04272017 NY+Canada NiagaraFalls; Buffalo’s Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural NHS and Winslow St, Buffalo

Oh the raw power of the falls with the sights, sounds, and smells! It was an amazing high of 83 degrees-a perfect time for Falls viewing! A lot of construction at NY State Park but the immensity of its treasure overcame that. New Yorkers aged 62and +, remember you can go to state parks during the week for free by just showing your drivers license.  Rainbow Bridge to Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ for more delight, catching some cool pix with rainbow. I was going to stay for the fireworks, but left because of rain which then continued into the night. The time I was at NiagaraFalls was about 20 years ago.

The volunteer leading my individualized tour at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural NHS was spectacular! The intermingling of mixed media throughout was so well done! I even got my picture taken seated at the simulated Presidential Office and vetoed a bill! Very engaging on every level while educating me on the events of PanAmerican exposition, McKinley’s assassination, then VP Roosevelt’s Inaugural where he wore borrowed clothes and the newsmen knocked over the camera so that no picture of the inauguration exists. I stood in the room where 50 people were crammed in to witness the inauguration. The caring for the First Lady when her President-husband died days later from complications after surgery & perhaps that the bullet in his stomach wasn’t removed. The sadness of the nation on the loss of their dear President McKinley, even though the nation was having its share of challenges, as it always has. Interesting side note, Buffalo had more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in the country. Great experience! Then followed Winslow Street wondering from whom it got its name. 

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