We stopped at the New York State Welcome Center on our way to meet my son/Lucy's Dad. It's probably one of the most welcoming welcome centers you'll ever visit! They have a whole shop with New York State cheeses, wines, snacks, fresh sandwiches, and beverages. The floor is a marble map that outlines the Finger Lakes Region where its located. There are big murals with pictures of all the highlights of the Finger Lakes/ Lower Tier region on the walls and a video screen that runs continuously doing the same. And the toilets are completely self-cleaning with a biodegradable soap that constantly rinses them instead of the traditional flushing method. Outside there is a fenced-in playground which is also a Finger Lakes map with fun things for kids to climb on and run around. It also has two displays- one a race car which I've never taken a better look at, and this I Love NY display. People are always grabbing a photo in front of it, and on this day, Lucy decided to climb it! I love my granddaughter and her adventurous spirit!
Very nice photograph! The NY State Welcome Centre sounds like something you could fly into NY just to visit that.
How did Lucy get up there - she looks so small sitting on that big heart. Did she maybe clamber up the Y to get to the heart? I’m sure she loves spending time with you, you two always seem to have an enthusiastic and interesting time together. Fabulous shot.
It sounds like a very, welcoming welcome center! There’s certainly is lots to do for everyone that stops. Impressive physical prowess for her to be able to get on top of that and so worth the effort for this precious shot of her.
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Thanks, Ann! Will check it out. I often get befuddled by the two New Yorks .. NYC and New York State - let alone islands and boroughs - Straten Island/New Jersey, Long Beach, Ellis Island. New York is such a massive conglomeration. An amazing melting pot of a city/place.
@cocokinetic I'm smiling because although some people in New York (state and city) like to think New Jersey is part of them, it's not. It is its own state and Long Beach Island is part of it. Staten Island is part of New York State but Ellis Island is a bone of contention between the two. Technically it's in New Jersey waters (as is the Statue of Liberty), but many mistakenly think it is in New York City. But in more simple fashion, New York City is a city in New York State. The boroughs are the way they divide New York City into smaller segments.
@pyrrhula Don't let the good folks in Binghamton hear you say that! Most of the state is annoyed with the larger cities like New York City and Buffalo that sap most of the monies and voting power away from them by shear amount of population.
August 1st, 2023
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How did Lucy get up there - she looks so small sitting on that big heart. Did she maybe clamber up the Y to get to the heart? I’m sure she loves spending time with you, you two always seem to have an enthusiastic and interesting time together. Fabulous shot.
Thank you Winghong, Diane, Dorre, Issi, Diana, Joan, Karen, Katy, Marilyn, Hannah, Carole and Ferry!
@cocokinetic @grammyn Yes, she did climb up the Y to get on top of the heart- but she is very agile- it was an easy climb for her!
@cocokinetic @pyrrhula This spot is not near to NYC. It is the part of New York State called the "Southern Tier" and it runs along the top of Pennsylvania stretching towards Lake Erie. If you look at the map on the link below (which I hope works!), it's close to the city of Binghamton.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1DBYJcv_Io7-8lFDC_8fmREtp3xo&hl=en&ll=42.36222573373924%2C-77.03962250000001&z=7
Thanks, Ann! Will check it out. I often get befuddled by the two New Yorks .. NYC and New York State - let alone islands and boroughs - Straten Island/New Jersey, Long Beach, Ellis Island. New York is such a massive conglomeration. An amazing melting pot of a city/place.
Thank you Kathy!
Thank you Wendy!
@cocokinetic I'm smiling because although some people in New York (state and city) like to think New Jersey is part of them, it's not. It is its own state and Long Beach Island is part of it. Staten Island is part of New York State but Ellis Island is a bone of contention between the two. Technically it's in New Jersey waters (as is the Statue of Liberty), but many mistakenly think it is in New York City. But in more simple fashion, New York City is a city in New York State. The boroughs are the way they divide New York City into smaller segments.
@pyrrhula Don't let the good folks in Binghamton hear you say that! Most of the state is annoyed with the larger cities like New York City and Buffalo that sap most of the monies and voting power away from them by shear amount of population.