America is grey line on the horizon beyond Wolfe Island to the south east as viewed from the mouth of the Little Cataraqui River. The highlands, beyond Watertown, in the south-east of Jefferson County, New York, fifty some miles away, rise to 1,500 feet and form the western edge of the Adirondacks.
Paul Malo – January 30, 2006 10:29 AM
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That escarpment, the western edge of the Tug Hill Plateau, causes the predictable unpredictability of driving Route 81 on the Ontario lake plane, since the rise in elevation causes cooling of the prevailing westerly lake winds, hence precipitation. The largest snowfall in the US (perhaps in North America) often occurs at this edge of Tug Hill. If you look at a map of New York State, you may notice that there are fewer roads in this vast area than in the purported “wilderness” of the nearby Adirondack Mountains. It’s the real boonies.