Winter weather arrives with a blustery bang and can leave even hardcore fans of cooler temperatures shivering in their boots. Luckily, people who need to warm up and escape the snow and ice for a little while can turn to some time-honored traditions to chase away cabin fever. Board games are one suc...

The New York State Canal System closed for the winter in mid-October this year. In the 19th century, the Erie Canal was also closed during the long, cold winter months. During this time, boats were not able to travel on a frozen canal, and the Canal was typically drained for maintenance. Due to ice,...

Some recipes get dinner on the table. Others make you want to stand beside the table and announce, “I made this!” This butternut squash lasagna is shamelessly the second one. It’s simply roasted squash, garlic, sausage, ricotta and browned butter bechamel. Humble ingredients; technique makes them sh...

Celebrate the holiday season by learning how to create meaningful, handcrafted wreaths and grave blankets to honor loved ones and beautify cemeteries and memorial spaces. In this special hands-on demonstration, America in Bloom board member and greenhouse owner Rick Webb will guide you through the p...

Warm bread fresh out of the oven is a culinary delight. Whether slathered with butter or framing a favorite sandwich, homemade bread can elevate any meal. And homemade sourdough bread is especially popular. Sourdough has been around for centuries. According to Eric Pallant, chair of the Department o...

Members of the military play an important role in keeping the peace and persevering the freedoms that democracy enables. Veterans of the United States Armed Forces are celebrated each Nov. 11 on Veterans Day. It’s important that residents in communities big and small take time on Veterans Day to rec...

A prickly tree with a sweet secret could help reshape the future of farming. Honey locust ( Gleditsia triacanthos ) has long provided food for people and livestock. Yet despite its sugar-rich pods, welcome shade and potential role in sustainable farming, the tree remains overlooked by modern agricul...

Mama was a great saver of all things, useful and otherwise. Growing up as poor sharecroppers, Mama and her siblings had little to call their own. She only received one doll during her childhood, a delicate celluloid beauty she was given at school during a Christmas charity event. She had a hard life...

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) are encouraging drivers to be extra cautious about encounters with deer and moose this time of year. The animals are increasingly active during autumn. “Hitting a deer or moose can do great damag...