Lots of steel stitched together on the walking bridge in Poughkeepsie.
After the British burned down Kingston in 1777, Poughkeepsie became New York's Capital city. Poughkeepsie's influence and prestige is reflected in the ornate architecture of many of its buildings.
Poughkeepsie found an ingenious way to increase the city's size: murals of store fronts. Now if they could collect taxes from those merchants...
From a mural in downtown Poughkeepsie: "According to Indian legend, a mighty serpent lives in the Hudson." I wonder if he has cousins in Lac Ness and Lake Champlain?
Written in the Poughkeepsie Journal's iron gate: "Here shall the press the people's right maintain."
The current made the approach to Poughkeepsie's Shadow Marina interesting. The goal, as always, is not to scratch the paint. We didn't--scratch the paint that is.
Only 6 miles today, 759 in 2019, and 8995 from Naples. DBH
