Ultimate New York Romance Stories Sought

New York, N.Y. - Romance in New York has been captured in countless Hollywood productions. Now, amateur filmmakers can have their love immortalized with I LOVE NEW YORK’s new competition to discover the best New York State love story. I LOVE NEW YORK (http://www.iloveny.com/), New York State’s tourism promotion agency, and New York University’s Tisch Graduate School of Film are collaborating to sponsor a team of New York University (NYU) filmmakers to produce a movie about “Love in New York.” Read more »

Hauppauge, N.Y.- The new 2010 Long Island Travel Guide, full of valuable information on what to see and do on Long Island, is available FREE by contacting the Long Island Convention and Visitors Bureau & Sports Commission (LICVB&SC).

The travel guide makes it easy to find in-depth information about Long Island’s parks, museums, beaches, amusements, historical sites, gardens, shopping and special events. Also available free is the Long Island Calendar of Events- Spring 2010, highlighting many of the wonderful fairs, festivals, unique events and performances coming this spring on Long Island. Read more »

Fonda, N.Y. - The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce and the Fulton County Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry remind the community that the Fulton and Montgomery Counties Snowmobile Trails map is still available.

“According to weather.com we could receive 6-12 inches of snow accumulation this week.  This is a great opportunity to remind everyone that there are approximately 400 miles of snowmobile trails to enjoy between the two counties,” states Gina DaBiere-Gibbs, Montgomery County Tourism Director. Read more »

Auburn, N.Y. - Travelers of Routes 5 and 20 have a new resource at their fingertips-a blog called Dashboard Diaries. Drawing from the popular “Best of the Best” pocket map published by the Routes 5 & 20 Committee, Dashboard Diaries takes a fresh look at some of the unique eateries, activities, scenic spots, and shops that stud the highway between Skaneateles and Batavia. The new blog lives online at Routes5and20.com, a site maintained by an alliance of chambers and visitor bureaus along the road. 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 »

Oswego, N.Y. - Natural beauty, a lakeside recreational playground, a unique and fragile environmental resource - all this and more are the focus of the new documentary “Barrier Dunes of Eastern Lake Ontario” set to premier on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 3pm and 10:30pm on WCNY-TV Channel 24 and Time Warner Digital Channel 850, Syracuse, NY.

Producer and videographer Dr. Michael S. Ameigh tells the story of the nearly 17-mile-long Eastern Lake Ontario barrier dunes and wetlands system in vibrant video and thoughtful narration in his latest film produced in cooperation with New York Sea Grant and The Ontario Dune Coalition. Read more »

Tonight, Feb. 8, at 10 p.m., The Travel Channel’s Anthony Bourdain travels to the Hudson Valley. Among his stops are the Mohonk Mountain House (which is celebrating his visit with a special offer), The Culinary Institute of America, and X20, Peter Kelly’s restaurant built on a pier on the Hudson River, where he dines with actor Bill Murray. Don’t miss it!