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View 431: Early Spring Day

Posted on April 27, 2020 by

Spring in my hometown of Baldwinsville, New York has not been the best. Very cold and wet for the most part. Over the weekend, we did get a taste of of what a perfect Spring day is. So, I picked … Continue reading →

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View 246: Lights of Baldwinsville

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

I heard about the Baldwinsville Boat Parade of Lights about a month ago.  They said the boats would go through New York Barge Canal Lock 24.  I immediately had a vision of the lock being full of boats with colored … Continue reading →

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River Cruise

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

One of the events I attended during the 2011 C. W. Baker Alumni Weekend was a Lunch Cruise by the Mid-Lakes Navigation Company. A group of twenty-five alumni and their families convened at Dutchman’s Landing near Syracuse, New York to … Continue reading →

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View 181: Late Spring at the Wildlife Refuge

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

The work continues at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.  The pool near the visitor center has been drained and the marsh in the first section of the wildlife drive has been lowered. This seemed to concentrate the viewable wildlife along … Continue reading →

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The Syracuse and Baldwinsville Railroad

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Back in 1886, a group formed the Syracuse and Baldwinsville Railroad to service the mills on the Seneca River in the village.  This bit of history of my hometown of Baldwinsville, New York fascinated me.  I grew up hearing trains … Continue reading →

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