Upstate NEW YORK: Old Villages Along The Erie Canal

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  • @jelsner5077
    @jelsner5077 Рік тому +103

    I got a mule, her name is Sal
    15 miles on the Erie Canal
    She's a good ol' worker and a good ol' pal
    15 miles on the Erie Canal
    We've hauled some barges in our day
    Filled with lumber, coal and hay
    And she knows ev'ry inch of the way
    From Albany to Buffalo-oh
    Low bridge! Ev'rybody down!
    Low bridge, cuz we're comin' to a town
    And you'll always know your neighbor
    You'll always know your pal
    If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal

    • @90shilling
      @90shilling Рік тому +15

      I grew up in Rochester in the 70s and we used to sing this in music class.

    • @jelsner5077
      @jelsner5077 Рік тому +7

      @@90shilling Strangely, I grew up in small town Minnesota and we sang it, too.

    • @blakedimodica7519
      @blakedimodica7519 Рік тому +6

      We sang it out in California.

    • @thumpr1
      @thumpr1 Рік тому +9

      A song we learned in Elementary school in Syracuse.. :-)

    • @eclecticjulie7290
      @eclecticjulie7290 Рік тому +6

      Omg, this takes me back. We used to sing this all the time in school. Then we took a field trip on a boat down the Erie canal. Memories......

  • @smesui1799
    @smesui1799 Рік тому +35

    Always fascinated by upstate New York's beauty, history, and diverse culture.

  • @brookeallen7931
    @brookeallen7931 Рік тому +121

    There's something about this channel that keeps drawing me in. It's difficult to balance easy listening with informative content, and this guy nails it. Love this channel, and you've got yourself a new subscriber!

  • @christinar8419
    @christinar8419 Рік тому +48

    This was a nice WNY nostalgia for me. My family is from the Buffalo and Rochester area. You should visit true upstate NY, which is the Adirondacks. Especially during fall, it's sooooo beautiful!

    • @norayancey4282
      @norayancey4282 9 місяців тому +1

      Adirondacks is considered up north or North Country not upstate. I grew up in Cuse and Roch. Clocked years “up North”.

    • @christinar8419
      @christinar8419 9 місяців тому +1

      @@norayancey4282 cool. You grew up in Rochester you definitely know that's not upstate.

    • @norayancey4282
      @norayancey4282 9 місяців тому +3

      @@christinar8419 it’s Western/Central.

    • @cp368productions2
      @cp368productions2 8 місяців тому +1

      That's Northern, not Upstate.

    • @peterbelanger4094
      @peterbelanger4094 7 місяців тому +6

      I grew up in Buffalo & Rochester too, a few years in rural NY as well. Down in the southern teir.
      technically, everything north of Westchester county is "upstate NY", But we can nitpick about the various specific regions of NY.
      But I'd rather talk about my favorite parks.
      be sure to visit Letchworth, Watkins Glen, Chimney Bluffs (by Sodus bay, just north of these towns in this video).
      Every year, Rochester, home to some of the largest collections, has the Lilac festival.
      And those fall colors are across the entire state.
      But yes, the Adirondacks are quite nice as well :)

  • @zincmann
    @zincmann Рік тому +50

    Palmyra - pronounced Pal-MY-rah is a beautiful village. (again I get youre from texas) Just a local helping you out! Thanks again for the great content. Lyons (pronounced Lions) is a very poor town and there are other poor towns around that area, like Sparta. The boat tours along the canal are pretty cool they will take you into a lock and raise and lower the boat so you can see how it works while you are cruising on it.

    • @kathleens.laroche754
      @kathleens.laroche754 Рік тому +7

      NY State has some absolutely wonderful unexpected place name pronunciations. My favorite is "Skinnyatlas" for Skaneateles.

    • @zincmann
      @zincmann Рік тому +5

      Make that CHAR-lot for Charlotte lol

    • @GeneseeBen
      @GeneseeBen Рік тому +4

      ​@@zincmannMedina is muh-die-nuh

    • @zincmann
      @zincmann Рік тому

      @@GeneseeBen yes sir it is

    • @sswan9689
      @sswan9689 Рік тому +7

      I'm originally from Horseheads & I thought he was prounancing the name wrong. Palmyra rhymes with Elmira, Lol!!

  • @everettnichols9062
    @everettnichols9062 Рік тому +77

    The address you provided is located in Newark, NY. According to the search results, there is a multi-family home for sale at 211 E Maple Ave with 5 bedrooms and 2 full baths. It has a total of 2,765 square feet and was built in 1900. The property has a lot size of 0.33 acres and is listed for sale at $129,900 1.

    • @kesmarn
      @kesmarn Рік тому +4

      Unless the interior is a real mess, that is a bargain price.

    • @Myraisins1
      @Myraisins1 Рік тому +15

      @@kesmarn It's just the prices in that area. There are many many small towns all over the USA like this. People are under the impression that there are no affordable homes. It's just not where they are looking and not in the popular big cities.

    • @carolwaite4343
      @carolwaite4343 Рік тому +2

      Zillow has it listed for $116,999 No pics though

    • @ruralangwin
      @ruralangwin Рік тому +1

      People are unwilling to move to find affordability!

    • @devonalomar9012
      @devonalomar9012 Рік тому +5

      One of the highest property tax counties in the nation(by assessed value).

  • @alicerobinson1173
    @alicerobinson1173 Рік тому +12

    I grew up in Fairport NY with the cannel close to my home. Good to see this.

    • @deeoneal1267
      @deeoneal1267 3 місяці тому

      That’s a great town and they’ve done a great job at keeping it quaint yet letting building happen around it. Lived there in the mid 80s and my husband grew up there

  • @deborahczepiel7355
    @deborahczepiel7355 Рік тому +15

    I grew up in Brockport, NY, one of the many villages on the Erie Canal. Too bad you didn't get that far, it is a pretty little Victorian village. It is pretty good size too as Brockport State college is there.

  • @futtbuckerson483
    @futtbuckerson483 Рік тому +25

    Funny, I was just searching your channel to see if you'd visited upstate NY yet. I know all of these towns very well. I live in the southern tier which is another area worth a visit. A lot of history in this part of the country is overlooked, some good hard working people and sadly a government that doesn't invest in the area much at all. Weather is gorgeous too, one of the nicest places in the world imo. I recommend visiting the southern tier and Hamilton, NY which is one of the most rural parts of upstate NY and arguably the most beautiful. Upstate has really suffered due to the outsourcing of jobs in this country. Endicott, Johnson City, Binghamton, and Owego where I live are all prime examples of that. Thanks for showing these little towns off since not many people will ever pass through them.

  • @the_gilded_age_phoenix8717
    @the_gilded_age_phoenix8717 Рік тому +30

    Fun Fact: Chicago largely started developing as a result of the Erie Canal. It effectively connected the Upper Midwest with NYC.

  • @elwhastrummer
    @elwhastrummer Рік тому +8

    I lived in Batavia for a few years, and rode my motorcycle all over W New York. I loved the Genesee River, Erie Canal, Lake Ontario and The Finger Lakes. The nice parts of New York....

    • @hondaryder3779
      @hondaryder3779 11 місяців тому +1

      Batavia? That's how we called our kolonie Indonesië, must be Dutch founded.🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @RaelynnDramus
    @RaelynnDramus Рік тому +11

    I, as a European, love your channel, your tours and informative insights on US cities and towns.

  • @valerieconner1204
    @valerieconner1204 Рік тому +42

    FYI - Palmyra is pronounced with the "y" as a long "i".
    Also, I believe Palmyra is a town, but towns in upstate NY usually have a more densely populated center that's called the Village of ___, where homeowners pay an additional village tax to receive more ammenities (such as garbage pick up, piped-in water, as opposed to wells, and sewage, rather than septic tanks.) Outside a village, people pay private companies for those services (garbage disposal, emptying the septic tanks.) Many of the towns in this area (maybe all of them), have volunteer fire departments and volunteer ambulance service (although property taxes do provide funding for the vehicles and buildings to house them.)
    ALSO - The Wayne County Fair is held in Palmyra and this year will run from Aug 14-19. It's a very nice fair.

    • @alex-ez4cg
      @alex-ez4cg Рік тому +4

      Lol in palmyra we pay our village tax and pay privately for those things 🤦‍♂️

    • @cgbolton1
      @cgbolton1 Рік тому +9

      It hurt my ears to hear Palmyra and Lyons pronounced incorrectly. Glad I wasn’t alone but appreciated the video.

    • @sardu55
      @sardu55 Рік тому

      Oh yea, how do you pronounce Groton?

    • @cathidesimone1226
      @cathidesimone1226 Рік тому +5

      @@cgbolton1Exactly. Pal-My-Ra! And Lyons is pronounced just like the animal 🦁!

    • @devonalomar9012
      @devonalomar9012 Рік тому +1

      ​@@sardu55Grah-tun

  • @anneshoemaker-magdaleno-br9ww
    @anneshoemaker-magdaleno-br9ww Рік тому +16

    You are a wonderful host, and an excellent narrator of facts and history. I love watching your videos and learning about our country from you. My dad took us to Lake Erie when we were children, and the beautiful homes remind me of traveling to see my Grandma in Manistee. I love the architecture and the nostalgic feelings, but at 75 my aching bones are very content with a one level ranch style home. However, if you lingered longer on those beautiful neighborhoods and homes I would savor every moment! Your videos make my day, and the are never long enough. Thank you so much for making these incredible videos Joey and sharing your travels and adventures with us! You and your videos are an unsung National Treasure.

  • @muhindoibrahim5427
    @muhindoibrahim5427 Рік тому +12

    Am from Rwenzori mountains Kasese Uganda, but I have never even traveled to any country but I appreciate your efforts I have tried to know some parts in US and that is my dream country to stay and work from

  • @gatorgogo2742
    @gatorgogo2742 Рік тому +13

    Never have I ever seen an area like this! The video was mesmerizing. I especially loved seeing the dry docks! and the 4 churches on the corner and where the Mormons began. I loved it all! Thanks Joe and Nic!

  • @catlover614
    @catlover614 Рік тому +26

    A great video, as always. Each of the towns were interesting, and had a really nice feel to them. The scenery along the canal is beautiful. I loved the four churches at the intersection, and I bet they look beautiful all lit up at night !! Thanks so much, Joe, a very enjoyable video.🥰

    • @phlgriffin
      @phlgriffin Рік тому +1

      I grew-up along the towns in the Mohawk valley, (Schentady, Little Falls, Syracuse) . I wonder what those churches were back in the day. ( Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic)??? No, problem, but those were probably the congregations that built them, but the members have died off, and new congregations have taken them over and maintained them.

  • @GM-wr4nx
    @GM-wr4nx Рік тому +6

    Could listen to your videos for hours. The information you provide is so helpful in learning about other parts of the Great USA. Very calming delivery by you. Thanks for the ride!

  • @BrentsTreehouse
    @BrentsTreehouse Рік тому +27

    Love the channel. The home prices are low because these parts of WNY have been losing population for decades. Although the sale price is low, NY has high property taxes, and income and sales tax burden is also high. It is not uncommon for a $200K house to have $10K annual property tax. Many of these older 1900 era houses also require a lot of work, and issues like asbestos, mold, and structural challenges.
    It is beautiful though, especially in the summer and fall!

    • @blumenthol
      @blumenthol Рік тому +1

      I am in Central NY. He doesn't know. But great he is covering this region like this.

    • @AZebraCrossing
      @AZebraCrossing 7 місяців тому

      Thanks for bringing me back down to earth! I nearly got carried away with ideas of a small mansion and a tree lined back yard gently sloping down to the banks of the canal.

    • @BrentsTreehouse
      @BrentsTreehouse 7 місяців тому +1

      @@AZebraCrossing that still is not a bad idea. Underrated beautiful area just go in with eyes open. I'd choose a smaller house unless you have big household.

    • @M.TTT.
      @M.TTT. 5 місяців тому

      yep, they need to cut taxes in half for upstate NY or they're absolutely doomed, but the politicians don't care. They just keep chasing out the few remaining industries left there. Absolute fools

  • @johnschieffelin3226
    @johnschieffelin3226 Рік тому +10

    Loved the video, brought back wonderful memories of a boat trip I took with my wife from Detroit to RI. We traversed the entire length of the Erie Canal, from Buffalo to the Hudson River -- it was a wonderful experience. The villages, towns and cities along the Erie Canal vary from fairly forlorn to prosperous, but most welcomed passing boats with free docks and friendly people. There was a fair amount of work involved in going through 40+ locks, but the Canals was so peaceful and scenic the trip was very enjoyable.
    The big houses you videoed in the local villages and towns stemmed from the fact that the Erie Canal was the equivalent of I-95 in its heyday, a commercial powerhouse. Many folks made fortunes providing various products and services tor all the commercial ship traffic, and many manufacturing plants sprang up along the canal to access its excellent shipping facilities.

  • @ern48
    @ern48 Рік тому +3

    Great video thanks. In July 1995 I helped move a WW2 PT boat from NC to Toronto going up the Hudson through the eastern half of the Erie Canal and then north through the Oswego Canal to Lake Ontario. It was a fantastic once in a lifetime experience with beautiful landscapes and seeing the canal system from a slow moving boat.

  • @shirleyearllina
    @shirleyearllina Рік тому +5

    The Erie Canal is amazing . Upper state New York looks so peaceful . Thanks Joe and Nicole for taking me along .

  • @barbarathompson7983
    @barbarathompson7983 Рік тому +4

    211 E maple in Newark Ny $129900, 5 brms 2baths and 2766 sq feet. Multi family home. I truly enjoyed this because of the Erie Canal. As a kid we learned about it, but I never saw it. Thanks for wonderful places you take us.

  • @Wilett614
    @Wilett614 8 місяців тому +2

    I spent most of my younger years of summers in Newark , Lyons and Port Gibson on the wide Waters , villages as they are called . Very quiet and tranquil even to this Day . My Mother was Raised in Newark ' Town of Arcadia" my grandparents home was directly along the Canal right near Main street in Newark . I could go out the front door , cross the street and sit on the Canal Bank ,and eat lunch or play ,Right on the Canal bank . Oh how I miss those Wonderful Days !! I live in Pennsylvania , but my most vivid and glorious youthful days were spent on the Erie Canal ( Barge Canal ) as it was also called .
    Thank YOU So Much for Posting this Wonderful Video ! It brings back SOOOO Many Cherished Memories !!!

  • @davidphoenix5352
    @davidphoenix5352 Рік тому +9

    We did a road trip all around upstate New York about 15 years ago and I remember the Erie Canal area well. There are some nice little towns there away from the urban blight of Buffalo and Rochester. The Finger Lakes area is nice and the town of Geneva was used in a movie as I recall, but which one, I forget ! The Adirondacks is a lovely area, but quite of population loss in the past 50 years due in part to the textile industry decline. We have the same problem in the UK inasmuch as little towns have had to reinvent themselves. A great video, which brought back a lot of memories ! Many thanks Guys.

  • @thesearcher118
    @thesearcher118 Рік тому +14

    The confluence of the Mohawk River and the South Chuctanunda Creek was our playground when we were kids. The old tow path sits on the South Side of Amsterdam between the Mohawk and the Erie Canal ditch. The British troops used the tow path back in the 1700's. Relief units would march from Albany to Fort Oswego along this path. Fort Hunter has a great old Erie Canal state park. Great history through there. Killer video. Don't miss Amsterdam. Kirk Douglas Hometown.

  • @poowg2657
    @poowg2657 Рік тому +12

    Usually the tower on a house or the uppermost part with a room made of mostly widows is called a widow's keep or widow's watch. A section of railing on the top of a flat part of a roof is called a widow's walk. The idea being that women generally outlived their husbands and after the husband's paasing the wife could retire to these areas for peaceful contemplation and to be closer to the departed. Cool video!

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  Рік тому +2

      Interesting. Thank you for the info!

    • @foREVerXirish
      @foREVerXirish 5 місяців тому +1

      I was always told that thats where the wives and children went to look out for their husbands/fathers coming home from war. Thats why Ive also heard it called a Widows Weep. So interesting!

  • @joycelebaron2582
    @joycelebaron2582 Рік тому +20

    Glad to see that you're OK. I was looking at the tornado coverage last night, where I thought you were, forgetting there's a lag for safety (and other) purposes. That's wild that they built the 363-mile Erie Canal from 1817 to 1825 and it shortened the shipping time from 6 weeks to 6 days and freight cost from $100 to $6 a ton! That is just amazing and nobody talks about that accomplishment anymore. It almost seems like it should be one of the Wonders of the World!

    • @ScubaSteveCanada
      @ScubaSteveCanada Рік тому +9

      The death knell of the Erie canal was the building of the St. Lawrence Seaway. No cargo had to be transferred with the new Seaway since ocean-going vessels could fit through it. Eventually, the Seaway was made even wider. It would be awesome to boat along the Erie canal.

    • @joycelebaron2582
      @joycelebaron2582 Рік тому +2

      @@ScubaSteveCanada Oh yes, of course you're ab!solutely right! And it doesn't hurt that it goes through one of my favorite cities of all time, Montreal!

  • @kregnash3319
    @kregnash3319 Рік тому +4

    Wow I'm a truck driver that used to deliver to all those towns. I forgot how much I love that area. Thanks for video and unlocking the memories.

  • @wapiti3750
    @wapiti3750 Рік тому +5

    Thank you once again for being our tour guide! That was my first ever look at the Erie Canal. I was surprised to see that it is no longer used for commercial traffic. I would have to be REALLY HUNGRY to eat any fish caught out of those murky brown waters.

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  Рік тому

      Thank you for the comment. :)

    • @janicesullivan8942
      @janicesullivan8942 Рік тому +1

      It was nice to see recreational boat traffic on parts of the canal.

    • @devonalomar9012
      @devonalomar9012 Рік тому +1

      A few years ago, some large beer tanks were transported down the Canal as they were too large for roads. It brought whole villages down to watch😀

  • @WiseOldLady
    @WiseOldLady Рік тому +13

    I love upstate New York!

  • @Dalt21
    @Dalt21 Рік тому +3

    You were so close to where my gf is from in Geneva NY! Next time you go to upstate NY, I reccomend Geneva, Watkins Glen, Canadaigua , Auburn and Skeaneatles! Beautiful little towns.

  • @n8telyons
    @n8telyons Рік тому +7

    So glad I stumbled onto your video blog. Each of these towns have character all their own.
    You could use this venue to place blame and cast hatred. Instead you bring us together and give people a sense of history, community, and the diversity of our nation.

  • @brittongodman7769
    @brittongodman7769 Рік тому +16

    I grew up in New York State { upper Hudson River Valley } and there were not very many Mormons there. One girl in my entire High School was a Mormon and I never knew that until she was 16. Love your travel videos, by the way. This edition has made me miss New York; I've been gone a long time, since 1972.

    • @andrewward5891
      @andrewward5891 Рік тому

      Yeah the Mormons got kicked out of pretty much every place they set up shop (and Smith was killed by a mob in Illinois) until they got to Utah. So I doubt there are many Mormons in upstate New York (I’m not surprised by the lack of a Mormon church). Not many Christians live in Bethlehem either.

  • @tedgermann3904
    @tedgermann3904 Рік тому +4

    The hanging baskets and the planters on the corners are amazing!

  • @usbankusa
    @usbankusa Рік тому +2

    Thanks for the tour. I enjoyed it a lot.

  • @bobthetruckerguy5770
    @bobthetruckerguy5770 Рік тому +4

    Loved this video, from my home state, and I still live in NY 😔 n Sullivan county, home of the 1969 Woodstock Musuc and Art Fair, worth a visit.
    Some of the reasons for the population loss of these towns you visited, is the harsh winters, high taxes and loss of industry in Buffalo, Rochester, Utica and Syracuse, which also ripples out to the smaller towns.
    Very enjoyable video!

  • @jackies5481
    @jackies5481 Рік тому +9

    Back in the '70s I had a friend who worked on the canal at the locks near Troy, NY. Back then security was more lax than today. I spent many of my overnight hours "working" the lock with him. I'm glad you're finding my home state so intriguing! So many think of New York as only NYC. I am probably not catching you on time, but again plead you check out Round Lake -- about 15 miles north of Albany. A village like you've never seen!

  • @brucefigliolo1574
    @brucefigliolo1574 Рік тому +11

    As long as you are in the area, check out the wine country of the Finger Lakes. Beautiful scenery

  • @donschneider3687
    @donschneider3687 7 місяців тому +1

    Thanks Joe. It's always nice to hear from someone that appreciates historical architecture! Nice video and commentary, very enjoyable.

  • @i-a-g-r-e-e-----f-----jo--b
    @i-a-g-r-e-e-----f-----jo--b Рік тому +5

    Great video, thank you! I can picture Burl Ives singing about the Erie Canal as he sits on the shore in a rocking chair with his guitar playing.

  • @DesertMav
    @DesertMav Рік тому +6

    I loved seeing this video. The houses are going to be older and more beautiful as well as the weather being so nice at this time of year. The dry dock was really cool to see, especially with those old ships that are likely 60+ years old.

  • @New-Moderate
    @New-Moderate Рік тому +7

    Back in 2016 I did a lengthy road trip to the east, and for the last leg before turning back west, I drove from Buffalo to Saratoga Falls, mainly on US Interstate 90. However, I did stop off in Seneca Falls to see the It’s a Wonderful Life Museum. The town was like so many of these upstate New York towns: clean, quiet, friendly, no traffic. I could see living in one of these towns during the Summer.

    • @joycelebaron2582
      @joycelebaron2582 Рік тому +3

      "During Summer" is the key! Skaneateles is a nice town at the head of Skaneateles Lake (One of the Finger Lakes). It's not too far off I-90. I used to have friends who lived outside of Moravia (Birthplace of Millard Fillmore) and loved to stop there on my way down off of I-90. But you're right, Upstate NY has many lovely small towns. We used to go camping up there all the time when I was a kid.

  • @samsprague2846
    @samsprague2846 9 місяців тому +3

    Yes housing prices are quite low because these towns and villages are so far from everything including employers. The area is economically depressed for various reasons going all the way back to the canal becoming obsolete. It is still a nice place to live and especially appealing now that remote work is available for so many.

  • @singingdane3916
    @singingdane3916 10 місяців тому +2

    I so enjoy your travels and look forward to your videos. I grew up in western new york. The canal was about 2 miles down the road from our house. It is beautiful country. Head west and you'll get to my home town. Every time i drive back home, i get off 90 and take 21 to the four churches, turn left and keep going. So when you drove down that way i got a lump in my throat remembering all the years of driving home to see my Mama.

  • @DierdreWoods
    @DierdreWoods Рік тому +6

    I love watching this guy! I feel like I stumbled upon gold! One day he’s going to have a very big show of his own on something like the Travel Channel and we will all say,,, “i remember watching Joe and Nic when they were just starting out on UA-cam!!” Love the facts, small towns and relaxing narrative!! Thank you! Looking forward to seeing Syracuse.. I grew up in a small town called Baldwinsville right outside it… “Anyway….”

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  Рік тому +1

      Thank you for the kind words. :)

    • @Lafly84
      @Lafly84 Рік тому +1

      Hah - I used to pull beer loads out of the Anheuser-Busch plant in Baldwinsville back in the day.

    • @tatsf
      @tatsf Рік тому

      Many many years ago I went to high school in Phoenix, near Baldwinsville. My mom and brother stayed in the area but I left at 18 for the NYC area! Spent a lot of time as a teen in Syracuse! (and later visiting my mom and brother)

  • @johnlea8519
    @johnlea8519 Рік тому +5

    Really loving these videos while watching from my home in Southern England, enjoyable and relaxing tour of your wonderful country, thank you very much for the ride.

  • @mtilly0223
    @mtilly0223 9 місяців тому +1

    I'm so glad you showed the locks. Its incredible to watch the boats go through them. I grew up near Oneida Lake, the Barge Canal and the Erie Canal. We would go to Rome in grade school to see the historic village and see how the mules/horses pulled the boats. I grew up with a feeder canal behind my house. It was used to make sure the Erie Canal would always have water. Sadly, the population all over NY is going down. High taxes, greed and politics will do that. Its a shame because there is so much history and so many interesting places to live there. Thank you for showing this area while it's still beautiful and thriving.

  • @crowsdeluxe
    @crowsdeluxe Рік тому +19

    I live between Buffalo and Rochester in a canal town. It truly is a beautiful place to live. Sometimes I take the canal for granted because it's just always been there😂. I've enjoyed watching you guys make your way around the country. Keep up the great work!

    • @GeneseeBen
      @GeneseeBen Рік тому +2

      I live out that way as well. I'm always hitting the canal up with my pups. In between eagle harbor and Lockport are our usual stomping grounds.

    • @muhindoibrahim5427
      @muhindoibrahim5427 Рік тому

      How can I travel from Africa to that place for work update me am serious

  • @thomasw.uttinger9194
    @thomasw.uttinger9194 Рік тому +4

    Absolutely great work of you documenting the contemporary United States with all historic sites, really appreciated every edition of your journey! Hugs from Zurich, Switzerland

  • @nanaprn7809
    @nanaprn7809 Рік тому +1

    Very interesting video and a trip back in time for those of us who have lived the NY experience. Thank you.

  • @lindadavis1631
    @lindadavis1631 Рік тому +5

    Thanks for the history lesson. The Churches are magnificent 👍👍💕

  • @pattid1470
    @pattid1470 Рік тому +2

    Oh the boats!!! They need to be put in a museum.. I was also fascinated by what you find so cool.. Great video..

  • @KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH
    @KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH Рік тому +28

    I’m from the Albany area. Waterford, just north of Albany, is where the Erie and Champlain canals begin. This is an interesting area to explore.
    Believe it or not, Albany is in competition with Santa Fe and Saint Augustine as one of the oldest cities in the USA; it is older than NYC. It also was in the top ten of populated cities in the USA at one time. It has always amazed me that Route 20 was a toll road that was the entry way to the west from Albany. You were considered a pioneer if your ventured west from there. The area is so rich in history.
    You do great work. I enjoy watching your videos.

  • @stunman1000
    @stunman1000 Рік тому +3

    Wow! Just like our British and the Dutch Canals ,I had no idea how wonderful 😊

  • @sailor4116
    @sailor4116 Рік тому +6

    Whenever you show those huge homes, I often think how much to heat or cool them? Must be off the charts. Another great video. 🙂

  • @melaniel6634
    @melaniel6634 Рік тому +6

    You should check out Medina, NY. You can drive under the canal there.
    Shout out to the BEST canal town, Spencerport!!

    • @cherylmellblom5471
      @cherylmellblom5471 Рік тому +1

      I loved living in Spencerport! I remember crying when I had to drive my kids to Connecticut.

  • @nigelcooper878
    @nigelcooper878 Рік тому +1

    £129,900 for 211 Maple street New York State USA. Wish I lived there. Love watching your channel Joe and Nic. Thank you both so much for bringing this to us.

  • @AaronT129
    @AaronT129 11 місяців тому +4

    I loved traveling Upstate New York! I almost relocated there as I loved it so much! 🙂🙌🏾

  • @ForgeKnife
    @ForgeKnife Рік тому +3

    There is a 400+ mile bikeway along the Erie canal, goes from Niagara Falls to Albany. For many years now, in Early July there is an 800 person organized 400 mile, 8 day bike ride from Niagara Falls to Albany. The town of LYONS. Is pronounced LIONS. Palmyra. Is pronounced Pal-my-ra. Love your videos!

  • @daveschmarder-US1950
    @daveschmarder-US1950 Рік тому +4

    Welcome to NY. Come down and visit and view the Corning, Elmira and Watkins Glen area. That is in Chemung and Steuben counties (sh-mung, stew-been).

  • @davek8772
    @davek8772 Рік тому +3

    So close to my home area of Geneva NY! I wish I would've known. Would've bought you some lunch as a thank you for all the entertainment. Save travels!

  • @josermalavejr466
    @josermalavejr466 Рік тому +2

    I live in waterford ny. This town is at the beginning of the canal and Hudson where the two meet . And across the bridge over the hudson is Troy ny. Waterford should Definitely be brought back to life could be a nice little first stop town. Nothing to really offer. It would be really nice if the people who run the town of waterford . Could make it look like a harbor town like something you would see in Boston. That would be great. Love living here.... If you have went all the way down the canal you would have ran right into Waterford. Good luck on your travels.

  • @daviddesmond2143
    @daviddesmond2143 Рік тому +5

    Enjoyed another one of your videos and learning about places I have not been to. Good not to see excessive blight! I always find the statistics you tell us about the towns interesting and how you know the age or info about buildings or things you film. Rock on, Joe!

  • @jackieskitchen1966
    @jackieskitchen1966 5 місяців тому +1

    I live near these surround villages/towns. For your viewers sake Palmyra and Lyons the Y sounds like an i just like Clyde. We do have some beautiful historical homes, I personally wouldn't be able to afford to heat them. I love the old woodwork. pocket doors etc. in a lot of them as I looked at several when I was searching for my second home.
    When you were going over the bridge towards town in Clyde, I was thinking too bad you didn't turn around and head south it would bring you into the Seneca Falls/Waterloo area, Seneca Falls is known for the birth women's rights and loads of history like Susan B Anthony, Harriet Tubman ( From Auburn, NY) etc. Waterloo is known for the Birth of Memorial Day. You would also be in the Heart of the Finger Lakes and Wine Country. If you're up to visiting again someday it's worth checking out. We also have lochs and canal connecting from Seneca Lake to Cayuga Lake. In Seneca Falls there is a small Lake called VanClief Lake also connected to the canal system, the town of Seneca Falls used to be where the Lake is now. They say there are still foundations from old buildings in there. Take Care and safe travels!

  • @reginazubb2382
    @reginazubb2382 Рік тому +3

    I live in Newark New York I drive a transit bus through all the areas you’re showing. I appreciate your video. It taught me a lot and I’ve lived here my whole life you did pronounce palmyra wrong but that’s OK. Lol there’s a quaint refurbished theater in Lyons with a balcony and two movies were made in Lyons.

  • @nirkann
    @nirkann Рік тому +6

    The home on Maple Avenue in Newark is on sale for $129, 900. It has 5 bedrooms and needs some serious upgrading, but it's still not a bad price. Would be interesting to check on taxes and winter heating bills.

    • @元景-j2n
      @元景-j2n Рік тому

      tax $80700/yr.

    • @nirkann
      @nirkann Рік тому +1

      @@元景-j2n do you mean $8,070 per year? Pretty steep but not $80,700! LOL!

    • @jerrysgoodstuff280
      @jerrysgoodstuff280 Рік тому +3

      Estimated tax payment on Zillow $288.00 a month. $80,700 is th assessed value.

    • @nirkann
      @nirkann Рік тому +1

      @@jerrysgoodstuff280 Cool. Got it.

    • @元景-j2n
      @元景-j2n Рік тому +1

      @@nirkann you are correct the tax is assessed at this property value so the tax should be a lot less than $80700. I was actually shocked how come the tax can be that high lol

  • @alexandralovesgoats3360
    @alexandralovesgoats3360 Рік тому +6

    211 Maple in Newark is listed for $129,000. It was built in 1900. 5 BR, 2 BA.

    • @RhondaBowman
      @RhondaBowman Рік тому +1

      I was born in Newark, ny

    • @stratcat4450
      @stratcat4450 Рік тому

      Thank you. Been looking for your post with the price. My little working mans home has gone well into the 200k range over the last couple years! Crazy how things change.

  • @lisewinne4423
    @lisewinne4423 Рік тому +3

    Will you be going to Saratoga Springs? Lots of history: the place where the turn of the Revolutionary War worked in the America's favor (and a national park commemorates the battle), the summer home of The New York City Ballet, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and The Metropolitan Opera (known as the Saratoga Performing Arts Center), a dance museum, a horse racing museum, old bath houses (waters that were used to cure tuberculosis and discovered by native Americans), the oldest running music coffeehouse in the nation, Casino museum, a park by Civilian Conservation Corp during the Great Depression (beautiful!), a downtown park (Congress Park designed by famed Olmstead that houses a casino museum and an old carousel by Illion), and gorgeous well kept downtown and Victorian houses. It's a bit of a tourist town. You'll like it!

  • @FortisRising
    @FortisRising Рік тому +1

    I appreciate your unbiased and respectful approach to all those religions you discussed! Well done, sir!

  • @j96993
    @j96993 Рік тому +7

    Oh my God! You are in my neck of the woods. I live in Fairport, NY, and one of the Canal towns. I tried to find a email address or contact information to see where you would be in Upstate NY. Have a moved up here from Jacksonville, Florida in 1989, this is a great community and area of the country.

  • @ellioteaston7745
    @ellioteaston7745 Рік тому +2

    The northern part you point out is the Champlain Canal that connects Lake Champlain with the Hudson. It was built much later than the Erie Canal

  • @billstill1794
    @billstill1794 Рік тому +1

    Finally got to this one - trying to catch up after an extremely week. Sorry if I missed any along the line! Thanks for showing the Erie canal - I think parts of it (or connections to it) run by the Harrisburg area also... Looking forward to seeing you guys touring through Alaska and Canada this winter!

  • @thisoldcat
    @thisoldcat Рік тому +5

    28:18 That green tug is the "Tug Grouper". According to the NYS Canal Corp. history: "the tug named 'Grouper' was built in 1912 by the Great Lakes Towing Company of Cleveland, OH, the Grouper is a single screw tugboat with a length of 74 feet, a beam of 19 feet 06 inches, and a depth of 12 feet. In 1957, it was converted from steam to diesel, and operates on a Kahlenberg 6-cylinder engine. The tug was originally named the Gary. In 1934, it was sold to the C. Reiss Coal Company and renamed Green Bay. North American Towing purchased the Green Bay in 1981 and renamed her Oneida. In 1987, it was sold to Wellington Towing of Sault Ste. Marie, MI and renamed Iroquois. Its original owner and builder, the Great Lakes Towing Company, purchased it in 1990, and renamed it Alaska. In 1999, it was sold to Florida Marine Terminals and renamed Grouper, but on its delivery voyage was left along the Erie Canal, where it remains, and put up for sale." (FYI, it was just sold at auction for $3,500).

    • @scotthimowitz5422
      @scotthimowitz5422 Рік тому +3

      She looks to be similar to the tugs "Kentucky" and "Indiana" also built buy The Great lakes Towing Company of Cleveland, Oh

  • @markrichards6863
    @markrichards6863 9 місяців тому +1

    Upstate New York is gorgeous and affordable, a great place to raise a family, if you can learn to embrace winter recreation.

  • @pinkywilliams8063
    @pinkywilliams8063 Рік тому +2

    Loved the dry dock as well Joe. Great video today, favorite were the four churches. The stories they could tell...

  • @alexandralovesgoats3360
    @alexandralovesgoats3360 Рік тому +8

    These four villages are very nice! I enjoyed the history of Palmyra. I have always loved old brick houses with plaster walls and cool details like turrets and amazing windows. The downtowns were very nice as well. Great info on the Erie Canal. Thank you for a great video!

  • @zerog5041
    @zerog5041 Рік тому +2

    Some very picturesque and interesting towns in this video - you could spend a whole lot more time here and still not see it all, great video Joe.

  • @Chrisc9467
    @Chrisc9467 Рік тому +2

    Hi, Found your channel this week. Love what you do, I love the USA and the sights you show me are a great insight. Keep doing what you do, your style is spot on. Thank You from the UK

  • @amandahill7410
    @amandahill7410 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much joe for your lovely description of your wonderful country so far Newark is my favourite

  • @NativeNYer
    @NativeNYer Рік тому +5

    I love upstate new york! New York is still nice!

  • @gregpies1649
    @gregpies1649 Рік тому +5

    Nice to see some towns that haven't died or are in the process of dying. Contrast that with many of the towns that you have shown us along your journeys.

    • @devonalomar9012
      @devonalomar9012 Рік тому

      Sadly, Wayne County(Palmyra, Newark, Lyons) has lost much industry in recent decades. The ambitious youths are leaving.

  • @jburnett8152
    @jburnett8152 Рік тому +3

    Very cool. I had no idea what the Eerie canal looked like. Very cute towns. So nice it was 69 degrees for you. It's been a million degrees in Ft. Worth every day.😅

  • @zoidmo3388
    @zoidmo3388 Рік тому +2

    U guys did it again ! Outstanding vid ! Big thank you for the research you do & for taking us along with you in your life's adventures. I appreciate the good feelings you give me. See ya in next vid. Cheers!

  • @davidarthursmithers8188
    @davidarthursmithers8188 Рік тому +13

    No doubt the wealth is residue of the public investment in the canal over the generations. Now people are gradually leaving the smaller towns for more urban living. I am 70 and wish I could do what you are doing. Money, health, and physical ability are limits. Your videos will no doubt be an important cultural memory, perhaps long after you are gone.

  • @foREVerXirish
    @foREVerXirish 5 місяців тому

    Born/raised in Newark and i live in Palmyra now. The quakers were also started in the area and also spiritualism right down the road. This area is VERY rich in history and alot of the old houses have MANY stories to tell. One building you should have checked out in Clyde was the Eerie Mansion. Great stories about that place, its also so beautiful.
    Thank you for reviewing this area with grace, Ive seen some other people just spew false information, barely do research and have an awful bias. Thanks again!

  • @shadowbrown3942
    @shadowbrown3942 10 місяців тому +1

    We are enjoying your travels along with you both ~ it is like visiting with a great friend to spend time with you and Nic ! Be safe and enjoy your travels! 🎉

  • @keithhobbs9817
    @keithhobbs9817 Рік тому +2

    The Hill looks a little overgrown. They would have a yearly festival that would bring thousands of visitors and hundreds of Mormons to participate in the show which depicted the story of the begining of the church. Unfortunately, they stopped the yearly festival a few years ago. Next time your in Upstate NY you should travel through the Finger Lakes. I'm a Canandaigua resident...I prop up my town LOL!

  • @barkeater9606
    @barkeater9606 Рік тому +4

    I am from Dolgeville, New York, about 7 miles from Little Falls. You should check out the Adirondack Mountains and go to Lake Placid, which held the 1980 Winter Olympics. The Miracle on Ice! 👍

    • @gailweikelcorrea
      @gailweikelcorrea Рік тому +2

      My in laws live in the adirondacks...they live in Salsbury Center and my sister and brother in law live in Stratford, the Mowhawk River runs thru their property...

    • @barkeater9606
      @barkeater9606 Рік тому +1

      @@gailweikelcorrea I know that area very well. The East Canada creek runs in that area. Which runs south into the Mohawk River near Little Falls. I used to hunt near Stratford until 2008. 👍

    • @shawnknoblauch6338
      @shawnknoblauch6338 Рік тому +2

      ​@@barkeater9606my family on both sides is from Herkimer/Little Falls. I was born in Herkimer. I didn't grow up there but was able to spend summers there with my grandparents. You live in a beautiful part of the world, for sure.

  • @susanlongb4
    @susanlongb4 Рік тому +1

    What a beautiful area! I'm still smiling at Nic getting on that frog in the pool a while back. That was a hoot! 😁🐸

  • @WessCNY
    @WessCNY 6 місяців тому +1

    I live in Camillus, a few miles west of Syracuse. The Erie Canal is literally my back yard!
    Thanks for the awesome video 😊

  • @empressvogt
    @empressvogt Рік тому +3

    You make my day when you upload.

  • @RobinGerhart
    @RobinGerhart Рік тому +3

    Loved this! NY is very beautiful and diverse. Lived in western NY for 6.5 years in the 80’s. High taxes mark the spot. Thank you!

  • @tamedshrew235
    @tamedshrew235 Рік тому +3

    If you are headed down to Connecticut and want to view beautiful 19th and early 20th century churches and the most architecturally beautiful city hall, I recommend my hometown of Waterbury. The latter part of the 20th century has not been so kind to her, but the churches, monuments, train station and government buildings reveal a splendid history.

  • @proteus8535
    @proteus8535 Рік тому +3

    Thanks for the History lesson you two I always enjoy them!!

  • @josepha9313
    @josepha9313 11 місяців тому +1

    Runs past Rome NY where I was stationed in the 1980s at Griffiss AFB. Beautiful scenery in the Fall. Main St had an old-school pharmacy and the owner's son sold old baseball cards in there as well. Good fishing and hunting. Gets their fair share of snow. Short drive to Syracuse, close enough to my parents in the city of Queens, a 3 1/2 hour drive down the NYS Thruway. A lot of college towns along the way. Used to drive home for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Wish I had those days back again.

  • @curtishess2251
    @curtishess2251 Рік тому +2

    You should’ve checked out the beautiful canal town of pittsford ny absolutely gorgeous town

  • @elainefarr3155
    @elainefarr3155 Рік тому +2

    That's such a beautiful area, with so much history. I've been to Palmyra twice, and went to the Hill Cumorah and the Smith farm, then on to bits of the Erie canal and Niagara falls. From a small town in Arizona to small towns in New York, it was amazing!

    • @liannebedard5521
      @liannebedard5521 Рік тому

      Love the Adirondacks, where I spent college summers. So much to see and do…

  • @FollowThomas
    @FollowThomas Рік тому +1

    Great trail alongside of the Erie Canal. I rode it in August. Enjoyed every mile of it. Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @frankgrote7074
    @frankgrote7074 Рік тому +1

    I love your videos. My wife and I have friends in Naples, Florida and try to visit them every year. Then we always try to travel to the southern states by car. The furthest tour in 2019 was from Naples via Pensacola, New Orleans up the Mississippi to Memphis and then via Nashville to Atlanta. We love the USA and your videos are always like a little vacation in between, especially since we also love seeing rural America. I can also keep my English fresh. Please keep it up. Warm greetings from Germany