MEMORIAL DAY
Schenectady, N.Y. Arose 6 A.M. Loaded things in Jewett. Prepared the house to leave. Breakfast & Worship. Bid Mrs. Mould, Zerby's etc, good-bye. Father, Mother, Brother & I started for California at 9:35 A.M. Very pleasant ride up the familiar Mohawk Valley. Dinner 2 miles east of Herkimer over looking the river. Wonderful, bright, cool & rather breezy. Very comfortable travelling in closed car. Roads excellent all the way with very slight exceptions. Very pleasant day for our first. Distance covered 190 miles. Car so new we did not drive much over 25 miles per hour. H.H. & I camped on public camping grounds at Canandaigua, N.Y. on the shore of Canandaigua Lake. Moonlight glorious. Letter to M.L.Y.* Father & Mother stayed at a private house. To bed 11 P.M. Thank God for safe departure. The scenery was beautiful all day long. Rolling country. From Seneca Lake to Canandaigua Lake, most wonderful apple orchards in full bloom. Air filled with their fragrance. Father & Mother stayed at 722 Lake Street.
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Stanford and his family set off for their journey in their new Jewett automobile. Below is a contemporary ad for the vehicle that describes some of the desirable features, which were probably what convinced Stillman to purchase one for their long trip.
Canandaigua Lake is one of the Finger Lakes in upstate New York. Below is a photo of the Lake, taken from the town's website:
The route they took may have been similar to the one shown below, covering 204 miles; their route was only 190 miles, but it probably took them 8 hours or more to drive at 25 miles per hour.
*The letter Stanford wrote to Mary Leah can be read on the Letters: May 29-31, 1923 page, here.
Schenectady, N.Y. Arose 6 A.M. Loaded things in Jewett. Prepared the house to leave. Breakfast & Worship. Bid Mrs. Mould, Zerby's etc, good-bye. Father, Mother, Brother & I started for California at 9:35 A.M. Very pleasant ride up the familiar Mohawk Valley. Dinner 2 miles east of Herkimer over looking the river. Wonderful, bright, cool & rather breezy. Very comfortable travelling in closed car. Roads excellent all the way with very slight exceptions. Very pleasant day for our first. Distance covered 190 miles. Car so new we did not drive much over 25 miles per hour. H.H. & I camped on public camping grounds at Canandaigua, N.Y. on the shore of Canandaigua Lake. Moonlight glorious. Letter to M.L.Y.* Father & Mother stayed at a private house. To bed 11 P.M. Thank God for safe departure. The scenery was beautiful all day long. Rolling country. From Seneca Lake to Canandaigua Lake, most wonderful apple orchards in full bloom. Air filled with their fragrance. Father & Mother stayed at 722 Lake Street.
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Stanford and his family set off for their journey in their new Jewett automobile. Below is a contemporary ad for the vehicle that describes some of the desirable features, which were probably what convinced Stillman to purchase one for their long trip.
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| Taken from Town of Canandaigua |
*The letter Stanford wrote to Mary Leah can be read on the Letters: May 29-31, 1923 page, here.
