J'aime New York, 2nd Edition

J'aime New York, 2nd Edition:

Most people think of the Statue of Liberty when asked about French Heritage in New York State but there are those out there who quickly turn to upstate and the borderlands...thinking of Clinton County, the St Lawrence Seaway, Fort Ticonderoga (think Fort Carillon), Lake Champlain , Lake George (Lac du Sacré Sacrément), Au Sable Chasm and many more places.  So I am sending off for a copy of the 2nd Edition of J'aime New York  from SUNY Press.  I hope not to be disappointed but will post more as soon as I get my hands on a copy! I can't wait.....

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Cohoes, for sale again

Some interesting items for sale on the internet this past week....hurry to bid but don't bid against me! Only kidding!

and two more of Cohoes

Postcard of Cohoes circa 1912

View of Cohoes 1912 with French notes addressed to Mrs. Eugenie Tetrault in Southbridge, Massachusetts

It took me a few minutes to figure out what view I was looking at but from what I can tell, the view is looking east.  The mountain in the background is Lansingburg and the area we called Diamond Rock.  The church steeple on the right side is St Joseph's Church. The waterway is the Erie Canal running through Cohoes: left side towards heads to Buffalo and the right side to Albany. There is a metal bridge over the canal in the lower left side.  By the time I was growing up (1950s and 1960s), the bridge was no longer there. The canal was no longer there either!