Oswego -  Lake Ontario’s top professional and amateur anglers will be vying for thousands of dollars in cash and merchandise prizes the weekend of July 11 and 12, when Oswego County’s 15th annual Pro-Am Salmon and Trout Team Tournament takes place out of the ports of Oswego, Mexico, and Port Ontario. The tournament is the third in a four-county series on Lake Ontario.The Oswego County event kicks off with an optional contest, the Fat Nancy’s/A-Tom-Mik Shootout on Friday, July 10. Pro-Am teams will fish Saturday and Sunday, and winners will be announced Sunday afternoon. Boats may launch from marinas in Oswego and Mexico and the Selkirlk Lighthouse at Port Ontario. Read more »

Howes Cave, N.Y. - Howe Caverns’ General Manager Robert Holt has finished compiling a new book about the Caverns that will be available at the Great Cave’s 80th Anniversary Community Celebration on Aug. 1.”There are so many wonderful stories about early tours of the Caverns and of its discoverer Lester Howe. Our 80th Anniversary is a perfect opportunity to have these stories available for everyone to enjoy,” Mr. Holt said. The book will be on sale in the Howe Caverns’ Gift Shop. Read more »

 HOWES CAVE, N.Y. — New video of Howe Caverns has captured an Award of Excellence for its use in cinema advertising and in an online video campaign in the Commercials/Amusements/Entertainment category of the 2009 Videographer Awards. Read more »

Wayne County, NY - Spring is truly the awakening season, especially in Wayne County where hundreds of species of birds arrive to begin the nesting season. Many, like the hummingbirds and flycatchers arrive from South and Central America, traveling thousands of miles to reach their destination. And, their GPS’s are set for Wayne County. Read more »

On Saturday, June 6, at 10 a.m., the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum will be hosting: Turtles in Trouble!   Come join Environmental Educator, Pam Golben, at the Museum’s Outdoor Discovery Center, entrance on Muser Drive, across from 174 Angola Road, Cornwall, to learn about the problems turtles encounter such as: Read more »

HOWES CAVE, N.Y. — The great cave of the Northeast, Howe Caverns, and its new caved-themed motorcycle created by Orange County Choppers in Newburgh, are the featured attractions of the May 28 episode of American Choppers. Read more »

HOWES CAVE, N.Y. - 2009 marks the 80th Anniversary of Howe Caverns re-opening to the public in 1929 and the 167th Anniversary of its discovery by local farmer Lester Howe.

And, Howe Caverns will celebrate the local farmer’s find during Discovery Days, from May 22 through May 24. Read more »