Local boaters reserve space at Kingston's Maritime Museum months in advance for the 4th of July celebrations.
So, our friends from the 22 ft sailboat, Aurora, rafted up to Spiritus a few nights in order to make room.
Signs of patriotism abounded, like this HUGE flag on the bridge from which the fireworks were fired.
This bridge over Rondoubt Creek would be closed during the fireworks.
Boats from as far away as New York City would later line the creek to watch the show!!
Cindy, from Aurora, finds a unique way to beat the heat and celebrate in her own way!
But I sure hope she reads the WARNING on the pool!
Would someone really dive into a baby pool??? Apparently!
While Jeff & Eddy slave over hot coals, preparing food for 24 Loopers . . . . . .
. . . . . . some of the ladies get "cool by the pool"!
Leila & Rick, from Sea Gypsy, show some of the special door prizes they gave away at our
4th of July Picnic Celebration!
The tables are decorated and the feast is uncovered!
Spiritus provided a front row seat for the fireworks display.
Being so close to the "action" was visually spectacular . . . . . . .
. . . . . . but I didn't know how LOUD fireworks in a river valley can be when shot-off 100 yards away!
Jan Matuska, our resident dulcimer player, wrote 2 songs commemorating our close connection as we all awaited news of the Erie Canal opening. Daily singing & laughing kept us smiling!
Can you say "Home Sweet Home"? We were actually offered voter registration cards!
And Eddy's month-long residence was commemorated by having a Kingston restaurant named after him!
Storm King Art Center's museum building is a 1935 Normandy-style residence constructed from stone which was salvaged from a nearby mansion.
Storm King is a museum that celebrates the relationship between art and nature.
Over 500 acres of landscaped fields, rolling hills, meadows, and woodlands provide a dramatic setting for more than 100 sculptures by internationally renowned artists.
Storm King has carefully sited each sculpture to enhance the immediate surroundings and the distant landscape.
Dockmaster Ron brought us a fresh apple pie from a nearby country store.
Ron was a constant supporter for all the Loopers that transited the museum marina and we're proud to say he is now a beloved friend.
Of course, nothing goes with fresh apple pie quite like ice cream!!
Can you guess what Linda's favorite month is?
And there's nothing I like better after ice cream and a piece of pie . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . than a pony ride!!!!
After being in Kingston for a month, it's time for Spritus to move up-river.
One of the "traditions" that Loopers established at the Maritime Museum Marina:
the official "passing of the bathroom key" ceremony!
"Good-bye friends. . . 'til we see you round the bend,
On another day"
