Comments on: Friday miscellany: Pondering September

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 12:06:39 +0000

In reply to Marie. Yes, to Ithaca/Watkins Glen it is a beautiful area to visit and explore. Our kids love hiking there (and they don’t always love hiking).

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 23:49:07 +0000

*come up with

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 23:47:09 +0000

I’m sure I can help come with some travel ideas for you! Send me an email!

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 17:32:47 +0000

I went to a taping of “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me” once in Portland. It was really fun. I will always remember it because it was the day of the Brexit vote. At the beginning of the taping they said the vote results hadn’t been announced yet so they were going to record jokes for both results. At the end of the taping they told the shocked audience that Brexit had passed.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 03:45:50 +0000

Folly Island just outside Charleston, SC! I can even recommend a specific beach house we’ve rented, where at high tide you step straight into the water from your lowest porch (and it sleeps, like, 12, so room for your brood). Folly is very chill – a classic beach town – but is 20 minutes from Charleston in all its historic, architectural glory. Great restaurants, a nice aquarium, a museum that punches above its weight, history galore, gorgeous buildings, a boat ride to Fort Sumter. There’s a solid week of fun. We typically do a city activity in the morning, lunch in town, then beach in the afternoon followed by cocktails and chilling on the porch as the sun starts to go down. Great rhythm for the family.

By: Sarah K

Sarah K — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 23:14:14 +0000

In reply to Meg Evans. Seconding Badge Magic! And yes - many schools in the south and midwest start in mid August so the crowds will be way down, especially during the week.

By: Micky

Micky — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 21:14:35 +0000

In reply to Marie.

Drive about 2.5 hours west of Ithaca and you can enjoy Niagara Falls (the Canadian side is opening up to vaccinated Americans on 8/9). Lots of history in the Buffalo area – tons of forts for example, Old Fort Niagara, which is more than 300 years old. Established by the French in 1679, taken over by the British in 1759, yielded to The US in 1796, recaptured by the British in 1813 and ceded to the US a second time at the end of the War of 1812. All over the strategic value of the Niagara River. They often have living history weekends and re-enactments.
Buffalo has done a great job of revitalizing its waterfront too!
For more info,
OldfortNiagara.org
Discoverniagarashuttle.com

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 20:44:31 +0000

In reply to Gillian. I went to Asheville, NC several years ago and loved it. Lots of great food and craft breweries, very cool downtown area. Mount Mitchell is close by and is a super easy hike, and the Blue Ridge Parkway was gorgeous. Not sure about other kid stuff since this was a pre-kid trip, but it seemed like a family-friendly area.

By: Meg Evans

Meg Evans — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 19:59:23 +0000

For the scout badges, I’d suggest Badge Magic. You can probably find it on Amazon, or buy it at a local scout store.

Good luck with the trip planning. You’ll probably have better luck heading south since school is already starting down there.

By: Gillian

Gillian — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 19:53:46 +0000

We used to go to Western NC around that time. A bit of a hike in the car but gorgeous. We stayed in Waynesville because my in-laws had a house there, but Cashiers and Highlands are a bit easier to find places to stay. It is near Smoky Mountain National Park and the tail end of the Blue Ridge Parkway. I miss it and hope to head back some time soon.