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Day 3: December 24, 2019 Fog to Lake Comment via blog |
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This was just about the most unscenic drive of a scenic byway I can
recall. Between Steubenville and East Liverpool, OH-7 is part of the Ohio
River Scenic Byway and for most of that distance is -- conditions
permitting -- within sight of the Ohio River. Conditions were not
permitting today. The heavy fog apparent in the first picture began to
vanish just a few miles of where I took the second picture at OH-7's end
in Conneaut.
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OH-7 ends just a few blocks -- no more than half a mile -- from Lake Erie.
I continued to the shore and grabbed a few photos. The third one is from a
park I pulled into shortly after heading west.
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Geneva-on-the-Lake is bracketed by overhead arches. The first picture is
from the east end of town from when I first reached it. The second is was
taken from the driveway of my destination on the town's west edge.
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It was slowly registering that my choice for where to spend Christmas this
year definitely had issues. You might have noticed that I took no pictures
when I first drove through town. These pictures were taken when I drove
back through to verify what I had seen: absolutely nothing was open. I
guess I wasn't really surprised, but I had been hanging onto a sliver of
hope. A few places, such as the brewery, were closed for the holiday and
would reopen Thursday or a few days later. But most were closed for the
season. This is, after all, a resort village on Ohio's north coast. It's
at roughly 42 degrees north latitude; A lot of very cold water is right
next to it; There is virtually nothing to interfere with a north wind that
wants to come calling. There was no doubt that these businesses had seen
and would see some seriously fun times -- but not today, not in December.
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So here is where I'll be spending almost all of my time over the next
couple of days. The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake is a great looking
place that appears ready for Christmas. It has a very nice lounge and a
restaurant with a good reputation. And it is definitely on-the-lake as the
third photo, taken from the lounge, shows.
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I did drive through the state park which, like most things in the area,
is oriented towards big water and warmer weather. And I made a pass
through Geneva (not-on-the-Lake) and found everything closed except for
drug stores and gas stations. A carry-out near the lodge was also open.
The lodge restaurant had a buffet operating tonight. I believe
reservations were required but even if I could have talked my way in, I
had no desire to. That's what I'll be doing tomorrow.
A small but quite respectable menu is offered in the lounge. I opted for a chicken Caesar before retiring to my room where dessert again awaited. |
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