a silver streak at the edge of the sky

The St. Lawrence river showed like a streak of silver on the northern horizon and the forest trees on the Mt. slopes were a cloud of delicate green colors... - Farmer Boy manuscript, page 54

As the crow flies, it's only about six miles from Burke to the Canada border, and another fifteen miles north to the St. Lawrence River. And, as Almanzo pointed out, you really can see it in the distance, if you know where to look.
- posted by pioneergirl at 6:30 PM