#14 Grafton, OH to Westfield, NY

#14 Grafton, OH to Westfield, NY 

We took a drive through the village of Grafton.  The township associated with our campground. It a typical small American town that is only a few blocks long.

I was surprised by the water tower that showed this little dot on the map has been a town for over 200 years!  WOW!

The houses with expansive front yards continue to amaze us.  At one place we saw 3 owners in the same neighborhood mowing at the same time.  Glad that is not us!

Rest stops in Ohio look like this.  Derrille and Jay walk around the rest stops for about 15 minutes. We stop about every two hours to do this.  After being in 49 states I find the rest stop designs a bit interesting.

As we headed east on I-90 eastern Ohio looked pretty with the green woods on each side of the road. Very few conifers grow in these woods.   Tailgating is still big!

Derrille saw a sign that advertised Pepper Spray, Stun guns and Knives for sale.  Hmmm….

I appreciate the warning, so I can get my camera ready.

Hello Pennsylvania.

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We are starting to see the winery signs and the vineyards. Upper state New York is wine country! Apparently so Upper Pennsylvania is too.

Hello New York!

New state…….another set of toll booth

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We stopped at a Travel Plaza in Angola, NY for diesel.  Surprisingly our last fill up was in Angola, IN. As Derrille says “there are only so many names!”  The travel plazas allow you fill up your tanks without exiting the toll road.  However you don't get to chose the station or amenities.  You get whatever is there.

The roads here deteriorated even more when we crossed the state line.  The cold and snowy winter take their toll.  This is I-90.

Just inside the New York border Westfield, a smaller town than Grafton, sits on the shores of Lake Erie.

Westfield, NY does have a KOA which was our destination.  It also has this lighthouse which we might have visited if it wasn’t raining.  We parked and I visited with some neighbors.  Then we took off. 

 We drove across the street from the campground and took  a look at Ottaway Park and Lake Erie. 

We were looking for a place to eat.  Most everything in Westfield closed at 2 or 3 pm. We passed this nice looking home.

Had to drive back into Pennsylvania to find food and then back into New York to the RV park.

Farther south is the town of North East, PA.  The name came from its location in the NE corner of their county.  As with most little town, North East presents a quaint feeling.  Only 4,000 people live here.

We were looking for some place to eat and happened upon Johnny B’s restaurant.  What good fortune for us!  Our food was delicious and didn’t cost an arm and a leg.  We had ravioli or spaghetti with an incredible marinara.

After dinner the rain changed from light showers to a heavy downpour. We drove around Mercyhurst University impressed with its architecture. This 100 year old campus originally housed the Redemptorist Seminary.  Today this branch campus of Mercyhurst University houses a 2-year Catholic liberal arts college.   It offers 1 year certificates and two-year associate degrees in a variety of majors.  As of 2010 it enrolled more than 1060 resident and commuter students. Even in the heavy rain it looked majestic.

Coming out of North East we spotted this vineyard sign.

The rain continued to pour as the campground emptied on a Sunday morning….Happy Father’s Day and we headed to Buffalo, NY.