The classic white diner coffee mug design that we have grown to love was invented right in Victor, New York. The design was the result of a wartime bid for the U.S. military that expanded to common diners throughout America. by Chris Clemens In 1893, Fred M. Locke founded the Victor Insulator Company right in Victor, […]
The following post about how the Finger Lakes was named is the second in a two part series. You can find Part 1 of this series here. by Michael Brewster Part Two… Earliest Colonizers If we can’t rely on “An Old Indian Legend” to tell us how the Finger Lakes got named, then we have […]
by Chris Clemens Clifton Springs was permanently placed on the map by the famous Dr. Henry Foster. He discovered the healing properties of the sulfurous water naturally bubbling from the earth in the region. It’s tough to think about the town of Clifton Springs without thinking about the sanitarium that he built, where countless people […]
by Chris Clemens Did you know there are literally thousands of museums in New York?? There are quite a few ‘little’ museums that are established yet still a bit unknown and some of those are my favorite to discover. Some are in neighborhood historic houses, or in an unsuspecting Main Street storefront, or even in the back […]
Facts About New York State There are tons of interesting little facts about New York State to learn. There’s an endless amount of interesting history and folklore told here. Would you like a collection of facts about the Hudson Valley? Do you want to know something historical about the St. Lawrence River? How about some […]