We took advantage of ann early start to do one of our favorite trips: a circumnavigation of Lake George in upstate New York.  

Among other goals, I hoped to get a second example of the very regional Michigan Hot Dog, a sort of confirmation of my first sighting in 2007. What luck! Immediately after crossing into New York I screeched to a stop (I guess I do a lot of that) at Top Dogs Snack Bar, featuring Michigans! Dog-lovers can read more on that in The Dog Log.

Lake George is a very long, skinny lake on the edge of the Adirondacks. It has great historical significance from the days of the revolution and the Erie Canal system. It's shores are lined with many summer cottages, some quite expensive. Lake George Village is the kitschy headquarters of summer on the lake, full of t-shirt shops, cotton candy, mini-golf, and the like. It is a tidy town, and very nice if you like that sort of thing...but a foodie paradise it's not.  We ended up having dinner at a nice Italian place in Saratoga Springs.

The best foodie discovery of the day happened back in Vermont. The WAAWWE Market is the sort of intensely local slow food market that gives you hope for the resurgence of local foods and regional specialties. Annette had just called asking us to be on the lookout for something spring and green to accompany a light chowder supper with old friends on Sunday, and we found ourselves in the right place: I got a packet of local, just-picked Pea Greens, crisp and fresh.