Get the NY State Fair App for iPhone or Android

I have already downloaded this! And it’s terrific! Developed by 9WSYR News of Syracuse, this app is simply amazing. Here are a few screenshots. The app lists every attraction and provides information and a map about it. There’s even a section about Fair News, including notices on freebies and other stuff. Get app from the [...]

Don’t Close the Herkimer Home!

According to WKTV, New York State lawmakers are considering closing the Herkimer Home– a NYS park and a member of the National Register of Historic Places– permanently. I’ve written extensively about Nicholas Herkimer and the Herkimer Home and his background. I find it unconscionable that the state would permanently close this park. It costs the [...]

AccuWeather’s New Look!

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of AccuWeather. All opinions are 100% mine. I am a weather-watching FIEND. I have to be. I live in Upstate New York, and not even winter can stop me from traveling! Our last excursion to the Adirondacks was a little dicey– one of our local [...]

Finding Places to Live in New York

Believe it or not, people ARE still moving to New York. haha. Here’s hoping that more are moving IN than OUT by now…. but people need apartments and they are definitely difficult to find. Back in my apartment-hunting days, it was tough to know where to go to find one. When I moved to Manhattan, [...]

A Little Opinion About NYS Tourism Ads…

Next month is a big month for people involved in New York State tourism: the New York State Travel and Vacation Association is holding the Empire State Tourism Conference in Albany, from February 8th to the 10th. I won’t be able to attend, unfortunately. But that doesn’t hinder me from offering a few opinions about [...]

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