Club welcomes new staff members and catering operator
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. - The thundering of polo ponies competing on an area the size of nine football fields returns this summer with the fast-paced action of the 2009 season of Saratoga Polo. The season opens on Friday, July 10 and play continues through Labor Day weekend, concluding Sunday, Sept. 6. Saratoga Polo matches are played every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday 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 »
ONSTANTIA, NY - Oneida Lake is arguably the world’s most famous walleye water. And the Oneida Fish Culture Station (aka Oneida Lake Hatchery) in the north shore village of Constantia helps to maintain a healthy population by producing millions of walleye fry — released into Oneida and many other bodies of water across New York State — every year. Read more »
Catches 9-pound lake trout to pair with Finger Lakes wines
Aurora, NY - May 15, 2009 - Susan Kostrzewa, Senior Editor of Wine Enthusiast Magazine, had some doubts about her angling abilities when she was invited on a “Catch & Cook” press visit to the Finger Lakes, but she was up for the challenge. As part of the Cayuga County Office of Tourism’s public relations activities, Ms. Korstrzewa was invited to the Village of Aurora to fish the waters of Cayuga Lake and have her catch prepared by the Aurora Inn’s Executive Chef Greg Rhoad. Luck was with her as she reeled in a 9-pound lake trout and a delicious meal was prepared by Chef Rhoad, paired with a fine Pinot Noir from Heart and Hands Wine Company in Union Springs. Read more »
May 11 - The Great Lakes Seaway Trail, a federally-designated National Recreation Trail, is home to high profile golf events and superior courses. Its own 15th Annual Great Lakes Seaway Trail Foundation Vincent Dee Sr. Memorial Golf Tournament will be held June 18 at the Highland Meadows Golf Club in Watertown, NY. The 18-hole course was built in 1996 and offers a fun and challenging golf experience. Read more »
By Spider Rybaak
OSWEGO COUNTY, NY — New York’s spring turkey season opens on May 1. One of the best places to get one of these wily ol’ birds is Oswego County.
Indeed, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) records show that hunters in most counties reported shooting fewer of these delicious fowl in spring 2008 than in 2007. Oswego County, on the other hand, actually saw its harvest increase by a whopping 25 percent over the same period. Read more »
The Wayne County GrandSlam and Merchants Challenge Fishing Youth Derby starts May 2nd. This county derby will celebrate its twelfth year providing area youngsters with a chance to experience some of the finest fishing in New York State. This unique event also gives the youngsters four months to catch fish, and compete for prizes and US Savings Bonds. Read more »