Posted by Victor Block on October 30, 2024 at 12:27pm
I recently enjoyed gently rocking in a chair on a wide veranda overlooking a magnificent lake vista in New York State. My stay at The Otesaga, a luxurious historic resort hotel perched at the edge of Otsego Lake in Cooperstown, was part of my immersion in the destination. The property, whose name comes from the Iroquois word for “place of meetings,” transports visitors back to a time of elegance and gracious hospitality.
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The year is 1954. For the first time in six years, the New York Yankees are not in contention for the world series. But I don’t care – I spent the early school year racing home to watch my heroes on our tiny black-and-white TV. I not only know all the players – Andy Carey on third, Mickey Mantle in center, Hank Bauer in right, Moose Skowron on first, Yogi Berra catching – but their batting averages and other stats. I was obsessed. I was also a 10-year-old girl.
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