A quick 24-hour trip to the foothills of the Adirondacks to visit the Glove Cities of Fulton County by David Brooks This is less a town tour then a tour of oneself. This summer I was able to return the favor of playing “guide” to Exploring Upstate’s own Chief Exploring Officer, Chris Clemens. He provided […]
After a day trip to Oswego, it’s obvious that every member of a community serves as an ambassador for visitors by Chris Clemens It was 8:06 when I started the car and pulled away from the lot next to Rudy’s. Like most summer nights, a collection of folks had parked at the Lake Ontario shore […]
After some news this week about New York State unveiling new license plate designs, let’s talk about the proposed designs, and why they’re all wrong by Chris Clemens The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles announced on Monday that a new license plate design was slated to hit our bumpers next spring. They’ve chosen […]
Quick evening out to the Wayne County Fair in Palmyra for a Friday night of fair fun by Chris Clemens The Wayne County Fair in Palmyra has a long history, dating back to 1849. Since then, of course, it’s grown quite a lot, but the family-fun, agricultural focus has remained since its inception. For this […]
Upstate News You Can’t Use is a series by David Brooks to discover insane ads, fantastical headlines, and ridiculous news in historic newspapers from Upstate New York by David Brooks We have emerged from the Dog Days of Summer (July 3rd to Aug 11th according to the Farmer’s Almanac). Those hot sweaty days in Upstate […]