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 »
WGI Switches to Toyota Hybrids and Partners with Swarthout Recycling
WATKINS GLEN, NY (April 21, 2009) - Each year Earth Day is the day that Americans take notice of the challenges facing our planet so that we can all work together to increase environmental awareness. In 2009, Watkins Glen International will increase efforts to “Go Green” that include switching most fleet vehicles at the track to 2009 Toyota hybrids including the 2009 Official Toyota Camry Pace Car, and the implementation of a new on-site recycling program in partnership with Swarthout Recycling. These efforts are designed to help both the historic road course and its fans to do their part in preserving the beauty of the planet and the campground setting of The Glen. Read more »
A tourism region-specific calendar of the 2009’s major bicycling events has been compiled by Harvey Botzman of Cyclotour Guide Books and is now available. Each New York State tourism region-specific calendar is available in three formats: ASCII plain text, MS Word and MS Word as a chart. Read more »
Get set for the 1st Annual Catskills Ride ‘N Peak Benefit Bike Ride, May 16
DELHI, N.Y. - The KAATS organization is organizing their first annual Catskills Ride ‘N Peak Benefit Bike Ride for adults and kids. On May 16th - rain or shine - riders will be able to view the beauty of the Catskills on one of five rides (104 miles ride, then a 75, 54, 25, and finally a 14 mile ride), starting and ending in Margaretville, in the Central Catskills. Read more »
1973 Eagle-Offy Will Be On Display and Take Part in Tribute Laps
WATKINS GLEN, NY (April 08, 2009) - Historic Watkins Glen International will be the place to be for any Mark Donohue fan during Opening Day on Sunday, April 26th. The 1973 Eagle-Offy that Donohue drove in several Indy Car events, including his final Indianapolis 500, will be on display and is scheduled to be one of eight legendary cars participating in the weekend-long Mark Donohue Tribute. The cars will make several tribute laps of the historic road-course at noon on April 26th. Opening Day is also the last day to take advantage of the advance sale ticket prices for any 2009 racing event held at the racetrack this summer. Read more »
Look at the calendar … spring has officially arrived! Need some proof? The snow is beginning to melt, every once in a while we wake up to warm mornings, though not yesterday or this morning, and some of us are beginning to pack for our annual migration South.
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