After work yesterday I felt too exhausted to do anything majorly Mohawk Valley-ish. Still, dogs must be walked, and I have the good fortune to live in a highly walkable village, one of my favorite aspects of living in the area. So Steven, Tabby and I set out to get some exercise and see if we could see anything worth blogging about.
We first walked to Myer’s Park. This is the site of many community activities including an Easter Egg hunt which we did not attend, an Elk’s Club Car Show, which Steven attended, and a Syracuse Symphony concert, which we both attended. The park is close enough to our house that we often walk through it. For one thing, it holds a couple of trash cans suitable for disposing of dog do. Tonight I read a historical marker telling me the park used to be the site of a graveyard. Many of the graves were moved to the Oak Hill Cemetery. I’ve never heard of Myer’s Park being haunted. Still, that could be why it closes at dusk.
From the park we walked through downtown Herkimer. We regretted once again the closing of Albany Street Cafe. Even the sign is gone now. Tabby wanted to go into Hummel’s Office Plus. We know a few people that work there and sometimes stop in case they want to pet a cute dog. We were there after closing time, though, so Tabby was disappointed.
We continued up Main Street. Several people were smoking and joking outside of Pete’s Tavern. None of them wanted to pet a cute dog. I haven’t been to Pete’s in a while, but I know it is a nice mellow place to stop for a beer, if you’re into that.
We turned at the Historic Four Corners, right by the 1836 Jail. This is the jail that housed Chester Gilette during his trial for the murder of Grace Brown. This is one of my favorite historic murders. Imagine my delight when I realized I had moved to the village where the trial took place. The jail is probably worthy of a blog post all its own, especially if I can talk to the Friends of the Jail and give an update on its restoration. Another preview of coming attractions.
In all it was a very pleasant walk. A nice ending to another Mohawk Valley day.
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