by Chris Clemens Bee stings cause on average about 50 deaths per year in the United States and though that number sounds high, medical professionals agree that bee stings that lead to fatalities are quite rare. That’s precisely the reason that a historic landmark sign on Route 21 in Hopewell Center (just a few miles northeast […]
by Chris Clemens The majority of the labor team responsible for the construction of Erie Canal were immigrants straight from Ireland. Once the canal was finished and the Irish were looking to settle, Syracuse became a natural choice because of its central location and access to the canal itself. Because so many of those families hailed […]
by Michael Brewster The Valley of the Horses’ Heads It begins, as so many of these things do, with a trip to a brewery. My brother and I were at Watkins Glen International one August for the NASCAR race when we decided to visit Horseheads Brewery. While there, we sampled their Sullivan’s Stout. The name […]
by Chris Clemens If you’re reading this post, then you are lucky enough to have access to some of the most recent technological advancements of our time like internet access. There’s a good chance you’re even reading this on your tablet or smartphone, which means you might even be reading it as you’re using other technological […]
by Chris Clemens Trees in New York are typically regarded as a thing of beauty. They provide our state fruit, they change all sorts of different colors in the autumn and create postcard perfect landscapes. They ooze the stuff that we ultimately turn into our pancake syrup and some people even bring them indoors to […]