View of Lake Pleasant

Speculator, New York

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August 18th 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012 We left home at 6:00 A.M. for a five day trip to Speculator, NY, a small village in the Adirondacks. Our best friends, Rod and Mary, were attending a wedding, and we were tagging along. After stopping for breakfast at Cracker Barrel just this side of Columbus, OH, we passed Cleveland around one, and then took a break from driving at Presque Isle Casino in Erie, PA, for abo ... read more

North America » United States » New York

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more