The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad wasn’t a locomotive with train cars and track at all, but a 500-mile network of secret passages that took slaves from…
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The H. Lee White Marine Museum
The City of Oswego is not often thought of as being part of the Finger Lakes region, but it is here that the waters…
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The Family Trees
When Dick and Mary Ellen Darling planted some 400 evergreen trees as a windbreak on their property nearly 40 years ago, they never dreamed…
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Solid Ground
During the1970s, the last remaining pair of bald eagles in New York State nested on a forested ridge high above the south end of…
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Letters
How About a Map? As a recent subscriber to your beautiful magazine, I often cannot find the location of communities mentioned in the advertising….
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Harps Reach the Mainstream
When the invitation to attend a “Harp Tasting” in Owego came across my desk in October, I knew I had to go. Being a…
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Harp Season
Around this time of year, my music listening preferences move toward classical and mellow tunes. Maybe it’s because it’s cold, there’s less daylight, and…
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Getting to Know Your Neighbors
Okay, I admit it – I watch Oprah. I am not an Oprah addict. I do not subscribe to her magazine (although I do…
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George Rhoads
Dressed in loosely tailored bright purples and magentas, George Rhoads’ puckish demeanor belies his 80-some years. In what would be to most of us…
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Finger Lakes Hoots
Throughout history, owls have been revered, feared and misunderstood. The behavior of the “wise old” owl was observed by military leaders to help them…
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