Summer 2009 Edition
Posted by Administrator on July 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment
LOL…you don’t need me to tell you its “Summer in Saratoga“.
Its truly fascinating to me to watch the neighborhood energizes and transform, to prepare and service, the pending onslaught of tourism while maintaining the neighborhood culture that unites residents all year round. Its “hope” mixed with adrenaline that I am most drawn to: the small business owners that get on the roller-coaster of Saratoga economics, hoping for a great tourist season, fearing what will happen without it, and still want to go on the ride anyway. Love those folks!
Now looking at Saratoga thru the eyes of a business owner, versus a neighboring resident, I’ve spent time really discovering more and more about assumed tourist-y things that are actually pretty terrific year round venues. We hear so much about the racing and summer entertainment season that its been a delightful journey to really LOOK at all of the venues, the museums, the walking tours, the green spaces that we, as residents, can take advantage of all year long. Makes me wonder why we ship our kids to the outside for field trips…
And can I say: the Saratoga Springs Public Library has the most incredible selection of activities, events and education that I’ve yet to see rivaled in other community libraries. Who’d have thought the public library could be such a “hub” of personal enrichment and family entertainment beyond borrowing a book to read? To top it off, almost every single solitary activity and event is free, free, free…in today’s troubled times, you just can’t beat that!
I know of local families that like to avoid the Saratoga season for whatever reason and I say embrace it….be your own tourist and really take the time to get out and explore the town with a visitor point-of-view. Its fun, its refreshing and a fabulous way to teach your children about where they live and the heritage that surrounds them all year long. You’ll be glad you did.
See you in September!
