Category: New York State

Things to Do in Seneca Falls, NY

Statues of attendees at the Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y. Photo credit: L. Tripoli.

Seneca Falls could be just any formerly industrial small town in upstate New York, one with a main street, and a mill, and a body of water running through it. But more than a century ago something special happened in…

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A 1000 Islands Getaway

A firepit at the 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel keeps guests warm as they take in the view of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Photo credit: L. Tripoli.

Ever curious about a place named for a salad dressing—or is it the other way around?—the Bashful Adventurer takes a getaway to New York’s 1000 Islands. But what will she do there?

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Mark Twain Slept Here

Any number of places can claim writer Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens, as their own. Photo from Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, T. E. Marr, photographer, Reproduction number LC-USZ62-117715.

Literary Tourism: A Plethora of Places Claim Samuel Clemens As an adult, far removed from the trials of middle school and any controversies about its reading lists, then or now, I don’t think much about Mark Twain, formerly known as…

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Where to Stay on a Finger Lakes Getaway

Glass orbs on display at the Corning Museum of Glass in the Finger Lakes region of New York state. Photo credit: L. Tripoli.

The Finger Lakes region of south-central New York state seems to be having a moment: named the Best Wine Region in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Award 2018, it also just happened to host the 2018 TBEX conference, a…

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Finding Horace Greeley

Remembering Crazy Politics and Journalists Honored with Statues Visitors standing before the statue of Horace Greeley in Greeley Square Park at W. 32 Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue might not know that, in addition to being the founder and…

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