Marie5656
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- Location
- Batavia, NY
I would say I had some rather unique experiences through my childhood. I will start with the back story. For many years, starting in the late 50's my dad and my Uncle John (mom's brother) owned a seasonal place up at the 1000 Islands, in upstate New York. Near the Canadian border. They had a motel, gas station and a restaurant/bar combo. They called it the Borderline. It was seasonal, and they were there from about April through September. It was on the St Lawrence Seaway.
The families went there for the summer. The whole summer. So, basically I spent my summer vacations there, with my only playmates being my cousins. My cousin Mike and I were a couple years apart. He was younger. So we did a lot together. We would walk to the Seaway (from now on referred to as the Lake) to go fishing. And when we were old enough, we got to go swimming in it.
We were not allowed in the bar area when it was open for business, but could go in the mornings to play the juke box and play pool.
A funny memory is my dad would make us what we now know were "kiddie cocktails" or Shirley Temples. But he would call the Sloe Gin Fizz. Once, when he was at home he, my mom and I went out to dinner. When the waitress came for our drink order I asked for a Sloe Gin Fizz. My mom blushed, and my dad just shook his head and said "She wants a Shirley Temple". LOL.
I know I have shared this picture before. It is me with my first fish. It was taken in the kitchen of the restaurant. I will share more cool memories as tile goes on.
The families went there for the summer. The whole summer. So, basically I spent my summer vacations there, with my only playmates being my cousins. My cousin Mike and I were a couple years apart. He was younger. So we did a lot together. We would walk to the Seaway (from now on referred to as the Lake) to go fishing. And when we were old enough, we got to go swimming in it.
We were not allowed in the bar area when it was open for business, but could go in the mornings to play the juke box and play pool.
A funny memory is my dad would make us what we now know were "kiddie cocktails" or Shirley Temples. But he would call the Sloe Gin Fizz. Once, when he was at home he, my mom and I went out to dinner. When the waitress came for our drink order I asked for a Sloe Gin Fizz. My mom blushed, and my dad just shook his head and said "She wants a Shirley Temple". LOL.
I know I have shared this picture before. It is me with my first fish. It was taken in the kitchen of the restaurant. I will share more cool memories as tile goes on.