Summer is a time to relax, enjoy the weather and eat some really good Upstate New York food. To help you really get a taste of summertime in Upstate New York, I have put together my list of Upstate New York Summer Food Bucket List of favorite regional summer foods. Beat the heat with an …
I love to share an inside scoop on fabulous local finds, and I am very excited to introduce you to a brand new local store that I know you are going to love! Just opened yesterday, Farm House Fabulous in the village of Palmyra is THE place to buy the beautiful “shabby chic” or “chalk painted” …
Since sharing the information of the upcoming Willard Tour I have received more than a few emails, I have tried to answer all of them and I have been more than happy to share lodging recommendations, and other basic information, but there is one request that has had me at a loss: “How do I research …
updated 4/22/2016 Willard Asylum for the Insane In a nutshell Willard officially opened in 1869. By 1877 Willard, at 475 acres (1500 patients) was the largest asylum in the United States1 . In 1995 Willard Psychiatric Center closed its doors, but a portion of the campus is a New York State Department of Corrections rehabilitation facility for inmates. Obviously, …
I remember when I first learned that salt potatoes are a regional dish. I was shocked that the rest of the country is oblivious to what is clearly the best way ever to prepare potatoes. Salt potatoes are so popular in Upstate New York I can not imagine a family picnic, carnival or fireman’s chicken barbecue …
I look forward to seeing this every year. I know I wrote about it two years ago, but it never gets old, and two years is an eternity in the world of blogging. Every year snow geese pass through our area, and they usually stop over in one of our corn fields to graze on the leftover …
Upstate New York is home to a growing community of Amish and Mennonite families. Drawn to the area’s fertile soil and available farmland, they have become a pleasant fixture here. It is very common to see horse-drawn buggies on the roads, young Mennonites in their late teens and early 20′s are often seen riding …
I just wanted to pop in really quickly to let you know that today you can find my latest blog post about a local deteriorating barn and its historic past over at Exploring Upstate. This large crumbling cow barn was once the center of a lively farm operation, and now is one of the few …
Lawerence Mocha, the Willard Grave Digger will be given a proper memorialization May 16, 2015! After years of work the Willard Cemetery Memorial Committee, with the help of John Allen of the Office of Mental Health, has made contact with a relative of Lawrence Mocha and the family has given their consent to proceed with a …
When a reader recently emailed me suggesting I update my Willard posts to correct the name of the Willard grave-digger and patient from “Lawrence Marek” to his actual given name Lawrence Mocha. I was happy to make that correction, even happier to learn that Lawrence Mocha will most likely be properly memorialized in the cemetery to …
