Whether you are a conservationist, naturalist, a picnicker, a weekend warrior who seeks birds and trails, or just someone who needs a place to visit for Earth Day, Rogers Conservation and Education Center has it all. Located in the rolling hills of Chenango County near Sherburne, this nature center that was once a game...
Few today can remember the heart felt sorrow that accompanied the word that FDR was dead. Roosevelt had gone to his retreat at Warm Springs, Georgia and was enjoying a peaceful day trying to relieve the stress of World War II. He had been working and sitting for a portrait that was being done...
The beautiful mansion Lorenzo greets visitors to Cazenovia on the scenic Route 20 Highway. The beautifully designed architectural wonder stands as a quiet reminder of not only Cazenovia’s early past, but also that of Madison County. This brick structure and its surrounding acreage is a New York State Historic Site and is preserved with...
The name Herkimer congers up the city of Herkimer, the Herkimer Diamond Mines and then General Nicholas Herkimer who died as a result of injuries suffered at the Battle of Oriskany during the Revolutionary War. Today his Georgian House set on the hill above the Mohawk River near Little Falls, is a reminder of...
Today visitors to the Town of Fenner, in Madison County, are generally there to view the wind farms that now rise out of pastures that were once once sheep raising capital of the United States. A few might even stumble upon Nichols Pond County Park. This park rises above the average county park for...
On land donated to NYS by Robert and Laura Treman, and near the site of the Indian Village once known as Coreorgonel, today’s Buttermilk Falls State Park greets visitors to the Ithaca area. The early inhabitants of Coreorgone were Tutelo’s who came to the area as guests of the Cayuga Tribe. The Saponi-Tutelo tribes...
