Boston Environs And The White And Adirondack Mountains Poem by Deanna Samuels

Boston, how quickly a week goes by
A journey to Boston through the blaze of Fall
Historical towns and cities to enthrall
Six days of culture and a lighter frivolous visit thrown in
Bus trips and walking tours to see and learn from every hour
Magnificent opulent furnished mansions of Newport, Rhode Island
Their background history, the magnates that owned them
The Old Quarter full of museums of Arts and Culture
Touro too, the oldest surviving synagogue in North America
The story of its founder members, of its use during civil uprisings
To the bewitched town of Salem and what it has spawned
The Witch House with some reality and House of the Seven Gables
Plymouth, history of The Pilgrim Fathers landing on American soil
Their beginnings, their hardships, their suffering, their endurance
A Harvard tour and of its foundation almost four centuries ago
The secret that the famous John Harvard statue is not of him
A student may be at creating time, descendent from a past president
Delightful evening attending the Harvard Bach Society Orchestra
Superbly playing Mozart's Posthorn and Price Symphony 1
Book a seat and the entrance is free, performances not to be missed
A whole day duo bus tour of Boston and surrounding locales
The history of this interesting city, Boston Common, Fenway Park
Beacon Hill Monument, the Naval Yard and Boston Tea Party
The years taken infilling land from the sea using three hills to succeed
Roads, tunnels, bridges, Financial District built on these new acres
Journeys to historical towns of Lexington and Concord
Sites of the American rebellion against the British troops in 1775
Where Paul Revere made his famous ride of warning
Eventually leading to the independence of the American peoples
All this and more in an exciting and inspirational jam-packed week
Leaving Boston behind on a bright Sunday morn, pointed car north
Headed towards the White Mountain range of New Hampshire
Enjoyed the countryside and magnificent Fall colors along the way
Mountainsides full of deep orange and red tones, tinges of bronze
Rivers at full depth bearing white water flow and quieter streams
Overnight in a pre-booked quaint country lodge at Woodstock
A meal at the local Greek eatery, the popular bar pub being too full
Waking to a sunny morning, drove towards The Green Mountains
A pleasant range to drive through with interesting towns to stop by
Onwards through the countryside, passing rivers, villages and farms
Arrived at Chimney Point, crossed Bridge Road over Lake Champlain
Joining the 185 and 22, looked forward to reaching main goal
The Adirondack Mountains
What beauty awaited to arrive on such scene
The Autumn colors breathtaking, the peaks at their best
Roads curving round Mountains with Ess bends enroute
The ride was just glorious every moment a treat
Arrived at the town of Long Lake on the lake of same name
An overnight stay at the Adirondack Hotel besides Long Lake
A second time there as the service and location so good
Views of Long Lake never fail to please
With meals in the evening, delicious, hot and filling
One precious free day, a drive to the famed Lake Placid
The winter Olympic sites and museums of ‘32 and ‘80 made for inspiring tour
A training complex for current and past teams quite spectacular
The town of Lake Placid is strangely curved around Lake Mirror
An all year-round resort with emphasis on winter sport
Ample time and opportunity to explore a few miles north
To actually see the much larger Lake Placid with own islands inset
Was calm and sparkling, private golf courses and houses encircled
Disappointedly, no sighting of any unwelcome or threatening monsters!
Returning south, a view of Tupper Lake and town
Thought to explore The Wild Center natural history museum, was closed today
A bonus though, came across an old synagogue of the very early 1900s
Prominent corner property, well preserved and in active use to this day
Returned on the forested hilly roads to Adirondack Hotel and Long Lake
Another pleasant unrushed dinner and interesting conversation in the bar
Comfortable overnight, awaking to a sunny morn, packed and away
North on 30 and 3, enjoying the Adirondacks and changing scenery of Autumn
Gradually and sadly leaving them behind from the 56 and on to 37
Rode on 37 to number 12 with good views of the St Lawrence River
Onwards to Collins Landing and the high Thousand Island Bridge
The bridge to bring us back once more to our beloved Canadian soil
Route 2 through Gananoque and Kingston too, made our way home
A great eleven days of interesting tours, visits and magnificent scenery


Written at Richmond Hill, Ontario - 14th October 2018