Nearly two full centuries before Nik Wallenda was wowing crowds by tightrope walking international borders via Niagara Falls, America’s very first daredevil was getting his start. He would later bring his stunt show to Upstate NY just prior to his career taking a bit of a ‘plummet’ right in Rochester. Sam Patch was born in 1799 […]
Upstate NY has seen its share of battles and countless stories have been told of the men and women who have fought for the freedoms that we celebrate but a number of those stories stand out as being particularly interesting. One such story is the Battle of Oriskany in the Revolutionary War which helped set the […]
As if the East Avon Flea Market itself wasn’t unique enough, it takes place each Sunday morning and afternoon on the site of one of the few Drive-In Theatres left in all of the country. The Vintage Drive-In serves moviegoers in their vehicles once the sun goes down, but as the sun is coming up […]
To the north of Rochester lies the lakeside neighborhood of Charlotte (pronounced by locals as: “sha-LOT”.) Before the City of Rochester was established, it was believed that the port located at the mouth of the Genesee River would provide the necessary access to landlubbers looking for business and commerce, but the Erie Canal that ran through […]
The Mohawk Valley Region of Upstate NY is beautiful to drive through, particularly during the fall season when the leaves are changing. While you could take the fast lane all the way through on Interstate 90 and pay tolls, you could also add a few extra minutes to your trip by way of Route 5 […]