by Chris Clemens It was 10:30 on a Wednesday night when I received an email from my friend Dave Horan of Everyday Carry Gear. He had heard of a ‘huge metal cross’ somewhere high up in the hills of Wayland, New York and when connected on a map with a couple of other crosses in Wayland, […]
by Chris Clemens In the first few decades that the United States were burying our deceased, it was primarily done in church-owned cemeteries or small rural family plots. The introduction of the concept of a ‘Rural Cemetery’ owned by a municipality was first introduced in the 1700’s in England, but nothing became reality until 1804 […]
by Chris Clemens If you’ve been let down by your wish results after blowing out birthday candles or tossing a penny in a fountain, you still have some options left for winning that lottery jackpot. Somewhere up in Canada a while back, the tradition of leaving one’s shoes up in a tree after making a […]
by Chris Clemens I first noticed Tree Creations of Geneseo, New York when someone I follow on Instagram put up a photo. After getting in touch with the owners and scheduling a visit for Exploring Upstate to galavant among the branches, I figured I was going to be bringing you the story of a bunch […]
by Chris Clemens The six and a half acre quarried rock park in Saugerties, New York that is Opus 40 has long since been on my list of things to see after discovering photos years ago. Featuring a Quarryman’s Museum, gift shop and tons (literally) of rock formations all hand crafted by one single dude, […]
