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1000 Islands Tourism

The photo below got me to wondering what the impact of all those tourists you see on the boats was to the 1000 Islands region. The most recent report on the subject was from 2011.  In it the 1000 Islands … Continue reading

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View 291: Boldt Castle

A beautiful day in the 1000 Islands deserves to be a travel poster displayed in every Travel Agency in the world…well, at least, on their websites. On such a sunny day, I pulled out the old Sunny 16 Rule.

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O’Canada

Working through my Walt Disney World backlog this week and thought I would give you a break from all the sports content lately.  While I live only 100 miles from the Canadian border, I still enjoy the Canada pavilion in … Continue reading

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World Before Color

Growing up in a Black and White media world from televisions to newspapers, it is no wonder I craved color photography.  I will admit B&W photos are more interesting to me today in a nostalgic kind of way. Landscapes in … Continue reading

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View 266: Great Fall in the Woods

The name Taughannock comes from the Algonquian-speaking Lenni Lenape (Delaware) Indians, referring either to chief Taughannock or the word taghkanic (great fall in the woods) [Source Wikipedia]. I like the latter definition of Taughannock as you walk on a trail in the woods along a meandering creek to the … Continue reading

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