Trump’s vote falsehoods, into day of defeat

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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s vote falsehoods, into day of defeat

The most direct attempt to undermine the integrity of the U.S. election with bad information came not from overseas sources or online liars but from a president standing behind the presidential seal at the White House and facing his defeat.

In the hours before his election loss Saturday, President Donald Trump spoke of “horror stories” in voting and counting across the land, but his stories were wrong. Election officials, Democrats and some Republicans blanched at his baseless recitation of sinister doings and his effort to delegitimize democracy’s highest calling.

 

Visit the Canal

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Visit the Canal

The Towpath Trail in Bouckville leads two miles North from the museum to the Oriskany Creek where an aqueduct once crossed the creek. The hand cut stone abutments are still there in excellent condition and water from the canal spills into the creek heading north to the Erie Canal.

Walking 6.5 miles south from the Canal Museum leads to the Village of Hamilton. OR, park at the trailhead on Montgomery Street in Hamilton (opposite the Sunoco station) and start the trail here. The trail leads north past the Hamilton Airport and Woodman’s Pond all the way to Bouckville at the museum.

Hiking the Chenango Canal Towpath 🚶🏻

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Today I’m hiking the Chenango Canal Towpath…. 🚶🏻

  • Beautiful warm sunny day for a walk
  • While parts of the Canal Towpath are kind of boring – especially south of Bouckville – the area around Woodsman Pond and the section north of it quite nice.
  • The feed mill in Bouckville smells great – reminds me of going to the Applebee’s feed store as a kid
  • Lots of smells of farm country – some wonderful some pungent – silage, corn, hay and manure – some of it quite fermented but thats part of the cycle of the year in farm country
  • Some parts of the trail are a bit hard to follow – the trail is not blazed and only a few signs, some of it is just a farm access road along the canal
  • There are a number of muskrat holds in the trail just waiting to sprain your ankle!
  • I saw Corry Mosher at his farm had a big ol well used burn barrel. He’s a real farmer although he’s diversified in crops he’s growing in recent years. I wish he had won his primary, he might have beat John Salka and returned that seat to the democrats
  • So many geese on Woodsman’s Pond
  • I wish I had wore sunscreen today, I’m going to be burnt when I get home
  • I wonder if I can can kayak the Chenango Canal in the future. Looks deep enough. I’ll have to research on the internet
  • I can’t believe that I’ve never done the Chenango Canal Trail before
  • I am very impressed by that silage bunk on Eddy Road, must be at least three or four acres and 30 feet high. That’s a lot of cow food for sure!
  • Listening to the sounds of the crows and the gentle moo of the cows
  • The line of cedars on the north side of the Canal is pretty and blocks the breeze but does nothing to provide shade