We bid our fond farewells to the Petersons and headed west. My sister Prudence is riding with us to Kentucky. Our first stop was Bristol, CT. We were planning to go to the Clock Museum and the Carousel Museum after Mystic Seaport, but Mystic took the whole day. So we decided to visit these two museums in lieu of Cooperstown.
We went to the Carousel Museum first. They have a large collection of old carousel items along with lots of history about carousels. They have facilities to make as well as restore carousel pieces using the old methods. It is an interesting place.
Located in the same building is a Fire Fighter museum. It started as a collection of old apparatus and photos from a local fire chief. The museum is small, but has a nice collection.
We drove from there to the New England Clock Museum. This museum has thousands of clocks and watches, some dating back over 200 years. Some are very unique, some just pretty, and some quite large as they control large faces like on a clock tower. I especially enjoyed the exhibits of clock making tools.
We west across NY on I-84, getting off onto PA209. We are staying in a campground in the Delaware River Valley. We did not arrive until after dark, so I don't know what it looks like. The roads and sites are not paved, that I know.
I was over a week behind, but just caught up with you. Hope you enjoyed Attleboro, MA & our lovely Providence airport. I live about 1/2 hr. from Attleboro. Too bad you were here during the week, as the sister to the Looff carousel in Spokane is here in East Providence, RI. There's also 1 in Pawtucket, RI, but it is stationary(i.e horses do not go up & down) They are both closed now, possibly open on weekends only.
ReplyDeleteDo you have your proposed route posted anywhere on your blog? I saw pics of it on facebook, but it was a bit difficult to see.
Glad your travels are going well.