Do you know your neighbors?
When I was less than a year old, my family moved to Fremont, a new suburb seven or so miles outside of Syracuse. My…
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Letters
Dear Mark, The feature “When Lake Boats Ruled Our Waves” was great. As always, great photography and printing is outstanding. I look forward to…
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Can the Wind Provide an Answer?
There’s a general consensus that upstate New York’s population is declining. Understanding the economics and politics of the region is not one of my…
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Skaneateles
A clear blue lake alongside a main street filled with unique shops and restaurants combine for a one-of-a-kind, relaxing experience. The village of Skaneateles…
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A Lesson in Backyard Archaeology
Terry York digs up abandoned outhouse pits. Voluntarily. He assures me that the bottom 2 feet of the eventual 12-foot hole he digs is…
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Not Your Average Wine Tastings
A wine tasting is the quest for perfection in an imperfect world. A lifetime’s experience and a season’s work are set before you in…
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Carefree Days
I can remember those days as vividly as if they happened yesterday. We would all pile into the car and head for the country,…
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The Making of an Emerald Necklace
The City of Ithaca is ringed, in part, by tracts of public forest highlands, stretching from the Finger Lakes National Forest in the northwest…
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Choosing a Location for Your Wedding Photographs
The Finger Lakes region features some of the most picturesque backdrops in all of the United States. Throughout the area are beautiful lakes, rolling…
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“Good People, Good Music and a Beautiful Place.”
For the past nine years, as many as 2,000 bluegrass fans have gathered each summer at a sheep farm in Lodi, just a few…
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