Expanded statement from Howard Entman I am not a candidate for the Board looking to “put another notch in my belt.” In my service to our community, I am ALREADY the past president of our Association, the past President of the Palencia Property Owners Association (the Master Association), and the former Chairman (still a current Board member) of the Marshall Creek Community Development District (the CDD) that owns and operates all the common areas in Palencia. I am a candidate for our Board because I am disappointed in the actions of our current board (and the people running for reelection). Specifically: 1. Our recent Board meeting was held 22 miles from Augustine Island instead of just down the street in the Palencia Amenity Center. None of the Board members showed up at that meeting; instead they participated by phone. At that meeting, it was disconcerting to learn that important decisions clearly had already been made by the Board and the meeting was only
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Sackets Harbor to Brewerton NY and End of Journey - Sept. 6-17
Gananoque Ontario is marked with the white pin; Sackets Harbor NY with the blue pin: On Sept. 6 we arrived at Navy Point Marine in Sackets Harbor NY. This historic village is the site of significant battles in the War of 1812 and the home of Madison Barracks, a U.S. army base from just after the War of 1812 until the end of WWII. Madison Barracks was home at one time to Ulysses Grant and Gen. Mark Clark, as well as the childhood home to both Fiorello LaGuardia and June's father George Friedman. Sackets Harbor today is a charming village with restaurants, shops, and historic sites. Navy Point Marine seen from the Sackets Harbor Brewing Co. where we had an excellent burger and brew on a rainy, chilly night. Madison Barracks buildings across the harbor from Navy Point: Madison Barracks 1892 water tower, limestone covering steel tank: Old Stone Row officers quarters built in 1819, now condominium homes: Duplex house across the street from Madison Barracks w
Thousand Islands - Sept. 2-6
Entrance to the Gananoque Municipal Marina. Cruising east of Kingston Ontario into the St. Lawrence River, one reaches the town of Gananoque with its large, well-equipped municipal marina walking distance from the town's parks, restaurants, shops and museums.The weather, however, was windy, chilly, and rainy much of the time we were there. We were fortunate to arrive before the winds really kicked up. The view from our dock. Compare the flag in this photo and those in the next photo. Harbinger of Fall in front of St. John's Catholic Church in Gananoque. 1903 Gananoque clock tower, a gift to the town from the founder's great-grandson. Gananoque has lots of interesting restaurant choices. We weren't able to try this one, but went high end instead and had an outstanding dinner at Riva Restaurant. After three nights in Gananoque, the wind subsided so we could move on up the St. Lawrence further into the Thousand Islands. Heading east
Kingston, Ontario August 29-Sept. 2
Kingston Ontario is a wonderful cruising stop -- a lively and interesting city with everything one could want in walking distance. Confederation Marina in Confederation Basin is adjacent to Confederation Park and City Hall (a museum as well as official offices) and downtown Kingston streets filled with every imaginable kind of restaurant and shopping, and almost no recognizable chain stores. (We did see one Starbucks, but no Tim Horton's although we are told there are 26 of them in Kingston.) Kingston is home to several colleges including Queen's University, which we did not see but which is certainly the reason for the presence of many young people in evidence enjoying their city. City Hall and Confederation Park From our dock in one direction, we see City Hall and Confederation Park. On a tour of City Hall, we learned a lot about Kingston today and Canadian history. The plaza behind the building hosts a farmer's market three days a week and a free mo
Utica NY on the Erie Canal to the Oswego Canal to Lake Ontario, with side trip to Florida, August 12-28
Continuing on the Erie Canal: There is an Italian restaurant on the canal in Utica NY where we tied up for two nights. We ate at the Aqua Vino the first night, and on the boat the second night. Aqua Vino When it came time to pay for the dockage, they reduced the price by $30 because we dined there. We walked to the Art Deco train station, which is still in use today. The building was reconditioned several years ago, and now houses some State offices. Utica train station At the farmers' market held in the station's parking lot, we saw an amazingly beautiful dog, a cross between a saint bernard and a poodle. This is the first cross of this type we had ever seen. We had seen labradoodles, golden doodles and bernese doodles, but never one like this. "Tank", 3 years old Then on through another bunch of locks to Sylvan Beach where the Erie Canal enters Oneida Lake. Sylvan Beach is a small town with a Coney Island type amusement park--a rol