Camping is an affordable family-friendly vacation option this year
Campground Owners of New York (CONY) has announced the availability of its 2010 Campground & RV Park Guide. The guide is free and available by visiting http://www.nycampgrounds.com/ and filling out the online request form, or calling CONY toll-free at (800) 497-2669.
Entitled “Camping New York Style,” the 100-page guide highlights the features and amenities for over 210 privately-operated campgrounds and RV parks across New York State. The guide is a handy reference tool for researching and booking just the right campsite for your next vacation. Read more »
Lake Placid, N.Y. — Several of world’s best Nordic combined and skeleton athletes, as well as bobsled teams will be vying for Olympic team spots when they compete this weekend, Friday-Sunday, Dec. 18-20, in Lake Placid, N.Y. The road to Vancouver and the 2010 Winter Games continues to make its way through the two-time Olympic village when 90 athletes from 13 countries compete in the FIS Intercontinental Cup Nordic combined event and more than 170 athletes from 18 nations race in the FIBT America’s Cup bobsled and skeleton competition. Read more »
Storm Total 7-12″ of Snow!!!!
Wilmington, NY — To quote News Channel 5’s weather report this morning “Jackpot Adirondacks”, we picked up a pretty sweet total for the storm that rolled through the ADKS today. In the words of Eddie one of our Park and Pipe gurus….”It is boot deep” We are happy with that! Our plan calls for major snowmaking on the lower mountain for the next five days to secure a significant base. After that we will be heading back to the summit. Read more »
Free Holiday Celebration December 13
Auburn, NY - Holiday Traditions is an event that was created by the Seward House over 30 years ago as a token of appreciation to the Auburn community. Since that time, other local cultural attractions and sites have opened their doors for free the second Sunday in December for residents to enjoy during the holidays. Now, the “open house” is a tradition and, again this year, participation has expanded to include churches and other non-profit organizations. Read more »
Albany, NY - Claire Puccia Parham, Ph.D., author of The St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project: An Oral History of the Greatest Construction Show on Earth (ISBN: 978-0-8156-0913-1, $34.95; 328 pages; Syracuse University Press), will give a free presentation and sign copies of her book on Weds., Dec. 16th from 12:15-1:15 p.m. at the Librarians’ Room on the 7th floor of the NYS Library’s Cultural Education Center as part of the Noontime Speaker Series.
The Clifton Park resident’s current book, which took four years to complete, reveals the human side of the Seaway project in the words of 53 engineers, carpenters, laborers and their wives. It highlights the dangerous and brutal working conditions, Read more »
Wilmington, N.Y. - Mother Nature got off to a slow start, but the 2009-10 skiing and riding season at Whiteface is finally here. The Olympic mountain is set to open this Saturday, Dec. 5.
Snow guns having been making snow, preparing Excelsior, Summit Express and Upper Valley for Saturday’s opening day and the mountain’s 52nd winter season. Skiing will be available from the summit of Little Whiteface to mid station, with downloading on the Cloudsplitter Gondola. This is limited to intermediate skiing and beginner terrain will not be available. Read more »
Canandaigua, NY (Dec. 1) – While everyone else was counting sheep last night the mountain crew at Bristol Mountain were busy making snow.
Snow guns were activated on Upper Rocket, Lower Rocket, Sunbelt, Eclipse and Halley’s Run. “It was great to fire up the snow guns for the first time this season. The mountain is in excellent condition and we are looking forward to the next blast of frigid temperatures so we can resume snowmaking”, remarked Ken Keenan, Mountain Manager. Read more »
