by Chris Clemens To help you on your journey with discovering your next Upstate New York book to read, I’ve decided to share more about what I’m reading. For January, I’m kicking off this book of the month series with: Weird New York. The “weird” series actually goes well beyond New York and now hits […]
by Chris Clemens As you may have read recently, the overall population in New York State is decreasing. Between July 2017 and July 2018, the Empire State lost almost 50,000 people. The report prompted a bunch of discussions all over Upstate New York, and I couldn’t help but join the fun. I wrote this post […]
by Chris Clemens Paper maps and gazetteers are great when you have a bad cell signal. But, when you’re in a city or region with great coverage, your smartphone has a lot of useful travel apps for exploring. Some might argue that an app takes away from the magic of discovering a new place, but […]
by Chris Clemens In December, a report dropped with news that the population in New York is declining. The U.S. Census Bureau found that between July 2017 and July 2018, just over 48,000 people left to live elsewhere. To add insult to injury, the majority of those people were from Upstate New York. While New […]
by Chris Clemens At nearly 209 miles, Route 31 is one of the longest state roadways in New York. It stretches from Niagara Falls in the west, to Vernon in Central New York. In a few spots, it closely follows the path of the canal, but over the years it has undergone some re-routing. It […]