Sometime toward the end of 2017, my friend David Brooks gave me the idea to hit up a different Upstate New York museum each month in 2018. I regularly visit museums, but I’ve never really made a pact to ensure I do it at least once a month. There was no hesitation. As soon as […]
Each month this year I’ve been visiting different museums in Upstate New York. It seemed the best way to cap off the yearlong project was at the New York State Museum in Albany. With exhibits ranging from modern art to local history and science, it has something for everyone. Plus, as a museum representing all […]
Ever wondered what it would be like to spend an entire day in Syracuse working your way through the menus of every tea shop you could find? Me too! And, so had my good friend Andrew Brady. We recently spent a day in the Salt City figuring out as much of the tea scene that […]
You’ve likely seen the Remington Arms plant in Ilion from the New York State Thruway. It’s on the south side of the highway, just west of the exit you’d use for Cooperstown. Ilion appears from a traveling distance like many Mohawk Valley towns. You’ll recognize a large industrial plant surrounded by residential streets, which in […]
Upstate New York is forever home to a long list of celebrated poets and authors. You most likely know that Elmira is the final resting place of Mark Twain. You might even know Rod Serling of Twilight Zone is buried near Cayuga Lake. But, have you ever actually been to visit the graves of those […]