by Ann Stachowski Conesus is a lovely little town on Rt 15 in Upstate New York, known locally for such things as Conesus Lake, turtlestones, and its absolutely incredible amount of dirt roads. The highway department is working indefatigably to make the roads more durable, but that’s really not the point. This site also knows […]
by Chris Clemens Upstate New York has no shortage of waterfalls and the tremendous little day hikes that approach them. The one located in the ravine at the base of Canandaigua Lake has been on my ‘Upstate Bucket List’ for years now after reading about the Seneca folklore that accompanies the spot. I finally took the […]
by Ann Stachowski What do Dansville, Saratoga Springs, Geneva, Watkins Glen and Clifton Springs have in common? They all play host to mineral springs, and the health spas that followed. New York State has a wealth of mineral deposits, which led to thriving salt and gypsum mining industries. I actually grew up quite near the […]
by Chris Clemens It was 10:30 on a Wednesday night when I received an email from my friend Dave Horan of Everyday Carry Gear. He had heard of a ‘huge metal cross’ somewhere high up in the hills of Wayland, New York and when connected on a map with a couple of other crosses in Wayland, […]
by Chris Clemens In the first few decades that the United States were burying our deceased, it was primarily done in church-owned cemeteries or small rural family plots. The introduction of the concept of a ‘Rural Cemetery’ owned by a municipality was first introduced in the 1700’s in England, but nothing became reality until 1804 […]