When falls lands with a thud in mid-October, you can bet you will start seeing some big orange pumpkins, crisp apples, harvest farm stands galore, and ghosts. Well, ghost stories anyways. There are many places to take a haunted ghost walk in Upstate New York. And mid-October to mid-November is...

Come rock the night away at Foothills Performing Arts Center on October 19th as as you are taken on a musical journey through the best of the 50s, 60s, and 70s! Get ready to groove to the sounds of John Thompson and The Elusive Gems, featuring Eric Haight, Tom Pondolfino, Mary Frances Perricone, Doug Decker, Shari Gage, The Roundhouse Rockers, and The Mopar Cams! Plus, the incredible Doug Decker will be the emcee for the evening!

Indigenous Peoples' Day in New York State is a growing movement that honors the rich history, culture, and contributions of Native American communities. Celebrated on the second Monday of October, the day serves as an alternative to Columbus Day, reframing the narrative to recognize the original inhabitants of North America and the enduring impact of colonialism. Across New York State, a wide range of activities, celebrations, and educational events take place to pay tribute to Indigenous peoples and their ongoing resilience.

Upstate New York has more food festivals than you can shake a chicken wing at. This gallery looks at 22 of the best ones. They cover all regions in Upstate New York, and also cover all seasons. So, as we move into fall and winter, now is a good time to get out a 2025 calendar, peruse this gallery for the festivals, and start circling dates for your travels next year. They are all fun and fabulous. And quirky. I mean, food festivals dedicated to Sauerkraut? Garlic? Grape Pie? Pickles? Bagels? Cauliflower? Yes, and they are among the best ones!

The Susquehanna River, one of America's most historic waterways, winds its way from tiny Cooperstown, NY all the way to Havre de Grace, Maryland before dumping into the Chesapeake Bay. It is a watery journey of 444 meandering miles. It travels through several states, New York included. In this gallery we take a small snapshot of 9 communities which line the banks of the Susquehanna in New York State, from Cooperstown, where the river has its beginning, to the city of Binghamton. There are more than the nine along the way, but these are the largest ones.

Over the last 25 years I have driven all over Upstate New York, back and forth several times, researching and writing my ten different regional travel guides. Along the way I have always enjoyed stopping at a local restaurant for a bite to eat. Many of these "rest stops" really became favorites of mine and I found myself stopping several times over the years. A couple of these places I have even gotten to know the owners.

Here, we take a look at some of the smallest businesses in Upstate New York. Full disclosure. I am 6'4" tall so a lot of places seem small to me. But truth is, these are INDEED small places. The list includes a tiny bookstore with an amazing piece of history...

There are hundreds of historical markers all over Upstate New York. I find it almost impossible to pass one. They tell important stories, small stories, quizzical stories, and funny stories. And there are a bunch of regionally popular Upstate foods that also have their own historical markers. This gallery looks...

There was a time 50 and 60 years ago, in fact going back to the 1950s, that Upstate New York was known as "Vacationland" (we all had those bumper stickers) due to the many small private theme parks we had scattered all about. Who remembers Carson City? Fantasyland? Land of...

The last full week of September we get to celebrate National Lobster Week. So, how will you toast the mighty lobster? A lobster bake? Lobster salad? Do you go for the whole thing and start cracking and peeling away at it? How about soup. Lobster Bisque anybody?. Well, for me...

There are over a dozen great ski mountains in Upstate New York. You can find them in the Hudson Valley, Catskills, Adirondacks, Central New York, Finger Lakes, and Western New York. Thousands enjoy the snow fun at these resorts every winter. When the snow leaves, these places keep humming along...

This is a fun gallery. We take a look at fourteen concert halls and amphitheaters spread out across Upstate New York, each being a wonderful place to see a show!. I have been to all of these, some for just a visit or tour, but most of them for a concert. And, they are really something special. The older ones are incredible. Most of them dat back from the late 1800s up to about 1930. These are Upstate New York's famous "String of Pearls." Vintage RKO movie houses that were "strung out" across the midsection of the state, from Troy to Buffalo. And they are all still up and hosting shows.

We can count on at least five favorite hallmarks of a beautiful Upstate New York autumn. And we look forward to enjoying all five. Cider donuts. Pumpkin patches. Spectacular beauty. Fall festivals. Fresh squeezed apple cider. We love all five, and look forward to experiencing them. A warm apple cider...

There are so many famous people with deep roots to Upstate New York. We will begin to focus, in small groups, on these famous folks with short bios, references, and stories in upcoming galleries. This gallery looks at an interesting selection of famous women who can trace their legacy back to Upstate New York. You may have heard of one or two of them, but for the most part their stores are not well-known but they are compelling nonetheless.

We love to travel through the Catskill Mountains any time of the year. But for autumn? It just doesn't get any better. There are many small, wonderful towns, villages, and hamlets throughout the Catskill Park and just outside of its boundaries. Here we choose seven of them to consider. Each is small, attractive, historic and has much to offer a weekend road warrior.

I have a long history with the submarine sandwich!. I attended college in Albany beginning in1967. My dad, who owned a small grocery store in rural Delaware County, would come to visit me. We would go out to lunch, and one of our favorite places was Mike's Submarine and Neba Roast Beef at the corner of Central Avenue and Western Avenue. My dad was mesmerized by this fast paced restaurant. He eventually took the sub sandwich idea back to his store and started making them for his grocery customers. It was a huge success. After college, I returned to my small hometown and managed my father's business, including the sub sandwich business. It was amazing,. And new. Our grocery market became the first sub shop in the entire county!

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I have been fascinated with them since I was a kid. I've always had a bent toward history and storytelling, and a cemetery always seemed such a rich place to explore and uncover stories from the past. Sometimes, in the way way back past!. A few years ago I took...

It was only about ten years ago when beer drinkers were starting to get used to a new fangled taste called craft beer. I am a beer drinker and I will tell you it was difficult for me to leave behind my Buds and Millers and move into edgier beer territory. There were far fewer craft breweries around back in those days. But, stand back, brother, because the whole craft beer scene has exploded.

The Fly Creek Cider Mill is a very special place in a small community (population under 300) in northern Otsego County. Although it is only 10 minutes or so from the hustle and bustle of downtown Cooperstown, New York, arriving at this 150 year old mill is like walking down the footpaths of history to a quieter time in rural New York.