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 […]
Taking a weekday ride to avoid the crowds on the Maid Of The Mist at Niagara Falls by Chris Clemens One of the primary concepts throughout this site is that you don’t have to seek an exotic destination for adventure. You can, of course, but you don’t have to. There’s a long list of cool […]
The popular Birdsong Trail in Mendon Ponds Park is now home to Rochester’s favorite Fairy Trail. by Chris Clemens Imagine walking through the woods and stumbling upon a curious green door painted in the scar from a downed limb on a tree. But then, just a few steps further, a little home with a similar […]
Upstate News You Can’t Use is a series to discover insane ads, fantastical headlines, and ridiculous news in historic newspapers from Upstate New York By David Brooks There, we’ve done it. Just about survived another July. Pretty awesome considering! While researching for this month’s post, it was amazing to me how many old newspapers had articles about […]
Author Fred Exley inspires a road trip from beyond the grave to explore the important connections of an author to Upstate NY by Michael Brewster Adventurers as we are, the idea of roadtrips come naturally. But a literary road trip is a special beast with mythic overtones dating back to Hunter S. Thompson’s legendary Fear […]