Catskills

We stayed at an RV park in the Catskills last Fall, visited my sister in Mountainville, and toured around. In Kingston, we ate at a deli that lived up to its great reputation Deising'sis an award winning bakery, restaurant, cafe, coffee shop, andcatering company

It was decorated for Halloween

There was an interesting car parked out front

We visited Vicki's ancestral home

went to Woodstock (43 years too late), and saw a historic bridge.

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The Sagamore

While staying near Lake George last year, I played golf at the course I played as a teenager with my father when we were there on vacation. It's a classic:

The Sagamore Golf Course: Splendid mountainside links designed by Donald Ross.

Honored by Golf Magazine as one of its Silver Medal Resorts, this beautiful hillside course overlooks Lake George and was designed and built under Donald Ross's personal supervision in 1928. As part of a $75 million restoration in 1985, the legendary course was fully restored according to Ross's original blueprints.

In classic Ross fashion, The Sagamore's golf course uses the natural environment to give each hole its challenge and beauty. The holes are routed naturally through an upland meadow and the Adirondack woods, where white birches enliven the evergreen forest. To add an accent to the rolling mountainside terrain, Ross planted heather from his own native Scotland within the meadow. Lush fairways are narrow and lined with hardwoods, while deep bunkers surround undulating greens. From the elevated first tee, you have a breathtaking view of Lake George and the Adirondack peaks.

Golf Digest rated this course as the "5th Best Public Course in New York State." In addition, Corporate and Incentive Travel gave it a "Greens of Distinction" award and Condé Nast named it a top U.S. resort course.

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Baseball Hall of Fame

The Baseball Hall of Fame is something every fan of the game needs to visit. It is worth a trip to Cooperstown just for itself, if you can't combine it with a vacation to the Finger Lakes or Lake George. From the opening video to the early days of the first professional leagues, to the Majors and the Negro Leagues, to today's heroes, it is a trip through time and a visit with yourself as a child.

Yes, it's only a game, but the things these people did are extraordinary not only for their on-field accomplishments but for their lives as well. If you've ever shed a tear hearing Lou Gherig's farewell speech, bring at least a few handkerchiefs when you go to the Hall.

The pictures are self-explanatory, I think. Oh, except for the Chinese restaurant on the side street. There is not a valid translation.