Eleven Posted August 28 Report Posted August 28 53 minutes ago, mjd1001 said: I don't know, I still think it IS what many people think of small town usa. I am not a frequent visitor to Europe, but when I have been there it was in a few places in Germany and Poland, and NOTL reminds me more of small towns scattered throughout New England here than it does that parts of Europe I saw. They do more of a 'central square' thing in towns, where in 'America' its more of a 'main street' type of thing. (again, from my very limited travels outside of North America) For example you walk a block or two off of Queen street, you actually DO see houses with white picket fences. The residental areas mostly have sidewalks and are lined with trees, houses with small front yards and some kind of backyards, a 'main street' (Queen street) with mostly locally owned shops, very few chains stores, and a very walkabout community. Maybe SOME of the architecture is more european, but when I said "Small town Americana", I was referring to the things listed above, the non-cookie-cutter houses, sidewalks, tree lined streets, a main street with local shops, and yes, a few actual white picket fences. NOTL is Lewiston. Or the Village of Williamsville. Or East Aurora. It isn't Europe. I agree. Quote
mudberry Posted August 28 Report Posted August 28 15 hours ago, Broken Ankles said: Teachers - please update your mnemonic device to remember the Great Lakes S- Superior H- Huron A- America M- Michigan E- Erie I learned this one a while back and it still works Lucy Likes Licking Lettuce Loudly Quote
Eleven Posted August 28 Report Posted August 28 8 minutes ago, mudberry said: I learned this one a while back and it still works Lucy Likes Licking Lettuce Loudly I can't parse this. Quote
mjd1001 Posted August 28 Report Posted August 28 15 hours ago, Broken Ankles said: Teachers - please update your mnemonic device to remember the Great Lakes S- Superior H- Huron A- America M- Michigan E- Erie Remembering the lakes that way....or the 'original' way using H-O-M-E-S....I never heard of that until it was brought up in the last few days. Seriously, people have been saying stuff like...every child in school learned the names of the great lakes using "HOMES"... was the very first I ever heard of it. As a kid I just looked at a map, there were 5 lakes....5 wasn't that hard to remember. 2 Quote
Weave Posted August 28 Report Posted August 28 32 minutes ago, mudberry said: I learned this one a while back and it still works Lucy Likes Licking Lettuce Loudly My 13yr old brain immediately went to something obscene. 1 1 Quote
Broken Ankles Posted August 28 Report Posted August 28 2 hours ago, mjd1001 said: Remembering the lakes that way....or the 'original' way using H-O-M-E-S....I never heard of that until it was brought up in the last few days. Seriously, people have been saying stuff like...every child in school learned the names of the great lakes using "HOMES"... was the very first I ever heard of it. As a kid I just looked at a map, there were 5 lakes....5 wasn't that hard to remember. I think mnemonic devices are a real thing. It helps you remember them more easily than just reading and trying to remember. Not just for your geography test, in 1978, but like forever. Quote
stenbaro Posted August 28 Report Posted August 28 (edited) Stupidest thing ever. Lol..Had to share VID_20260828_190949.mp4 Edited August 28 by stenbaro Spelling 1 Quote
clink Posted August 29 Report Posted August 29 On 8/27/2026 at 3:50 PM, Jävə Keith said: Need to change the thread title. As of 1:24pm today, it's name has been officially changed to Lake America. I will NEVER refer to Lake Ontario by any name, other than Lake Ontario petty attempts at agenda achievement by our Führer in chief be damned!!! 6 2 1 1 Quote
Taro T Posted August 29 Report Posted August 29 1 minute ago, clink said: I will NEVER refer to Lake Ontario by any name, other than Lake Ontario petty attempts at agenda achievement by our Führer in chief be damned!!! Not even "Lake Nothing to Do with Michigan?" 😞 Was SURE we could get some traction for that one. 1 Quote
North Buffalo Posted August 29 Report Posted August 29 Like DCA which will always be WashingtonNational Airport... Ontario will always be that... PS my favorite Lake is Huron... 30k Islands in The Georgian Bay my folks owned one til 2004 just NW of Parry Sound... spent my summers there as a child/young adult fishing, exploring, camping ... water was so clean you could stick your face in and drink... see down 40 feet... lots of big fish! 1 Quote
Demoted Posted August 29 Report Posted August 29 On 8/27/2026 at 11:25 PM, Taro T said: Are we sure his brother was the only one with a raging drug habit? Considering that's the only Great Lake that doesn't border Canada, isn't that a bit like Mexico deciding to refer to the South China Sea as the Phillipine Sea? (The better joke would've been trying to rename Lake Superior. 😉 ) Or like naming the Strait of Hormuz the Strait of America... 1 Quote
Kr632 Posted August 29 Report Posted August 29 On 8/27/2026 at 8:24 PM, Big Guava said: Peach Festival should be coming up soon in Lewiston...love it! A lot of people don't know the area around Lake Ontario is one of the great fruit growing regions around here, including Peaches. I love driving on the bombed out Lake Ontario expressway or whatever it’s called to Rochester. I’ll stop at farm stands and grab lunch. I love peaches but I’ve yet to find one I’ve enjoyed that was grown in the area. Idk if they’re not ripe yet or what but they’re always very bland. All the other fruits and vegetables are amazing Quote
LGR4GM Posted August 29 Author Report Posted August 29 7 minutes ago, Kr632 said: I love driving on the bombed out Lake Ontario expressway or whatever it’s called to Rochester. I’ll stop at farm stands and grab lunch. I love peaches but I’ve yet to find one I’ve enjoyed that was grown in the area. Idk if they’re not ripe yet or what but they’re always very bland. All the other fruits and vegetables are amazing Route 104? Quote
Weave Posted August 29 Report Posted August 29 12 minutes ago, LGR4GM said: Route 104? He’s talking about rt18. From Point Breeze to Rochester it is an unmaintained divided highway that looks like it was part of a scene from the original Road Warrior. 1 1 Quote
K-9 Posted August 29 Report Posted August 29 26 minutes ago, PASabreFan said: Gordon Lightfoot has entered the chat. “… and farther below, Lake Ontario, takes in what Lake Erie can send her …” 1 Quote
Taro T Posted August 29 Report Posted August 29 Just heard a rumor that the next really huuuuge renaming will be Canadian Geese will henceforth be called Donald Ducks. 😉 4 Quote
Pimlach Posted August 29 Report Posted August 29 1 hour ago, PASabreFan said: Gordon Lightfoot has entered the chat. Lightfoot referred to Lake Superior as "Gitche Gumee" (taken from a poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow). The Ojibwe people actually used the word gichi-gami, which means "great sea" or "big water". 1 Quote
Pimlach Posted August 29 Report Posted August 29 19 minutes ago, Taro T said: Just heard a rumor that the next really huuuuge renaming will be Canadian Geese will henceforth be called Donald Ducks. 😉 1 1 Quote
Big Guava Posted August 29 Report Posted August 29 3 hours ago, PASabreFan said: Gordon Lightfoot has entered the chat. Sundown, you'd better take care... If I find you've been creepin' 'round my back stairs... Sometimes I think it's a sin... When I feel like I'm winnin' when I'm losin' again... 1 Quote
JoeSchmoe Posted August 30 Report Posted August 30 I started a staycation thread last summer and recommended Port Dalhousie. If you're doing a fishing charter, definitely go here. Quote
Brawndo Posted August 30 Report Posted August 30 On 8/28/2026 at 12:34 PM, mjd1001 said: Alexandria Bay and Clayton are close together, maybe 10-15 minutes? I actually prefer Clayton a bit more. If you are wanting to say in a large hotel that is a bit upscale, the 1000 Island Harbor Hotel is right on the water in Clayton (there are other bed and breakfasts and some good smaller hotels scattered throughout the area though). I feel same way about Clayton. They have better restaurants, Channelside, Hop Spot and Woodboat Brewery to name a few. My grandmother had a place until 1986 near Schermhorns Landing in Duck Cove. I have been back in a few summers, but plan on changing that next year 1 Quote
mjd1001 Posted August 30 Report Posted August 30 As of this morning....if you live in the USA, Google maps now has it called "Lake America. Lake Ontario US no-more from the USA side of things on their maps. 2 Quote
Weave Posted August 30 Report Posted August 30 1 hour ago, mjd1001 said: As of this morning....if you live in the USA, Google maps now has it called "Lake America. Lake Ontario US no-more from the USA side of things on their maps. As if we needed another reason to de-Google our lives. Apple maps still shows Lake Ontario. 1 1 Quote
Pimlach Posted August 30 Report Posted August 30 6 minutes ago, Weave said: As if we needed another reason to de-Google our lives. Apple maps still shows Lake Ontario. People tell me the world has always been like this. first newspapers, then TV shows, followed by social media, and now phone Apps ... SMH Quote
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