Aboard the U.S.S. Slater in Albany, NY
August 2, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under Capital Region, Featured, battleships, harbors, history, rivers, tours
The U.S.S. Slater is a Destroyer-Escort ship that served during World War II. It is the only Destroyer-Escort ship still afloat on display, sitting along the banks of the Hudson River in downtown Albany, NY. We took a tour of the ship, what an adventure!
Great Places: Howe Caverns, Cobleskill, NY
January 18, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under Capital Region, Great Places, caverns
Howe Caverns is the second-most popular natural site tourist attraction in New York State (Niagara Falls is the first). Howe Caverns, in the area of Cobleskill, NY, is named after Lester Howe, who discovered the cavern in 1842, and capitalized on its attraction. Walking the fields everyday, Howe noticed that a small herd of cows [...]
Great Places: Schuyler Mansion in Albany, NY
December 3, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under Capital Region, Great Places, Revolutionary War, historic houses, history
In 2004, before I started my travel blogging, we visited the Schuyler Mansion in Albany, NY. The Schuyler Mansion is a historic house, right in the heart of Albany, NY, and was once the home of General Philip Schuyler. You don’t hear too much about Philip Schuyler in American history, but he was a very [...]
The Peppermint Pig of Saratoga, NY
August 20, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under Capital Region, history
The Peppermint Pig is was a vogue Victorian tradition, when American prosperity was blossoming. It was the creation of a candy confectioner in Saratoga, NY, and the tradition continues to this day.
