Onondaga Creek Float: Most Awesome!

Onondaga Creek Float, continued #2

Onondaga Creek Float Art, continued #1

Creek Float on Onondaga Creek

Onoñda’géga’ Ohnéganos; Onondaga Water, the Sacred Lake

The Creekwalk ends at Onondaga Lake, long a sacred place for the Onondagas, as it should have been for all of us. It ended up being the most heavily polluted lake in the United States. Efforts to return it to its natural state are slow coming, minuscule and half-hearted. Still, this sign is welcome, situated at the beginning of the lake where bald eagles have been seen during especially cold winters. Today it was raw and cold down there. Still, it is a wonderful place to be.

I could not find the true Onondaga word or words to put a name to the lake here. The best I could locate were the word for the Onondaga people, and the word for water.

Snowy Creekwalk near Onondaga Lake

Onondaga Creek: Soccer Ball in the Hole

Planning Meeting for Onondaga Creekwalk Next Steps: Possibly a Local High Line

Armory Square: Daisies Beside the Creekwalk

Armory Square: Transit of Venus

The MOST drew two dozen astronomers with as many different methods to observe Venus as she transited the Sun on June 5.  Several hundred people stopped by, where operations were set up along the Creekwalk, to have a look. Lots of young people. Fun, and the astronomers, we learned, will wholeheartedly share their skills, inventiveness and equipment. Was seeing us and each other in the daylight unusual? A good time was had by all.  Thanks, astronomers and MOST.

Creek Serpent Contented in Armory Square; Asks "Please Don't Climb On Me

A Detour to the Top of the NYMO Parking Garage...

Creek Walk Continued...

Crossing Fayette, the Walk enters new territory as it heads north between the creek and a one-story brick business building. Reaching a tall stone wall, likely an earlier basement, it turns up a ramp to reach Washington St. between the Warehouse and the NIMO parking garage.

The stone wall has interesting historical elements.

...and Greet the Creek Serpent Close Up.

...Look to the Side to See the Rail Bridges Poetry...

...Tread Lightly Over the Creek Serpent...

... and a Fine View of the Warehouse...

...with a Crossing Light at Walton...

Take a Walk on the Creekwalk...

with one end beside the Armory...

Onondaga Creek at Flood Stage in Franklin Square

Blow it up for especially dramatic effect.