After spending 5 days with Ruth in Buffalo we repacked the car and said our goodbyes and turned the car to the west on August 2.
We decided to follow Lake Erie thru New York, Pennsylvania and into Ohio. WE did the better part of our travelling on the Interstate until we got to Ashtabula Ohio. We wanted to visit this town as it was the site of the American Finn Fest this year. We did not find the Finnish connection save for one small Finnish wind sock and the Finnish American Cultural Center that was only open on weekends. Ron was hoping there would be a Finnish store or some indication that there had been a festival. Ashtabula is a major coal and iron port and is spread over a large area along Lake Erie. It did not seem like a typical Finnish town so we are wondering if perhaps we missed some part of the town. We did find Lake Erie and had a walk on Walnut beach before eating the yummy sandwiches that Ruth suggested we take with us. We found a group of men playing bocce in the park so we were entertained by their antics while we enjoyed our dinner.
We decided to carry on and travel thru Cleveland since rush hour was over and it was a little cooler by the Lake. We did not see much of Cleveland save for the baseball stadium (no game being played tonight). Once we were out of the city we drove along the shore and enjoyed seeing all the beautiful homes and cottages while the sun was setting. It was a lovely site and most restful—we were too late to get a great picture to share but we did stop at the Marina in Lorain and watched the sun disappear. We continued on to Huron where we will spend the night. This area is a wonderful summer escape with many boats on the Lake (Erie).
We decided to follow Lake Erie thru New York, Pennsylvania and into Ohio. WE did the better part of our travelling on the Interstate until we got to Ashtabula Ohio. We wanted to visit this town as it was the site of the American Finn Fest this year. We did not find the Finnish connection save for one small Finnish wind sock and the Finnish American Cultural Center that was only open on weekends. Ron was hoping there would be a Finnish store or some indication that there had been a festival. Ashtabula is a major coal and iron port and is spread over a large area along Lake Erie. It did not seem like a typical Finnish town so we are wondering if perhaps we missed some part of the town. We did find Lake Erie and had a walk on Walnut beach before eating the yummy sandwiches that Ruth suggested we take with us. We found a group of men playing bocce in the park so we were entertained by their antics while we enjoyed our dinner.
We decided to carry on and travel thru Cleveland since rush hour was over and it was a little cooler by the Lake. We did not see much of Cleveland save for the baseball stadium (no game being played tonight). Once we were out of the city we drove along the shore and enjoyed seeing all the beautiful homes and cottages while the sun was setting. It was a lovely site and most restful—we were too late to get a great picture to share but we did stop at the Marina in Lorain and watched the sun disappear. We continued on to Huron where we will spend the night. This area is a wonderful summer escape with many boats on the Lake (Erie).
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