At Marblehead is a very neat lighthouse on the shore of Lake Erie. It is claimed that it is both the most photographed place on Lake Erie but also in the state of Ohio. I don't know if that claim is true or not but I did my part in keeping it at the top of the list. It was first operated in 1822 and is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation in the Great Lakes. It is sixty-five foot tall and the base is twenty-five foot in diameter and twelve in diameter at the top. Tours to the top are available on summer weekends.
LIGHTHOUSE AT MARBLEHEAD PENINSULA ON THE SHORES OF LAKE ERIE
It was a single days drive from Sandusky, Ohio to Rochester, New York. Since we have been here we have been doing something every day that was not raining. But there was one day that neither Erma nor I even stepped out the door of the motorhome. It was raining all day and we were content to just stay inside. The last time I have stayed in ALL DAY was a couple years ago when I was sick in bed. This was a good day to read and work on the computer.
My daughter wanted to get some plants for her garden and while we were looking for the garden supply store we came across a "You Pick Strawberry" farm. Is it my imagination or do strawberries picked and eaten in the field taste better than those bought in the store? Do they really taste better when they are at the temperature of the field, shaded from the sun and close to the ground, instead of being chilled in the refrigerator? I don't know if there really was a difference or it was purely psychological. Either way I think they tasted better right in the field. I want some more. When we were in Florida there were large fields of strawberries but these fields seemed to be bigger. A greater number of fields in
Florida for positive. There were so many berries on the vines that it only took a couple minutes to pick a quart.
LOADED STRAWBERRY PLANTS IN ROCHESTER NEW YORK
As I have said "Go to the zoo with a six year old." Now I will add go to a Museum of Play with a two year old. Today we went to a "Public Market" as part of the days activities. The public market here in Rochester has been in operation for 104 (or more) years and is serves as an outlet for many area farmers and local businesses. On market days there are thousands of people that come to shop and buy inexpensive farm produce and other sundry items. It is an experience that we have enjoyed summer or winter, every time that we have been in Rochester. As you walk around the hundreds of stalls you will hear a few dozen different languages being spoken, and you will see people from nearly every country of the world. It is fun to go anytime but add a two year old and it has a additional depth of pleasure. After the Market we went to a place called the Strong Museum of Play. They have so many area to children to play and learn that it will be impossible to describe. But let me try some. There is a video arcade, Sesame Street, Victorian House, an operating play grocery store, a radio production studio, a TV station and the list goes on. A child of any age (including 67 years old) could spend hours just doing the different things. There is a toy museum with over 10,000 displays of toys, some over a hundred years old. Somewhere, I did not see it due to time restraints, the "Hall of Fame for Toys." Also within the building there is a butterfly pavilion. Now I don't know how that relates to play and toys, but I really enjoyed it. I would have loved to spend a LOT more time photographing the hundreds of butterflies there. I am sure there was some way of identifying the variety but I never saw it.
MY FAVORITE BUTTERFLY AT THE PAVILION
Make a point of going to a place like that and "Take A Two Year Old" with you. It will increase your pleasure.
Till Later this is Uncle Duck
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