Not long after high school, two friends and I set out from Cleveland on a five-day road trip to Niagara Falls, Cooperstown, Toronto (saw The Kinks at Maple Leaf Gardens) and Yankee Stadium, where the Indians were visiting.

I'm reminded of this because Sunday, Sept. 21, marked the final game at Yankee Stadium, and my cousin and her family made the trip from Cleveland just to see it and say they were there, much as we had done all those years ago.