| | | Hi Bob,
Indian summers can be really excellent whether in Wisconsin, the foothills of the Adirondack mountains, Morris County NJ, Chicago, Nebraska...... You name it.
I have had summers in the Woodlands, where I would plant 2 rows of Habanero Pepper plants, that were
planted in lovingly seasoned and fertilized soil...... we meticulously placed newspapers around the small plants and then put dried leaves and a little mulch on the newspapers, this eliminates the need for
weeding and also helps the ground to retain moisture in the hot Texas sun..by Autumn the 15 pepper plants had grown to be 4 feet tall and almost as wide... each plant yielded well over 150 habanero peppers... they are the hot ones that look like little jack o lanterns...... and the weather was so mild that they keep growing and yielding peppers into december.... at which point I had to harvest them all and make a salsa...as a frost was overdue at that time.!!!!
My Mom's Mother..... Martha and my great Grandmother Katherine who lived with until her death at 96 back when I was 11.... both of those lovely women were huge gardeners and growers of flowers.... They would
sing the praises of the fabled Indian Summers we would have at the Foothills of the Adirondack's in Herkimer county NY.
My Great grandfather George who I also had the pleasure of knowing... was in robust enough health that
he harvested 40 bushel baskets of Potatoes by himself ...he refused the assistance of my Mom's dad. Linford.
I remember that well, as my Grandpa Lin, commented about it two or three times to me over the ensuing 25 or years.
Truly beautiful there.... and it was only a 1 hour drive from the nearby town of Little Falls, NY,(which is on the Mohawk river and is the reason that the New York State thruway runs alongside of it heading due west from Albany.) to Cooperstown NY.
you cross the bridge to on the fabulously well maintained winding back country roads along route 167 (best appreciated in a sports car with a targa top, or true convertible in the Indian Summer.) That drive is
so winding and majestic with glorious farmland.... some truly historic and impressive towns and some .. very small quaint hamlets such as Paines Hollow.
Little Falls is a city in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 4,946 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a small cataract near the city. The city is built on both sides of the Mohawk River, at a point at which rapids had impeded travel upriver. Transportation through the valley was improved by construction of the Erie Canal, completed in 1825 and connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River.
What I just underlined in green... the construction of the Erie Canal played a key role in the development and expansion of the United States as it enabled the shipping of Grains, timber and all manner of product
to be shipped from the Great lakes cities of Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee ad infinitum along the waterways to the Hudson and to the Great Sea port of New York City. Brett Higgins, my Kiwi born friend who was my
first non family business partner came alone with me to the NYC metro area for 6 weeks when I moved back in 1987 and Brett and I were experienced fortuitous timing, at the lock at Little Falls... and saw a ship use the lock that fills with water to about 40 feet so it could continue it's voyage along the Mohawk to the Hudson river. The Operator of the Lock...commented it was the largest change in water level in North
America.
...... (so a little little bit of history for the weekend.)
Cooperstown NY is the Home of the Baseball Hall of Fame, the fabulous James Fenimore Cooper Mansion / Museum... which is on a beautiful 25 acre lot on Otsego Lake..... some of the locals would refer to it as Glimmerglass lake as there is a large Glimmerglass park on the north end of the lake.
"bucket list" I highly recommend.. Cooperstown
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The village was developed within part of the Cooper Patent, which William Cooper – who later became a county judge – purchased in 1785 from Colonel George Croghan, former Deputy to Sir William Johnson, British Superintendent of Indian Affairs of the Northern District. The land amounted to 10,000 acres (40 km2). William Cooper founded a village on Otsego Lake. His son James Fenimore Cooper grew up in the frontier town. He later became a noted American author with The Leatherstocking Tales, a series of historical novels that includes The Last of the Mohicans.
Cooper established the village of Cooperstown in 1786, laid out by surveyor William Ellison. At the time, the area was part of Montgomery County. It was incorporated as the "Village of Otsego" on April 3, 1807. The name was changed to "Village of Cooperstown" in 1812 after the founder.[ citation needed]Cooper was appointed as a county judge in the late 18th century, and was elected to the state assembly from Otsego County.
Cooperstown is one of only twelve villages in New York still incorporated under a charter, the other villages having incorporated or re-incorporated under the provisions of Village Law. [3]
Cooperstown is best known as the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The Farmers' Museum, opened in 1944 on farm land that had once belonged to James Fenimore Cooper, the Fenimore Art Museum, Glimmerglass Opera, and the New York State Historical Association are also based here. Most of the historic pre-1900 core of the village is included in the Cooperstown Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980; its boundaries were increased in 1997 and more contributing properties were identified.The population of the village was 1,852 as of the 2010 census.
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The Clark Estates building, originally the Otsego County Bank, was built in 1831 in the Greek Revival style
The Clark family, whose fortune originated with a half-ownership of the patent for Singer Sewing Machine, have lived in Cooperstown since the mid-19th century. The family's holdings include interests assembled over a century and a half, which are now held through trusts and foundations. Their dominance is reflected in Clark ownership of more than 10,000 acres (40 km2) of largely undeveloped land in and around greater Cooperstown.
In the village, the Otesaga, the Cooper Inn, Clark Estates, and the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home are all Clark properties. In addition, the Clarks were founding partners of, and retain an interest in, the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital.
Cooperstown still receives support from the Clark Foundation, which has donated to a variety of causes including various scholarships, non-profit organizations, and village services. The family has also donated land for the Cooperstown Central School District's new high school location - formerly horse stables - as well as for parks such as Fairy Springs and Council Rock, and recently, for a new Little League baseball field.
Jane Forbes Clark II, [11] the primary family heir today, has continued this commitment. She has purchased strategic land to ensure the preservation of village entry points, as well as overseeing the expansion of the various Clark holdings.
In late November 2013, Clark discussed her family's continued support for the community during a meeting of The Women’s Club of Cooperstown. [12] The Clark Foundation supports a variety of Cooperstown and Otsego County organizations and causes with donations of $7.5 million to charitable organizations every year. The family's Scriven Foundation, formed in 1975, donates only to Otsego County nonprofit organizations, such as the Cooperstown Village Library. The Scriven Foundation donates $1.5 million every year. According to Clark's presentation, the family's businesses employ 4,198 people, with 3,100 of those positions being full-time jobs. [12]
Once known as the "Village of Museums", until the 1970s Cooperstown also boasted the Indian Museum (adjacent to Lakefront Park), The Carriage and Harness Museum (displaying a world-class collection primarily from F. Ambrose Clark's estate; now the Bassett Hospital offices on Elk Street), and The Woodland Museum near Three Mile Point. The latter, opened in 1962 by heirs to the Anheuser-Busch company, folded in 1974. It ran a close third in annual attendance to the Hall of Fame and Farmers' Museum.
The Fenimore Art Museum
The internationally noted Glimmerglass Opera is closely associated with Cooperstown. Founded in 1975, the company originally performed in the Cooperstown High School auditorium. In 1987, the company relocated to farmland donated by Tom Goodyear of the Cary Mede Estate 8 miles (13 km) north of the village, where the Alice Busch Opera Theater was built, the first new opera-specific hall in the United States built since 1966. It has a popular summer season with a reputation for producing high quality opera and commissioning new works.
The Cooperstown Historic District, Glimmerglass Historic District, Middlefield District No. 1 School, Otsego County Courthouse, and United States Post Office are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [15]
For the English Majors and readers of books among the
Market Labs readers... it is of interest to note that James Fenimore Cooper was the very First American author to be widely read overseas by Europeans and global members of the British Commonwealth. Prior to the publication of Cooper's books especially "The Leatherstocking Tales" and the "last of the Mohicans" , America and Americans were largely viewed by the rest of the old world readers as semi or illiterate scalawags.... that did not have a distinct culture of Distinct
"American voice".
and parts of the Commonwealth, such as Australia were Debtors colonies...whose original UK settlers were
pulled out of prisons, packed onto ships..... shipped off 10,000 miles ....to the far end of the earth....
Pommies as the Australians still call the English to this day....... Prisoners of Mother England
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