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Issue: Spring/Summer 2012
Author(s): Matthew Biddle
Two hundred years ago, the War of 1812 ignited between Great Britain and the young United States. Old Fort Niagara , located in Youngstown, New York , was right in the middle of the action — just as it had been for centuries. The French first established a post here in 1679, and it later changed hands during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. Today, the fort’s largest structure, called the French Castle, stands as the oldest building on the Great Lakes. The first stop on a tour of Ol...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2012
Author(s): Amy S. Eckert
When the snow melts in western New York and April showers coax May flowers into bloom, visitors head to the Seneca Lake Wine Trail , which surrounds the largest of the Finger Lakes of New York , between Rochester and Syracuse. Seneca Lake’s banks are striped with tidy grapevines famous for crisp, cool-weather whites: rieslings with a hint of green apple, gewürztraminers with a taste of grapefruit and rich cabernet francs. Belhurst Winery’s stone castle makes a perfect home base in wine country. The tast...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2012
Author(s): Jill Sell
Forget clanking suits of armor, fossils and old oil paintings. Today’s kids want interactive museums and the latest technology. Families get both at the Sony Wonder Technology Lab in New York . The Lab is adjacent to Sony’s U.S. Headquarters in Manhattan and housed in a four-story building with 14,000 square feet of incredible hands-on and mind-boggling activities. Visitors begin their journey by creating a Digital Profile, which records first name, photo, voice and other fun information used to persona...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2012
Author(s): Gerald Bartell
Beyond its famous baseball museum, Cooperstown, New York , lists a full slate of fascinating attractions. For families, the Farmers’ Museum surely tops the list. Sprawling across 120 acres and overlooking long, silvery Otsego Lake, the Farmers’ Museum brings to life the history of agriculture in New York’s small villages. Since the museum was founded in 1943, farm buildings from across the state have been hauled to this site. The two-forge Field Blacksmith Shop, which dates to 1827, arrived here from Be...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): Patricia Bates
Like your favorite authors, make it a page-turner of a weekend in New York City with your girlfriends. Take your book club to see the literary landmarks from Greenwich Village to Madison Avenue. At the New York Public Library, enjoy “Celebrating 100 Years” during a major exhibit of 250 items, from the Gutenberg Bible to digital recordings, open through December 31. Before you attend a free lecture or class, have a group photo taken by the stone lions — Patience and Fortitude — located outside on 42nd St...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): Claudia Taller
The roar of Niagara Falls is left behind when you walk up the hill to the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort , with its beautiful scenes and atrium above Victoria Park. Check out the slots, then relax in the atrium and do some shopping with all your winnings in a glistening space. Then eat at 17 Noir, an elegant restaurant facing the falls and take in a view of the pathway along the river. Niagara Falls, Ontario , is home to the Niagara Fallsview, the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel and the Casino Niagar...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): Jill Sell
Dogs that look like little lambs. Dogs with fur like twisted clothesline rope. Dogs so big you wonder, “How did a bear wander unnoticed into Madison Square Garden?” More than 2,500 canines vie for Top Dog honors at the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City , held February 13 and 14, 2012. No other dog show in the world compares to the prestigious Westminster. Established in 1877, it’s America’s second-longest continuously held sporting event, behind only the Kentucky Derby. Best in Sho...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): Patricia Bates
New York City is an urban jungle for kids who love animals. They can explore the wilds of Madagascar at the Bronx Zoo, gaze at colossal stuffed kangaroos in the outback of FAO Schwarz and discover an African Savannah on Broadway in “The Lion King.” They’ll stare at “The World’s Largest Dinosaurs” exhibit through January 2 at the American Museum of Natural History, which includes a skeleton of the Mamenchisaurus, one of the tallest dinosaurs to walk the earth. Nearly 140 million years ago, these “sauropo...
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