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October 24 2018

The Northeast Classic Car Museum of Norwich, New York

Central New York Region Central New York, Chenango County

by Chris Clemens The Northeast Classic Car Museum in Norwich, New York features almost 200 vehicles spread out over an unbelievable 89,000 square feet of space. The small Central New York town in Chenango County has been home to the museum since it opened in 1997. For my visit-a-different-Upstate-New-York-museum-every-month-in-2018 project, I made the 2 1/2 […]

Goat Yoga in Central New York

Central New York Region Central New York, Chenango County, Cooperstown

by Jacalyn Meyvis. I recently spent a weekend in South New Berlin, New York at the NY Goat Yoga Glamping Retreat. Where’s South New Berlin? Located in Chenango County in Central New York, the grounds are nestled between Cortland and Cooperstown, just about three hours from my home in Rochester. The retreat was held at […]

This Day In Upstate History

1901 New York becomes the first state to require license plates on automobiles

1936 A radio beacon is activated at the Oswego Lighthouse station that is synchronized with the fog signal for distance finding.

1959 The St. Lawrence Seaway officially opens to allow shipping

2009 The fifth annual Tora-Con, an anime convention hosted at the Rochester Institute of Technology, features guests Armcannon, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Geek Comedy Tour, Todd Haberkorn, Vic Mignogna, and John Swasey. This would be the final year that the convention is only a single day--all following events would be two-days.

2010 The second and final day of the sixth annual Tora-Con, an anime convention hosted at Rochester Institute of Technology. This would be the first year that the event was two days instead of one. The event featured guests Armcannon, Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine, Geek Comedy Tour, Gavin Goszka, Yuko "Aido" Ota, Ananth Panagariya, Michael Poe, Monica Rial, Chris Sabat, Adam Smithee, Eric Vale, and Billy West and approximately 2,500 were in attendance.