Nov 20

Nov. 20
Boy was it cold when we got up this morning, 17degrees. The TV antenna was frozen and Gene had to go up on the roof to loosen it, so we could put it down. On the trip down we saw all these neat ice sculptures on the rocks on the sides of the highway.
We got to the repair shop by 10am. Got settled and left to go to the Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine. We have been to Conn. and have gone to this place at least 3 times and it has been closed. Guess what? It was closed for winter the end of Oct. From 1773-1827 it was used as a copper mine then as a prison during the civil war. After the civil war it was again mined for copper. You will notice many rock walls in our pictures. New England is noted for its rock walls. As the farmers cleared the fields, they would make a wall around their property with the rocks they uncovered.
We got back to the camper for a snack and to get dressed up in our Steelers’ stuff. We are going to watch the game at a special Steelers’ club.