A roundup of fifteen examples of cobblestone buildings in Upstate New York. by Chris Clemens I thought I’d give myself a bit of a challenge this year. So I’m sending myself on a statewide scavenger hunt. Each month in 2015 I’ll choose a new item to focus on. Then I’ll set out to find 15 […]
This 28 foot pancake griddle hanging up at Birkett Mills in Penn Yan is the largest pancake griddle in the world. by Chris Clemens Birkitt Mills in Penn Yan, NY is located right in the middle of the Finger Lakes Region. Since their humble beginnings in 1797 Birkett Mills has grown to become one of the […]
by Chris Clemens Each year in May there is a rare opportunity for those looking to tour a piece of intriguing history on the eastern shores of Seneca Lake. Three-hour walking tours of the Willard Asylum in Ovid, NY provide photogs, history buffs, explorers and the wildly curious a chance at a guided tour of the […]
Eternal Flame Falls is a waterfall gorge featuring a natural gas powered eternal flame in a small grotto created in the shale rock bed. by Chris Clemens Orchard Park is a southeast suburb of Buffalo. It’s probably most famous for being the home the holiest of sites for Upstate football fans. In addition to being […]
by Michael Brewster Because only one battle and a handful of skirmishes were fought in the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign of the American Revolutionary War, it is relegated to the dusty backrooms of history by most historians and school textbooks. However, over two centuries later, the events of the Summer of 1779 echo across the lives of […]