[at-l] Upstate NY/Toronto Vacation

[Steve Landis]

If you can make it early in July the reading of the Declaration of 
Independence at Fort Ticonderoga on July 4th is pretty special.  Huzzah!
http://www.fort-ticonderoga.org/visit/calendar_of_events.htm

Steve

bluetrail at aol.com wrote:
> I'm in the very beginning of planning an upstate NY vacation for late 
> July/early August.  The "must do" list includes:
> 
> Niagara Falls
> baseball game in Toronto
> a day at the races at Saratoga
> Corning glass museum
> 
> I want to fit in some easy day hikes--probably in the 'daks and Finger 
> Lakes.
> 
> 
> For those of you familiar with the grand circle I'm contemplating, can 
> you suggest:
> 
> 1.  some relatively short, easy day hikes  (I need knee replacement 
> surgery, so the hikes can't have strenuous climbs)
> 
> 2.  any other "must do" ideas--great museums appreciated, great places 
> for a rental canoe/kayak paddle, things like a wine tour or orchards, etc.
> 
> 3.  campgrounds that are nice and won't break the bank
> 
> I've got some guidebooks and literature, but you all are always a great 
> source of ideas!