I Do Love Glass!!

 Back in 2016, I made a trip out east to the Finger Lake district of New York. I saw amazing sights – Watkins Glen, Lake Erie, the Birthplace of the American Suffrage Movement, all of which made my heart sing. Right up there, among all of these treasures, ranks the Corning Museum of Glass. This is one of my most favorite American museums. It is the end-all and be-all for glass lovers.

I had a very satisfying visit. It was wonderful that after nine years, some of my favorite pieces were still there, some of which I actually remembered. There were also other favorites that I did not remember but when I got home and looked at my pictures, I found that the new pictures I took of pieces that I liked were the same pictures that I had taken back in 2016. I guess I like what I like. I watched demos on glass blowing and flame working. I spent a lot of time in the high end gift shop but decided that spending 65k on a piece of glass might be a little bit out of my budget. One can dream I guess.

I ran into Pelligren and Michael, two nice gentlemen that I had met at the glass museum, that were also at the Corning Art Museum. It was a rainy day, what else are you going to do except go to another museum. It was nice to see somebody that I sorta knew. The Corning Art Museum was very small but it had some nice pieces.

See The USA
Jason Cytaki

Sun River War Party
Charles M. Russell

Gateside Conversation
Thomas Hart Benton

Look what I found in New York – Mark Twain!! Twain died in Connecticut but is buried in Elmira, NY. His in-laws lived in Elmira and he spent many summers here. He is buried next to his wife, children and granddaughter.

Clemons on the right, In-laws on the left

I was this campground's very first guest.  Nobody else ever showed up the whole time I was there.