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In reply to the discussion: Op-Ed [View all]sybylla
(8,505 posts)On both his father's and mother's side they came to the area in the early 1800's. That's not counting the Mohawk branch, of course, who were already there.
His grandfather spent a night in jail after a milk strike in the 30's, came out of jail and promptly got elected to the county board where he won reelection until he retired from it and farming a few years before he died in 1984. There are cousins working in the courthouse and one was and maybe still is the chair of the county Dem party.
It's a beautiful county, but as tourists it looked a bit economically depressed. Kind of like the northwoods here in WI where opportunities are sometimes few and far between. Might have been a bad impression as his aunts, uncles and cousins seemed to be doing well enough.
That said, I can absolutely see why you love it. I definitely enjoyed my visit. (Except for the stores that charged me ridiculous fees for using a debit card to pay for my purchases. There is a special place in hell for them.)