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[AKLRULZ]

Hey there! Since you have specifically asked about fishing in New York, you might give this site a peek - it seems there is an abundance of info for the fisherman! Hope it helps. [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]

[denwol]

Thanks again!

Bert & Sully - We did actually consider Maine, as a first choice, but with the kids, we thought an 11 hour drive would be too much...when DH and I can go by ourselves, we will be heading to Maine. DH actually went to college in the Biddeford area....

Dad2jbj - Thanks for the fishing link! DH is busily searching it now for more info... [img]graemlins/puter.gif[/img]

Thanks!

[Janet 46]

Denise, My DH loves to go fishing too. We went to Lake George last year dragging our fishing boat behind us [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] and we had a great time. He and our 9 year old son were out fishing every morning at 6 a.m. and caught lots of fish(I slept in!). We did some swimming, and some tourist type things too. We played miniature golf, went to a Six Flags amusement park, took a tour of the lake on a huge paddleboat (the Minnehaha), toured Fort William Henry, and spent time relaxing on the beach. The camp grounds are beautiful - lots of families and lots of activities for the kids. We're going back next year, but we might rent a cabin instead of camping.

[RocklandRVers]

You could drive to Bar Harbor, Maine

<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">I would agree with Bar Harbor totally. We went the past 2 summers. If it wasn't for us saving our vacation time for another trip to WDW in December, we would be heading there for a third summer.

Great campgrounds. One of them Mount Narrows Campground is highly rated by Woodalls, Trailer Life, etc. and rates a 9 out of 10 on my personal scale. It is right on the ocean. By the way Disney's Fort Wilderness is my idea of a 10+. They have lots of stuff for kids (pool, playground, arcade,etc) and every night a different fun show. You gotta see Elvis...he is fantastic.

Acadia National Park is breathtakingly gorgeous. You can catch one of the free (let me repeat that FREE) Island Explorer tour busses right at the campground that will take you all over the park. The busses are part of the National Parks Service.

Forget about that 11 hour ferry boat to Nova Scotia. We took The Cat Ferry which makes the trip from Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia in about 2 1/2 hours! It is a huge catamaran high speed ferry that speeds over the waves at about 60 mph. It has a bar, restaurant (we had prime rib for dinner on the return trip)and even a casino. For kids there is a family area where they show Disney movies. Oh and you don't want to miss standing on the rear deck watching that huge "rooster tail" shoot out from those powerful jet engines.

We left our camper in Bar Harbor and went over as foot passengers for the day. You can spend the day exploring Yarmouth NS or like we did rent a car (fairly cheaply I may add) and explore that way. We did the lighthouse route up the coast which is beautiful.

Can you tell we love Maine? [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

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[denwol]

Thanks, RocklandRVers, but it seems Maine is just out of the question for this trip...

We checked Acadia, and there are no available campsites for the week we wanted to go, and really, I think the trip is just too far. Maybe next time... [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[RocklandRVers]

Awwwww thats too bad. By the way, our favorite campground, Old Mill Campground is close enough for us to get to for weekend stays and is not too far from you...in Lancaster, PA.

We love it for several reasons. It is close to lots of stuff we love to do. Amusement parks (we can walk to Dutch Wonderland and Hershey is about a half hour away)Theater shows (3 dinner theaters and 4 others), Amish country sightseeing, outlet shopping (2 outlet malls)and just the fun of camping.

We go at least once a month to Old Mill.

[denwol]

Hey, RocklandRVers and Bert and Sully, I PM'd you guys re: Maine!

Thanks! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]

[elbug10]

Denwol, can you handle yet another suggestion? Since you said you are closer to Western NY, how about Letchworth St. Park, near Geneseo, about 45 min. south of Rochester? There's a gorge there that's just spectacular, and its centrally located enough to do day trips into Rochester (Strong Museum, Science Museum/Planetarium, Eastman Kodak house, SeaBreeze Amusement Park), or to explore the fingerlakes. Palmyra's Hill Cumorah Pagent, which is an outdoor show held on a hill every weekend tells the story of the founding of the Mormon Church, and is really something to see. Also wouldn't be that far from Watkin's Glen, where they have a neat laser show at night called "Timespell". Good luck in whatever you decide, and have a good trip! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]

P.S. I live in upstate NY, so I've been to Lake George (another great suggestion!), Old Forge and Letchworth/Finger Lakes. P.M. me if you want, and I'll try to answer any questions!