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Wayne County

Seeps Keep Erie Canal, Glens Falls Feeder Canal Levels Lower

February 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Erie Canal Lock E12The New York State Canal Corporation has announced that water levels this navigation season in the Erie Canal between Lock E-30 (Macedon) and Locks E-34/35 (Lockport) will be consistent with levels maintained throughout 2022 – approximately one foot lower than historic levels. [Read more…] about Seeps Keep Erie Canal, Glens Falls Feeder Canal Levels Lower

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: boating, Engineering History, Erie Canal, Genesee County, Glens Falls, Glens Falls Feeder Canal, Lockport, Lockport Locks District, Macedon, Monroe County, Niagara County, NYS Canal Corporation, Orleans County, paddling, Pittsford, Rochester, Transportation, Warren County, Wayne County

Wayne County History Book Published

January 17, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

voices of wayne countyThe new book Voices of Wayne County: A Bicentennial Commemorative Book is a 434-page time capsule of life in Wayne County, New York, written by local residents and compiled by a group of volunteers. [Read more…] about Wayne County History Book Published

Filed Under: Books, History, Western NY Tagged With: Wayne County

2022 Landmark Society Preservation Award Recipients

December 19, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Christ Church in RochesterEach fall, The Landmark Society of Western New York presents awards to projects, people, and organizations who, through their dedication and hard work, have contributed to historic preservation in their nine-county area.

The 2022 Awards were presented in a private ceremony in November. This year’s recipients include: [Read more…] about 2022 Landmark Society Preservation Award Recipients

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Arcadia, Architecture, Aurora, Erie County, Fulton NY, Historic Preservation, Honeoye Falls, Landmark Society, Livingston County, Monroe County, Mount Morris, Ontario County, Orleans County, Oswego County, Ridgeway, Rochester, Shelby, Town of Jerusalem, Wayne County, West Bloomfield, Williamson, Yates County

Forest Rangers Battle More Wildfires In Eight Counties

November 18, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Burning tree at 22-acre wildland fire in BrasherIn addition to battling at least nine wildland fires in nine different counties from last Friday, November 4th through Monday, November 7th, New York State Forest Rangers responded to an additional eight fires from Tuesday, November 8th through Sunday, November 13th. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Battle More Wildfires In Eight Counties

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Western NY Tagged With: Brasher, Cairo, DEC, Denning, Dutchess County, East Fishkill, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Greene County, Huron, Jasper, Orange County, Port Jervis, St Lawrence County, Steuben County, Town of Russia, Turkey Ridge State Forest, Ulster County, Wayne County, wildfires

Central-Finger Lakes Segment of Statewide Birding Trail Opens

May 14, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

bird watchers courtesy DECNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the grand opening of the Central-Finger Lakes segment of the New York State Birding Trail to highlight the state’s world-class and wide-ranging birding opportunities.

The Central-Finger Lakes segment includes 54 locations throughout 15 counties, providing a variety of quality birding experiences for New Yorkers and visitors to enjoy. [Read more…] about Central-Finger Lakes Segment of Statewide Birding Trail Opens

Filed Under: Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: birding, birds, Cayuga County, Chenango County, Cortland County, DEC, Finger Lakes, High Tor WMA, Lake Ontario, Livingston County, Madison County, Monroe County, Montezuma National Wildelife Refuge, nature, New York State Birding Trail, Oneida County, Onondaga County, Ontario County, Oswego County, Otsego County, Seneca County, Tompkins County, Wayne County, Wildlife, Yates County

America’s 250th Student Fellowships Funded In Western NY

January 5, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

History student intern Dwight DinkinsThe Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation has awarded SUNY distinguished professor of history Michael Leroy Oberg, the SUNY Geneseo Center for Local and Municipal History, and a consortium of six other colleges and universities, a three-year grant of more than $300K for American War of Independence Semiquincentennial student fellowships.

Several of the institutions in the fellowship program have committed $150K of matching funds for the project, bringing the total to over $450K. [Read more…] about America’s 250th Student Fellowships Funded In Western NY

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Allegany County, America's 250th Anniversary, Buffalo, Chautauqua County, Education, Erie County, Finger Lakes, Genesee County, Geneseo Center for Local and Municipal History, Grants, Lake Ontario, Livingston County, Monroe County, Niagara County, Onondaga County, Ontario County, Orleans County, Rochester, SUNY Geneseo, Syracuse, Wayne County, Wyoming County

Proposed National Marine Sanctuary Highlights Lake Ontario Maritime History

July 8, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

proposed-lake-ontario-nms-alternative-1-mapThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released a draft proposal for a national marine sanctuary in eastern Lake Ontario and the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River. The proposed sanctuary designation celebrates Upstate New York’s unique maritime heritage and provides a national stage for promoting the region’s tourism and recreational opportunities. [Read more…] about Proposed National Marine Sanctuary Highlights Lake Ontario Maritime History

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Archaeology, Cayuga County, Diving, Great Lakes, Industrial History, Jefferson County, Lake Ontario, Maritime History, nature, NOAA, Oswego County, Shipwrecks, St Lawrence County, St. Lawrence River, Thousand Islands, Tourism, Transportation History, Wayne County, Wildlife

2 Charged With Poaching Deer From A Road In Wayne County

May 29, 2021 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

eco patchIn Wayne County, two poachers recently paid fines for illegally taking a deer. According to a press release issued by DEC, on December 17th, 2020, ECO Younglove received a call about a deer shot from the road. [Read more…] about 2 Charged With Poaching Deer From A Road In Wayne County

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Crime and Justice, ECOs, Wayne County, whitetail deer

New Wayne County Historic Sites Database

June 16, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

wayne county mapThe Wayne Historians Organization (WHO) has created a website dedicated to the historic sites of Wayne County. Town Historians and representatives of local historical societies have developed an online database of historic sites which includes: museums, historic markers, architectural treasures, churches, schools, cemeteries, industries, transportation, murals, organizations, and much more.

The goal of this project is to create a greater awareness of Wayne County’s unique cultural heritage. [Read more…] about New Wayne County Historic Sites Database

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Historic Preservation, Wayne County

The New York Origins of Mormonism

May 7, 2018 by Jack Kelly 1 Comment

E.B. Grandin Print ShopSixteen inches of snow in June. Killing frosts in August. The mystifying weather, known as eighteen-hundred-and-froze-to-death, swept the Northeast in 1816. Unbeknownst to those who suffered from it, the climactic quirk was the result of a volcanic eruption in the distant Dutch East Indies a year earlier.

That summer, Joseph Smith Sr. threw in the towel. The Vermont farmer joined the exodus of his neighbors who were determined to find a life with more promise than they could scratch from the rocky New England hill country. It was rumored that land was more fertile in the western New York State. Men there were already surveying for a canal to connect that country to East Coast markets. [Read more…] about The New York Origins of Mormonism

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Auburn, Erie Canal, Mormonism, Palmyra, Religion, Wayne County

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