“A self-made man is the description which best fits Karl Peterson, a manufacturer of Jamestown. He has a natural gift for mechanics and is of an inventive turn of mind, quick to grasp the possibilities in any circumstance which may arise, and equally quick to develop the new idea presented to him,” wrote John P. Downs and Frederick Y. Hedley in their 1921 History of Chautauqua County. [Read more…] about Karl Peterson: New York’s Crescent Wrench King
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A Short History of Finger Lakes Tourism
The geology and climate of the Finger Lakes region presented a landscape of great natural beauty that has attracted tourism and recreation for more than 200 years.
Wealthy elites from the city of New York began building homes at Skaneateles Lake as early as 1809, and mineral springs in Livingston County in the western portion of the greater Finger Lakes region attracted visitors starting in the 1820s. [Read more…] about A Short History of Finger Lakes Tourism
Ken Squier, Auto Racing Community Figure, Remembered By Historians
Waterbury, Vermont sportscaster and motorsports enthusiast Kenley “Ken” Squier died November 15, 2023, he was 88. A former owner of Waterbury’s WDEV and founder of Barre’s Thunder Road International Speedbowl, he was also a well-regarded person in the world of NASCAR, where he spent decades as a commentator. [Read more…] about Ken Squier, Auto Racing Community Figure, Remembered By Historians