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After Niagara, we make a stop in Buffalo and as per strict instructions from my brother, Andy (whom I can still call Bubba, because I am the baby sister!). He and his lovely gal McIver know every perfect restaurant in every town...anywhere! We have to stop at the Anchor Bar for the founders of the original Buffalo Wings. Now as we leave Canada, and while the dutiful border patrol question Brando seriously about the contents of our car, on my side of the car approaches more border patrol cops. Only mine are much easier to talk with, because they are clearly looking at what a cool car the Packard is. They also gave me the directions to the Anchor Bar!
The wings are outstanding, and the Beef on Weck (that is a type of roll with caraway seeds) is also delicious. The restaurant was initially established in 1935. Teressa Bellissimo is credited with the creation of the dish when she deep-fried some wings and covered them in a hot sauce and margarine based sauce (wings were previously used for soup or simply thrown away before this use came about). She served them with blue cheese dip as hors d'oeuvres at
the bar. They were initially offered for free. On a Friday night in 1964, Dominic Bellissimo was tending bar at the now famous Anchor Bar Restaurant in Buffalo, NY. Late that evening, a group of Dominic's friends arrived at the bar with ravenous appetites. Dominic asked his mother, Teressa, to prepare something for his friends to eat.
Off and running again, we carry on towards Ohio. We stop for the night in Conneaut Ohio. Before we stopped we drove through a horrendous rainstorm, lightning, wind, and virtually no visibility. When we checked in to the first hotel we saw, the Days Inn, the storm had taken out the cable, the power for most of the town, and the news was all about the local storm damages. Good review for the Days Inn, it was clean, friendly, and had a nice complimentary breakfast.
The next morning we are off again, and we make a thankfully uneventful day trip ending up just outside of Cincinnati (Mason) Ohio, for the night. We did hear one unfortunate fellow get rear ended, after he turned the corner and hesitated too log while he was looking at our Packard. We really felt bad for
him!
Back in the great USA, we find a familiar dinner favorite, Outback Steakhouse. You can always trust you are going to get a good steak there, and Brando is always on the hunt for a good steak.
Rise and shine, we are off to our final destination, Louisville. Only a few miles to go, and guess what..... that sounds like....sputter...slowing down...quiet....are we out of gas!? Less than a minute later, a nice young man named Tony Cook who was on his way to the gym stops to help us out. He lets us know that he will go fetch his gas can from his home, fill it, and be right back. He was back in less than 20 minutes, and would not take an extra dollar beyond the cost of the gas. Wow, are we always so blessed to meet such great people or what!! And he is a car guy of course, so Brando and he get to talk a little about common interests. Everywhere we travel we run into young men talking about their interest in the old cars, but they feel like it is too expensive of a hobby to get into. This is
Roadside assistance by a very nice fellow
we stopped, went to his house for a gas can, filled the gas can, and was back to us in 20 minutes! something we all, in the various car clubs, have to change. The hobby will die out if young people do not get engaged in restoration of antique cars. We must make it an accessible and affordable sport!
On our way again, we finally get to the Crowne Plaza Hotel and I am grateful to be at a stopping point for a few days in a row.
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