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Abigail's Chicken Wings in Waterloo, NY - Featured Image
October 20 2014

Chicken Wings at Abigail’s – Waterloo, NY

Finger Lakes Region Central New York 1

Abigail’s in Waterloo was determined to have the best chicken wing according the documentary the Great Chicken Wing Hunt. We visited to see for ourselves. Update: Abigail’s closed in June 2018. by Chris Clemens The Chicken Wing was born at Anchor Bar in Buffalo on March 4, 1964. It was the effort of bar owners […]

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Explore Buffalo's Grain Silo Tour in Buffalo, NY - Featured Image
October 15 2014

Explore Buffalo’s ‘Silo City: Vertical’ Tour – Buffalo, NY

Niagara Frontier Region Buffalo 3

Take an inside tour of Silo City and see these historic waterfront grain silos in Buffalo up close. by Chris Clemens If you take any time at all to explore the history of the Old First Ward of Buffalo, it’s nearly impossible to avoid the enormous concrete industrial cylinders jutting into the skyline along the Eastern […]

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October 13 2014

St. Joseph’s Park – Rochester, NY

Finger Lakes Region Monroe County, Rochester 8

St. Joseph’s Park in downtown Rochester is a public use space housed within the remnants of a historical church that suffered a fire in the 1970’s. by Chris Clemens It’s no secret that many people are leaving traditional means of engaging with religious services to the history books. Congregations are shrinking in size as each […]

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Medina Railroad Museum and WNY Excursions in Medina, NY - Featured Image
October 11 2014

WNY Rail Excursions & Medina Railroad Museum – Medina, NY

Niagara Frontier Region Medina, Orleans County 1

The WNY Rail Excursions offers rides on historic trains while the Medina Railroad Museum offers exhibits for learning about local railroad history. by Chris Clemens 19th Century New York would be nothing if not for the Erie Canal. But the train systems laid out in the mid-1800’s extended that trade route even further. Railroads usurped […]

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Bicycle Yard Art in Palmyra, NY - Featured Image
October 8 2014

Bicycle Art and Yard Sculptures – Palmyra, NY

Finger Lakes Region Palmyra 1

This front yard in Palmyra is home to a collection of bicycle sculptures. This yard art is a great example of how old bicycles can be recycled into public art. NOTE: This collection is no longer there and the homeowner is believed to have moved. by Chris Clemens Driving East on Rt. 31 out of […]

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This Day In Upstate History

1884 Rochester Elks Lodge #24 in Henrietta holds its first social session at the New Osborne House, in honor of a visit from Grand Secretary Arthur C. Moreland. Mark Twain also took part in the program.
2015 Rochester based band Joywave performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
2019 John Brahm III, co-owner of Arbor Hill Winery in Naples and Randall-Standish Vineyards, dies at his home in Naples when he is accidently caught between a garage door and a vehicle.
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