Oneida County

February 20 2017

Utica Food Tour 2017

Central New York Region Oneida County, Utica

by Chris Clemens Last winter, I spent the day driving around Utica, New York to sample each of the city’s famous food items. My good friend Chris Lindstrom, owner, author and podcaster of Food About Town, joined me as we sampled foods like Tomato Pie, Chicken Riggies, and Utica Greens. Chris and I had a […]

A Full Day of Utica Food

Central New York Region Central New York, Oneida County, Utica

by Chris Clemens My pal Chris Lindstrom and I have been discussing the idea of spending a day hopping around Utica and sampling some of their iconic Italian culinary staples. Chris is a food reviewer and blogs on his site FoodAboutTown so I knew he’d be up for a day of Exploring Upstate if it […]

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.