I had never heard of Sackets Harbor so serendipity played a big role in our 4 day stay. It begins with escaping (yeah that is the right word) the Oswego Canal hours before it was ‘closed to navigation’. Upon entering Lake Ontario headed toward the St Lawrence Seaway (and maybe Canada???) there are few harbors to choose from and Sackets was the right distance and seemed like it would be a nice place to hang for 2 days. As soon as we entered the harbor, it was clear 2 days would not be enough. The harbor is small, well protected and we had a primo t-head location directly across from the town green/dock and the bandstand gazebo. If Hallmark hasn’t made a movie here yet, it will soon…
We then we learned that this was CanAm weekend which is an annual celebration of getting outside and having good family fun (also Canada and America). Saturday was overcast and rain threatened all day, but not enough to halt the boxcar derby, human foosball, crafters, a surprising number of vintners and a large crowd of families all having a blast!
For a town of only ~1500 people, this place has more than it’s share of good restaurants. Tin Pan Galley tops the list and following our lunch in their garden courtyard, we decided dinner reservations were a must.
How did Sackets Harbor come to be? Wikipedia can give you the full story and it’s worth a read. Perhaps the fact that this was once the 3rd largest town in NY (after NYC and Albany) and that it played a key role in the War of 1812 will entice those interested in history.
Aisling goes Looping 