Road Trip - CT to LI Sept 2022

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ROAD TRIP
CT - LONG ISLAND - NEW YORK STATE
FIREBOATS AND MORE
SEPTEMBER 2022

DAY 1 - LONG ISLAND
DAY 2 - LONG ISLAND
DAY 3 - CT TO LAKE GEORGE
DAY 4 - ADIRONDACKS & UPSTATE NY
DAY 5 - FINGER LAKES
DAY 6 - ALBANY & HOME

DAY 4 - Friday

SEPTEMBER 16

LAKE GEORGE NY

Day 4 starts out in Lake George.
Lake George Fire Station.

THE ADIRONDACKS

We have seen some very pretty country over the past few days, but we have really been
looking forward to driving across the Adirondacks. We had never done that before.
The goal is to get to a few boats on the other side, but first we want to enjoy the sights.

The Hudson River starts up here. The trees are starting to turn as Fall approaches.

Adirondack Lake.

Stuff to do up here.

INDIAN LAKE NY

There are so many beautiful lakes and rivers in the Adirondacks
The Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department is named after one of them.

One of the interesting things was the open marketing of Adirondack stuff in some of the
small villages. You could find almost anything if you were looking for it.

Just beautiful country.

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE

I don't know if they have a boat, but I bet they could use one now and then.

RAQUETTE LAKE, NY

The Raquette Lake VFD They will be building a new fire station
right across the street from this old one.

A sea plane on the lake.

There was a long section of the road that was interesting.
Every one of these poles had a sign on it.
In most cases the signs were way above normal reading height.
Is that because of the amount of snow they might get?

Apparently there must have been a problem once or twice in the past.

EAGLE BAY NY

Another station on a lake.

OLD FORGE, NY

The primary motivation for crossing the Adirondacks had been to find a newly delivered
fireboat, seen online, in Old Forge.

We had no idea whether we would find it or not, but knew the drive would be fun.

We found the Old Forge Fireboat and got the photos just fine.

What we DID NOT KNOW and had to laugh instantly when coming into town
was that a kind of huge FIRE SCHOOL EVENT was going on in town.
Sort of an annual convention or something will venders, food, and classes
going on. It was a TOTAL SURPRISE. Part of the Great Adventure!

There were fire trucks and firefighters all over.

Even Robyn loves a good surprise!

Definitely Two Thumbs Up!

YUP! STILL IN THERE!

YES IT IS!

I liked our little visit to Old Forge.

OTTER LAKE NY

Continuing west, we saw another truck parked outside the Otter Lake Fire Station.
Worth a quick stop.

If Only....

ALEXANDRIA BAY NY

Coming out of the Adirondacks, we drove north to Alexandria Bay on the St Lawrence River.
Not far from the Canada border and about as far north as we will go this trip.

ALEXANDRIA BAY

We found the Alex Bay Fire Station and one of their boats.

ALEXANDRIA BAY NY

Another fireboat I had seen once online that looked interesting.
It took a little doing to find it, but it was unique and worth the drive.

BOLDT CASTLE

Just off the shore of Alexandria Bay is a small island called Heart Island.
The Boldt Castle and other structures sit out in the middle of the St Lawrence River.

Under Water Recovery and law enforcement boats in Alex Bay.

Sunken Rock Lighthouse off Alex Bay

Every unit has a boat garage under it!

CLAYTON NY

Another fireboat on the list is at Clayton.
Clayton is on the St Lawrence River west of Alexander Bay.
I knew they had a boat and I think MetalCraft had built fireboats in town.