Tag Archives: food

View 278: Crawfish Festival

This is a post one year in the making.  Last year, I did not get to the Crawfish Festival until 4 in the afternoon and found they had sold out of crawfish.  To avoid the same outcome, I got there … Continue reading

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Photographing Christmas

Ready for the Christmas Photography season? Parties, light displays, family traditions and the ever important Christmas morning is right around the corner.  Many of these photographic opportunities only come once a year. Below are some links to refresh our memories … Continue reading

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The Empire

The Empire apple was developed by Cornell University scientists in 1966 at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva as a cross between Red Delicious and McIntosh.  Empire apples have a sweet-tart taste that is ideal for eating and … Continue reading

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Young Fair People

The New York State Fair is for people of all ages.  Young people especially know how to enjoy it. I mean, look at the optimism on this boy’s face when presented with a hundred bottles and not one of them … Continue reading

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New York State Fair Preview

Yes, boys and girls it is that time of the year again.  The unofficial end of summer begins in central New York with the start of the 12-day run of the 2012 Great New York State Fair. The Fair opens … Continue reading

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