Blogs from New York, United States, North America - page 18

http://www.heygo.com 22nd January Little Italy & China Town - New York When Italian immigrants moved to this Manhattan neighborhood in the late 1800s, they brought their customs, food and language. Italy continued to suffer from droughts that destroyed the Southern farmlands and encouraged cholera, malaria, and parasites. With the Italian economy struggling Italian young men moved to America in an attempt to make and send money back to their families still living in Europe. Sadly, the domestic and political situations in the 19th century only disintegrated with the mafia and corruption so that entire families to move permanently to America. In September 1926 with the new arrival of immigrants from Naples. The Italian immigrants congregated along Mulberry Street in Manhattan’s Little Italy to celebrate San Gennaro as the Patron S... read more

20th January New York - South Street Seaport Positioned along the East River and tucked just below the Brooklyn Bridge. South Street was at one time completely underwater. The island was largely uninhabited until Dutch settlers arrived in the Seventeenth century. The water around the island was deep enough to accommodate the larger ships of that time, which made this an ideal location for world trade. The seaport’s first counting houses were built beginning at the end of the Eighteenth Century. A “counting house” is what we recognize today as an office, shop, or warehouse, before these counting house, business was conducted from a person’s home. The row of twelve brick warehouses with chimneys still stand. Patrick & Aaron gave lots of interesting details about all the historic buildings as we continued our tour. The Titanic ... read more

Poet, novelist, and travel writer William Graham holds a BA and MA in English and a MS in Communication from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He lives in Stowe, Vermont. His latest work of fiction is url=https://www.amazon.com/Katahdin-Murder-Mysteries-William-Graham/dp/B08KH2K8C5/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia-wc-drs1_0?cv_ct_cx=katahdin+maine&dchild=1&keywords=katahdin+maine&pd_rd_i=B08KH2K8C5&pd_rd_r=f7d38214-d76b-4824-81dc-f3aef69baf9b&pd_rd_w=7vtMQ&pd_rd_wg=PY8oZ&pf_rd_p=ecbfa24d-f48c-4d5c-83aa-9549f4e7c925&pf_rd_r=QF6C4X27QF9DZ60HRQTH&psc=1&qid=1602276493&sr=1-1-f6b8d51f-2c55-4dc3-89ad-0c3639671b2dKatahdin, which is Book Three of the Maine Murder Mystery series. Walking on the Gorge Trail of Watkins Glen State Park, located near the south end of Seneca Lake (one of the state's renowned Finger Lakes), I became immediately aware of the insignificance of the human sp... read more

Touted as one of the most aggressive of the Backcountry motorcycle routes, the start is designed to test your skills. For the first five miles, one is faced with a damp non-maintained track edged into the forested hills above the Delaware. The route involves climbing rock strewn inclines and dodging along trails strewn with stones, with one side sloping 200 feet down to the river. Very picturesque, but woe betide anyone who looks at the scenery for more than an instant. Total concentration is needed to get through this lot. After about 10 miles of similar track, it eases up. The route crosses the river 20 miles later at Callicoon, and doubles back a few miles. There were many opportunities for that perfect river side photo. In the sweat to survive, I'm not sure I got ... read more

Our last site of lodging was at our son, Cory’s, house outside of Corning, NY. The night before our departure, the two Cory’s re-enacted the movie”The Hustler” with Fast Eddie and Minnesota Fats. They moved around the pool table swiftly and accurately. The games were close but the father finally admitted the son might have won...but it was almost too close to tell. When Cory and I were in college at the University of Buffalo, I had to wait for my “Fast Eddie” to win some money on the pool table before we could go out on date. He always won and we would always have an exciting date. Oh, the memories. On the day we left Cory’s house, we made plans to meet up with dear friends for lunch. Sue has been a treasured friend ... read more