Out of Troy. Below the Green Island Bridge which takes you over the Hudson River.
Into Esperance where we posted a card.
To Cherry Valley. We found a shop with a bookmark and a nice card, and had a coffee there. The library was closed though - boo. We posted another card - obviously.
The overland route westward from Albany which crests the divide between the Mohawk and Susquehanna valleys was an invitation to settlers. George Croghan, Indian agent and western land speculator from Pennsylvania, in 1768 staked out a large tract near Otsego Lake. During the Revolution the frontier settlements suffered from British, Tory and Indian raids from Canada. The most famous was the Cherry Valley massacre of November 11, 1779, the troops of General Clinton were floated down the Susquehanna from Otsego lake to join General John Sullivan's men at Tioga. The Sullivan-Clinton Expedition devastated Indian lands and secured the frontier.
Renewal of settlements came after the Revolution when Judith Williams Cooper founded Cooperstown. The Cherry Valley Turnpike chartered in 1799 opened the stage coach era, encouraged westward migration and the rise of small communities along the route.
Remaining largely rural and agricultural the region has become famous as the setting for the romantic tales of James Fenimore Cooper. Resorts and tourist attractions have flourished and Cooperstown, is well known for its historical and folk museums and its baseball Hall of Fame.
Picked up a bookmark from Scott in Morrisville Library.
The hotel had a restaurant so we went for an actual proper meal out. “Do you have a reservation?” No. Someone had cancelled so we got a table. Had a filet mignon steak that was soooo nice. True the meal cost more than a hotel room, but it was really worth it.