We camped at the Village of Turning Stone, part of the Turning Stone Casino. The Casino, campground and various gas and convenience stores are owned and operated by the Oneida Indian Nation. What an operation they have, beautifully done and a great stop along the road. Unfortunately the casino Gods did not shine upon us..but I broke even ( Mike doesn't gamble, for those unaware). Mike, I and the pups went to The Herkimer Diamond Mines, obviously located in Herkimer!!!!! Now Herkimer Diamonds are not REALLY diamonds, they are Double Terminated Crystals. There are several ways to find them, digging and chipping rocks, walking and picking them up off the ground or sluicing for them. We chose the latter (Mike had put his back out and digging didn't seem a great idea). We did find a few nice "Diamonds" and a few other great stones. Mike and I spent a lovely evening with a couple that Mike had emailed with on irv2, a web site for rver's etc. Linda and Mike live in the area and stopped by to say hello. This morning we moved on to Bainbridge NY where the rain has finally found us!!!!! We thought we had outsmarted it, but NOOOOOO, the weather has no sense of humor!!!!! Nice campground, they even have pizza delivery directly to your coach..not bad for a stop along the road :)
From the road,
Jan and Mike
From the road,
Jan and Mike
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