October 2, 2007

• The New York State Museum

  After visiting Auriesville we drove the short distance to the state capital in Albany and visited the New York State Museum.  It has been a few years since we have been there.  Matthew and Mary-Kate were very little the last time we were there so we thought it was time to go again so they would have a memory of their state museum.

  

  They have a large display about the events of September 11.  This picture shows a fire engine that was on sight that got damaged in the collapse of the twin towers.  It was a powerful display.

   

  

  We saw skeletons of many different animals that were once alive in New York.  Very impressive.

   

  Here is a model of one of the first snow mobiles that was used in New York.  Snowmobiling is a favorite sport in this state.

  

  I loved looking at the bears.  When I was a girl we used to drive to the dump in the Adirondacks to see the bears.  That was something that I remember vividly from my girlhood.

  

  This beautiful moose has many cousins still living especially in the north.

  

  It’s too bad that the carousel was not running.  I would have enjoyed a ride.  What a beautiful sight.

  

  A 1932 Packard.  Truly a beautiful ride.

  

  This airplane was once used in the enforcement of the laws of New York. 

  We had a good time and Mary-Kate and Matthew really enjoyed themselves. 

   

   

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