Coming Home from Syracuse (Transfer Day + 1)- Thursday, May 31, 2019

     We took our time driving home today.  We'll keep this blog short (partly because Scott is filling in the gap here by writing and posting it quite a bit later).  Julie's procedure went a lot smoother than we were anticipating, and since we both had already taken this day off, we decided to take a relaxing drive home on the "scenic route," and we made a number of stops.  Our first real stop, after getting a breakfast, was at the Centreport Aqueduct, which took water over the original Erie Canal.  It was in a delightful little park in Cayuga County and a pleasant little walk from the road.

     At the Erie Canal Heritage Park at Port Byron.  It sits right on the Thruway, at the old Lock 52.  There's a nice little museum there, but the real attraction is walking through the now dry lock itself.  Beyond the lock, there's The Erie House, a tavern from the time of the canal, and of course Scott had to stop there.

     Our third stop was at the Ganondagan State Historic Site- a site that highlights the history of the Seneca people.  It was the site of a village that was there before the French and Indian War.  It has a detailed museum, and we watched a creative presentation about the Seneca creation myth.  Unfortunately, there was no one who could take us to see there rebuilt longhouse.  It's a place that we would certainly visit again sometime.