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Hudson Valley only 90 minutes from New York City, Mohonk Mountain House is a historic resort surrounded by 26,000 acres of woodlands and the scenic Lake Mohonk Why not try to visit?
When I was in Watertown we took road trips to Niagara Falls. That's a great day trip. I went in January so I could see it frozen over. There's a carousel museum nearby that has an indoor carousel and a huge collection of animals from pigs to chickens and dragons.
Alexandria Bay and the St. Lawrence River are beautiful. Go see Boldt Castle or some of the beautiful homes on their own private islands. Best wine I ever had was from from Alexandria Bay winery, made from Niagara grapes.
Syracuse has a mall that will knock your socks off and Oakwood Cemetery is one of the best I've ever been too.
Binghamton has this creepy old hospital that looks like a castle. It's abandoned and there's a whole abandoned town around it. Worth stopping if you like old buildings.
If you like weird stuff, get a copy of Weird New York and follow up on everything in it. I do that every time I go to a new state. Haunted houses, historic homes, cemeteries, tourist traps like Sleepy Hollow.
No ice bridge this winter yet ... and it doesn't seem likely this winter unless the long range forecast is totally wrong. OTOH, Niagara Falls is always cool. Bring your passport/enhanced drivers license so that you can cross to Ontario.
Most attractions right around the Falls (like the Maid of the Mist) don't open until May, and that's weather dependent.
Both are level trails and strollers are ok at Ft Niagara. DeVeaux Woods trail is handicapped accessible but the Officers Club at FN is not. Technically, you could do both but I think it would be cutting it close.
I'm leaning towards the Ft Niagara hike but I don't know if I can find somebody who's interested. Many of my friends who are interested are older/gimpier than me, and the ones who are pretty healthy aren't necessarily into history or hiking.
A drive to/around Chautauqua Lake is always an interesting one.
If you come in the summer, you can take the Stow Ferry from the tiny hamlet of Stow across the lake to the picturesque village of Bemus Point on weekends. The fare is a donation. The modern tour boat the Summer Wind takes passengers out on the lake from Celoron (near Jamestown). The steam-driven paddle wheel tour boat Chautauqua Belle takes passengers out from Mayville (near Westfield on I-90). You can also explore Panama Rocks, take the younger kids to the amusement park at Midway State Park, picnic/swim at Long Point, take in a lecture/show at the world famous Chautauqua Institute, visit the Lucille Ball museum and other sites around Jamestown, wander the nearby countryside to visit Amish country, etc.
A drive to/around Chautauqua Lake is always an interesting one.
If you come in the summer, you can take the Stow Ferry from the tiny hamlet of Stow across the lake to the picturesque village of Bemus Point on weekends. The fare is a donation. The modern tour boat the Summer Wind takes passengers out on the lake from Celoron (near Jamestown). The steam-driven paddle wheel tour boat Chautauqua Belle takes passengers out from Mayville (near Westfield on I-90). You can also explore Panama Rocks, take the younger kids to the amusement park at Midway State Park, picnic/swim at Long Point, take in a lecture/show at the world famous Chautauqua Institute, visit the Lucille Ball museum and other sites around Jamestown, wander the nearby countryside to visit Amish country, etc.
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