Belmont

September 25 2019

Pollywogg Holler and the Forest Life of Allegany County

Pollywogg Holler is an Adirondack camp-style eco-resort in the Southern Tier with overnight accommodations, hiking trails, and weekly events by Chris Clemens In the 1960’s, Barb and Bill Castle mapped out a plot of dense forest land in Allegany County. Their vision was to create a space where they could raise their three children in […]

This Day In Upstate History

1887 The Naphtha Disaster - When Naphtha fuel from the Vacuum Oil Works company seeped into the sewer system in the city of Rochester, it causes a series of explosions that rock the city. Three mills are destroyed, countless injuries and three deaths all are suffered as the fuel continued to burn throughout the day.

1892 Walter Hagen, professional golfer, ranked third behind Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus for number of majors, is born in Rochester.

2006 With a small crowd looking on, at 6:45p the "fast ferry" leaves Rochester for the last time, en route to its new owners.