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| Jim, Pete, Joanne, Barb, Kate, Sue, Bob |
What could be a better visit to Brockport than to connect with Bob and Sue, the original owners of Tony M, and their friends Jim and Barb. They met us in Brockport and we had a great meal and lots of conversation about our Loop trip and everything else. They are terrific folks and we truly enjoyed our time together. Sue also came to our rescue and brought me to the grocery store to reprovision with lots of goodies. Thanks for everything!
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| Bet you read about this in our fifth grade social studies book! | | | | | | | |
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| Cyrus McCormick established a factory in Brockport where the first 100 wheat reapers in the world were built starting around 1874. |
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| These may be the last pay phones in America! |
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| Brockport town wall |
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| I remember that saying! |
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| Brockport sculpture |
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The State University of New York (SUNY- Brockport) is located in this community, making it a college town. There is young energy here and the town is full of cafes, pizzerias, restaurants and shops. The boater facilities were great with lots of information coming from the volunteers that man it. They even offer the use of bikes to tour the town.
Our next stop was Albion, a VERY sleepy little town whose downtown needs a major revenue boost. There were many empty shops and no restaurants-the nearest was a mile away! We learned that there is a Walmart in Albion--could there be a connection between the empty downtown and Walmart? Churches are plentiful in Albion-we counted 15- many denominations, many beautiful buildings.
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| A variety of architecture in Albion |
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| One of many Albion churches |
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| more Mural Mania! |
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| You can see why these bridges need to be lifted for almost all boaters to get under! |
We were warned that overnighting boats' lines are untied in Medina by local kids but we didn't have any trouble here. We saw the beautiful sandstone buildings Medina is famous for. Medina Sandstone was used
in buildings all over the United States, Cuba and England and we can see why it was so popular- it makes for a beautiful building!
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| Medina' s architecture |
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| Medina Sandstone |
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| Another Mural |
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| Medina Police Headquarters with Medina Sandstone |
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| and yet another! |
Off to Lockport and the last locks on the Erie-yippee!
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