49th Anniversary Trip Part 4

 

Our next day started in Penn Yan, NY. Decades ago I remembered two stores that I wanted to return to. Before we made our way to them, George found a candy store, the Keuka Candy Emporium which was full of nostaglic candy. We were greeted by this barking guard dog. I'm sure he was set up for Halloween. After picking out some sweets, we headed on to the original destination.

The first store I wanted to return to was an Amish store that I didn't really remember well, but that it was way off the beaten path and that I had enjoyed the visit. Well, it was off the beaten path, but it was "off season" and at a new location, so nothing sparked my memory. It was a cute but little Amish goods store. The view of the lake from upstairs was wonderful. Weaver-view Farms Amish Country Store. 

 

On our way to our next stop enjoying more scenery.

Now this store I wish was closer. So much fun going through all kind of bulk items, Amish and other foods. We had fun shopping here. Maybe, it's a good thing it's not closer!

Our next stop was Wings of Eagles Discovery Center in Horseheads, NY.

They had a room about living on Mars. We got to have our pictures taken on Mars. 

More outside photos

From there we went to Elmira, NY. We had seen a lot in Elmira on another vacation, so this was mostly just passing through. It's a great city to visit especially if you are a Mark Twain fan. George did want to see this cemetery again. A little history lesson first:

When the prison camp in Maryland was overfilled, a confederate soldier prison was established in Elmira in 1864. They lived in canvas tents waiting for the barracks to be built. Of the over 12,000 who went here, around 3,000 died, they claim it was due to the harsh winter weather. An escaped slave and caretaker to the Woodlawn Cemetary, John W. Jones buried them all and respectfully kept records on every burial. In 1874 the government made it a national cemetery. Here there are confederate, and union soldiers buried together. 

We found it interesting that the stones are inscribed with the names facing each other row. 

Our final cemetery visit was Mark Twain's family plot.

A bite to eat on our actual 49th wedding anniversary.