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Dogpatch USA  theme park, which operated from 1968 to 1993, holds a unique place in amusement park history as it was based on the iconic  Li'l Abner  comic…

By Gkullberg (Own work) [ CC BY-SA 3.0 or  GFDL ],  via Wikimedia Commons Massasoit , Osamequin, Yellow Feather, son of Wasanegin, was a member, and leader, of…

The Rollin T. Grant Gulf Wilderness Park is a rare jewel of nature in the northwest corner of the city of Lockport! Here is New York State's only full natu…

Clark’s Gully Phoenix Rising Hi Tor (Naples), NY - Hi Tor Wildlife Management Area This article was originally written by Madis Senner and speaks of Clark&#…

The first time Bruce Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark had an impact on me was around the age of nineteen. Of course, i'd heard the song prior but the …

International Dark-Sky Association - 5 Popular Myths About LED Streetlights The rapid changes in LED lighting technology have given rise to an LED retrofit r…

Murder Creek, Akron NY Uriah Cummings The village of Akron, in Erie County , Western New York, has a rich history. Though a larger part of that history surrou…

Social media, we've all used it for years now. We've become accustomed to it being a great way to communicate, and be connected with, people from all w…

The film Equals , starring Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult , is set in a world where most of humanity has been wiped away by massive war. The 'utopia&#…

General Wiley Thompson, as an Indian agent, oversaw and helped coordinate the removal of the Seminole tribe from Florida. In written history, he's been sol…

Following the mapping of Genesee County by the Holland Land Company , an area south of what was called the "Great  Swamp" back then, around 1800, wo…

Start of the Second Seminole War The beginning of the hostilities of the Second Seminole War, with all three wars known as the Florida War, had their roots i…