Category Archives: Weekly View

View 178: Rochester Lilac Festival

Highland Park in Rochester, New York is the home to the annual Lilac Festival.  One of the oldest festivals in the United States.  Featuring 500 varieties of lilacs and hundreds more of rhododendrons, magnolias, azaleas, flowering bushes and trees.  The … Continue reading

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View 177: Salt Potato Eating Championship

With all the pomp and circumstance of a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) bout, Major League Eating came to my town of Baldwinsville, New York last weekend for the first ever Salt Potato Eating Championship.  In the past I have mentioned … Continue reading

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View 176: Ornithology

Ornithology – is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds. The science of ornithology is unlike most disciplines.  Amateurs called Birders help scientists in location, breeding and population studies.  Bird watching accounts for millions of dollars in sales … Continue reading

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View 175: Play Ball!

Finally, a beautiful Spring day greeted Central New Yorkers last Saturday.  A prefect day to go to the ballpark and catch a game between the Triple A clubs, the Syracuse Chiefs and their Thruway rivals, the Rochester Red Wings. The … Continue reading

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View 174: Bedford Falls

In 1946, the movie It’s A Wonderful Life introduced the world to Bedford Falls, New York.  A fictitious village in upstate New York which people living in Seneca Falls, New York thought looked very familiar.  Starting with the steel truss … Continue reading

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