In winter, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario’s vast coastlines look particularly inviting from astride a snowmobile. Nab the opportunity and take the Seaway Trail to snowmobiling trails unlike those anywhere else. Read more about it here!
America’s National Symbol Can Be Spotted Soaring in New York State in March
New York, N.Y. - In a state known for its abundance of sports and entertainment industry celebrities, it will be a star of the feathered kind that grabs the attention of photographers for the next month or so. Throughout the month of March, visitors and residents of New York State will have the rare opportunity to spot America’s national symbol as more than 150 migratory bald eagles make their way through the Empire State.
New York State, which ranks fifth in the U.S. for number of wildlife-watching participants, offers a combination of open water and colder temperatures to create the perfect atmosphere for these regal creatures. Eagle watching is one of the most affordable activities for New York State winter visitors with a number of guided tours, excursions and educational workshops available through The Eagle Institute, a non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to the protection of the bald eagle and other birds of prey. Read more »
Sackets Harbor, N.Y. - The winter season along the Great Lakes Seaway Trail provides a birdwatchers’ boon. Bare-branch trees offer a clearer view of hawks watching for prey, but ornithologist Gerald Smith, author of the new 195-page Birding the Great Lakes Seaway Trail field guide, says watch the water along the 518-mile shoreline byway in New York and Pennsylvania. Read more »
Enter the home of Harriet Tubman, walk the Underground Railroad, experience poetry, films, inventors and more
New York, N.Y. - New York State (www.iloveny.com) is celebrating its rich African American heritage during Black History Month with an array of special events and cultural discovery opportunities across its 11 vacation regions. A sampling of events happening across the Empire State this February include:
Flight to Freedom: Rochester’s Underground Railroad, Rochester, NY
“Flight to Freedom” explores the paths of courageous freedom seekers through Rochester’s Underground Railroad in this dramatic, interactive exhibition. Walk in the footsteps of Austin Steward, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs and Reverend Thomas James as they overcome huge obstacles to build free lives. Read more »
Sackets Harbor, N.Y. - Cash prizes, the opportunity to showcase your work locally and blending your fabric artistry with that of quilters from across a 518-mile shoreline region are reasons to enter the 2010 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Quilt Show and Challenge. The Seaway Trail Foundation, which will host the March 20-21, 2010 show at the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center in Sackets Harbor, NY, has posted show entry guidelines and a registration form online at http://www.seawaytrail.com/ . Read more »
Ice Climbing, Polar Bear Dipping, 1812 Battle, Bavaria on the Byway
Sackets Harbor, N.Y. - Ready to climb sheer faces of vertical ice this winter, go back in time for a leisurely ski through a frosty pioneer village or a sleigh ride past venerable Victorian architecture, or jump into the shocking St. Lawrence River in February for a good cause?
These experiences, Olympian-owned ski slopes and cool places for sleigh riding, snowmobiling, skiing, snowshoeing are in the 2010 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Winter Fun Tips for the 518-mile America’s Byway and National Recreation Trail.
Sackets Harbor, N.Y. - Wildlife biologist Kimberly Corwin and Adirondack Kids® co-author and television show host Gary Allen VanRiper are inviting birders to experience the Great Lakes Seaway Trail in their time, at their pace and in their style year-round. The pair narrate the 80-minute “Birding the Great Lakes Seaway Trail” Audio Tour CD produced by the non-profit Seaway Trail Foundation as a companion to the recently released “Birding the Great Lakes Seaway Trail” book authored by ornithologist Gerald A. “Gerry” Smith. Read more »
