Roadside America at its finest: ice cream! Stone Bridge Caverns, Pottersville, NY. #presinpink

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With Your Coffee

An Adirondack view, cell service not included.

{Operator error: this did not publish Saturday as it was supposed to. I hope you can enjoy it with your coffee on Monday. Hope you had a great weekend.}  Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Who wants to do his/her weekend all over again? Pine trees, fresh air, campfires, yes, please. Was it sunny and beautiful? What is the best part of your town/region in the summertime? Do you stay where you are, or escape somewhere for summertime enjoyment? I’d love to know. Coffee cheers!

• It’s true; Amtrak stations are some of the saddest looking places. Why would anyone want to take the train and wait in or be greeted by some of these? 

• Travelers, stop listening to YELP. It’s like reading comments in your local paper: scams or entirely uninformed. Make your own judgments.

• Like any preservationist, I love a good rehab success story. But, where are the before photos in this article? That is what I want to see!

•  Katonah, NY, standing up for its identify against big-box stores. You go, Katonah! Hold your ground. It’s your town.

•  Have you read The Belt, an online magazine about Rust Belt cities? 

•  We take a lot of photographs as preservationists. Do you paint? Would you want your house painted?

•  Also, Paint for Preservation. 

• Remember the story of drive-ins being forced to switch to expensive digital projectors? Talk about a hardship for businesses that make very little money as it is. It caused the St. Albans Drive-In to close. To add to the sadness, there’s a new(ish) Walmart across the street.

Have a great week, everyone!