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Amazing Indian Summer Weather to Explore Ogdensburg, NY State

Thanksgiving long weekend brought amazingly hot weather and we decided to spend the day in Ogdensburg, NY State. We always pass through the town but never really stopped to appreciate it. Time to do it justice under a beautiful Indian summer sun.

Ogdensburg is probably the closest American town to Ottawa. A 45-minute drive took us to the International Bridge between Prescott and Ogdensburg, where we flashed our passports and entered the U.S.

Even though both countries are only separated by the St Lawrence River, small differences are easy to notice. For instance, in the U.S, traffic lights are often suspended from wires over the middle of an intersection while in Canada they are mounted on vertical poles. Houses sport The Stars and Stripes and most have a nice cozy porch with a few chairs and/or a sunroom. In Canada, I’m used to entire neighbourhoods looking exactly the same because they have been built by the same promoter. It’s nice to see older houses, even though some were really falling apart.

Finally, I have never seen Amish in Ontario (even though there is supposed to be a small settlement there) but here we stumbled upon two buggies a few minutes apart. Even the local Wal-Mart had parking space reserved for buggies and horse carriages! I hate to sound silly, but are Amish even supposed to shop at Wal-Mart?

After a gigantic pizza lunch—ordering the large one was a mistake—we explored the marina. The weather was turning stormy but the light that filtered from the dark clouds was amazing.

On the way back to Canada, like last time, we were stuck on the bridge for over an hour. Tons of Canadians go bargain-hunting in the U.S and custom checks can be slow, plus there is some construction on the bridge. From there, the sunset was amazing and it was almost worth the delay.

Religious Propaganda
Amish-Friendly Walmart
Fall Colours
Amish and Buggy
Amish and Buggy
Ogdensburg
Getting Ready For Halloween
A Huge Pizza
Ogdensburg Marina
Ogdensburg Marina
Getting Stormy
Religious Propaganda
The Marina
The Marina
From America With Love (Canada Right in Front)
Ice
Americans take Halloween Seriously…
Stuck on the International Bridge
Stuck on the International Bridge
Sunset on the International Bridge
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Zhu

French woman in English Canada.

Exploring the world with my camera since 1999, translating sentences for a living, writing stories that may or may not get attention.

Firm believer that nobody is normal... and it’s better this way.

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