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The Krazy Horse Saloon in downtown Plattsburgh has brought the old west to the east coast. The only things missing are the stirrups and the horses. The owners and operators of Krazy Horse Saloon are Scott Dubrey, Shawn Cliché, and Chris Waldron. These three worked for three and a half years to bring a unique bar to Plattsburgh. The Saloon has been open for just over a year and has been attracting a diverse crowd. "We wanted to attract an older crowd, as well as the college crowd," Dubrey said. |
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As you walk into Cactus Grill and Cantina in Potsdam, the large, open dining room with cracked paint on the walls and cement floors makes you feel as if you just walked into an old village in Mexico. A giant brightly colored sun and shooting stars cover the walls and a spiky cactus stands tall in each corner of the room. There are several wooden tables in the dining room surrounded by red, blue, and yellow chairs. |
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Sunday night's for any restaurant are usually slow. This was definitely the case for Olive Ridley's. Two people sat at the bar and only two tables were taken in the dining area. Hoping the lack of people had nothing to do with the quality of the food, my guest and I took a seat. |
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Picture, if you will, a scene of houses haunted by restless ghosts, graveyards filled with wandering shadows, a fetus turned to stone in its mother's womb, reclusive hermits and a secret society of superior beings. While first instincts may have one think this sounds like parts of a plot for a horror movie, it appears these paranormal and strange incidents take place a bit closer to home. In Cheri Revai's Weird Northern New York, the Adirondack area proves to be a bit more strange than it appears. The alleged non-fiction stories that fill the books pages may be hard to swallow at times, but serve as entertaining and occasionally tantalizing reads. |
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On a breezy day, my guest and I walked up a few steps to a stately tan door to enter the old Burlington Trust building transformed into Sweetwaters restaurant and bistro. Dim lighting and green carpeting surrounded us as a hostess smiled in greeting and asked, "Just two?" With a slight nod, she plucked two menus from a bin and walked us down to the patio area. Padlocked windows transformed this outdoor area to more indoor seating in the winter. We were lead to a small circular green table and two chairs - a prime spot to people-watch in the Church Street Marketplace. |
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I am not someone who tapes five hour History Channel segments on the War of 1812, but recently I did watch The Final Voyage of the Ticonderoga, a short documentary film produced by Vermont Public Television. While it wasn't the most exhilarating 25 minutes of my life, I certainly didn't nod off from boredom either. |
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