by Chris Clemens The Erie Canal’s completion (or, ‘Clinton’s Ditch’ as it was once known as) in 1825 allowed travelers to shorten their trip across New York state from a couple weeks down to a mere few days.The Medina Culvert is the only place in all of New York where you can actually drive under the canal! A culvert is a […]
by Chris Clemens 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 […]
by Chris Clemens 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 […]
by Chris Clemens 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 […]
by Chris Clemens 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 […]