmann Hot Dogs

Premium Quality Meat Products - Sahlen's

G & L Meats > Home

Heluva Good® | Home

Bison Foods

Among others and you have some regional restaurants and stores as well.

Also, culturally you will notice a Native American presence in parts of Upstate NY. So, that may be of interest to you.

I love stuff like this. Lol!

[TexKnox]

Tomato pie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[VintageSunlight]

Originally Posted by TexKnox

Tomato pie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Those are quite common in pizza places here. The good ones still use cheese underneath, but the regular ones are good too. Nice to try but I still prefer regular pizza. One thing you will never be disappointed with in the Northeast is good pizza

[TexKnox]

I was just reading that there are statewide smoking bans, including in bars, in all New England states. Is that correct and are New York State's smoking bans the same? Is smoking banned in bars across NYS? I think that's great, as I have asthma and I will actually be able to go into a bar when I will be in Boston!!!

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by TexKnox

Tomato pie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ya, familiar with those. The pizza place up the road from me is called Salvatore's Tomato Pies in Sun Prairie, WI. The owner is from New Jersey and they make the best pizza that is most comparable to the East Coast style I'm familiar with in Mass and southern NH. However, the Tomato Pie is generally more common in NJ/NY region.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by TexKnox

I was just reading that there are statewide smoking bans, including in bars, in all New England states. Is that correct and are New York State's smoking bans the same? Is smoking banned in bars across NYS? I think that's great, as I have asthma and I will actually be able to go into a bar when I will be in Boston!!!

That is correct and is the same in NYS.

[Ellwood]

Originally Posted by TexKnox

We are considering not going to Portland and spending more time in Massachusetts...but we don't know yet.

If you are going to Mass, definitely do Cape Cod, especially Provincetown. If you are going through Maine, Acadia has fantastic hiking.

[Ellwood]

Originally Posted by TexKnox

I was just reading that there are statewide smoking bans, including in bars, in all New England states. Is that correct and are New York State's smoking bans the same? Is smoking banned in bars across NYS? I think that's great, as I have asthma and I will actually be able to go into a bar when I will be in Boston!!!

Smoking bans extend to places other than bars. Some towns ban smoking in parks, beaches and public areas. The only time I see smokers is usually outside of a Wal-mart.

[Ellwood]

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