We are on our way home and should never pass up an opportunity to visit relatives, so we re-routed our drive home to stop in Cornwall to see Lori’s Aunt and Uncle. We had a great visit, and in fact ended up experiencing a tour literally in their back yard.
The Moses-Saunders Power Dam on the St Lawrence river straddling the borders between New York State and Cornwall Ontario. We were really surprised at how little we knew about this dams construction, impact to the communities on the banks of the St Lawrence seaway, as well as the importance it played in opening the seaway up for the transport of goods to the Great Lakes.
We spent an hour there with an incredibly well informed employee at the visitor centre, as well as watching a 15 min. Movie that was filmed in the late 1950s during the dams construction. Very fascinating and a must see if in the area.
Then off to Lori’s Aunt and Uncles to sit in the backyard and catch up for a couple of hours.
