Blogs about New York
The impact of The 9/11 Memorial & Museum
In New York City for a wedding, we picked that afternoon to go to Ground Zero. It was smart to have the museum’s somber resonance be somewhat alleviated by the joy of an affirming celebration. Going to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum was as stirring and life-affirming as...
A Great tour of Lorenzo House in Cazenovia, NY
Select “tour” in the tags on my site and you’ll get several blog results. I like a good tour, whether it be a self-led somber walk through the 9/11 Memorial in New York or a docent reviewing the lavish accommodations at the Clayton House in Pittsburgh. We have a...
Don’t go to Cazenovia, New York Unless…
Don’t stop in Cazenovia unless you’re prepared to be assaulted by America the way it used to be. Since it was founded in 1793 by John Lincklaen (he built Lorenzo House—post to follow), the town has had a lot of time to practice being congenial. People in this village...
Memorial of Flight 93 Fifteen Years After 9/11
In fifteen years, how much has changed? Our way of life as Americans was altered on 9/11/01 and has remained something we adapt to every time we fly, if not something we notice at other, random moments in our lives. Visitors to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York...
Travels in Western New York, Home of the Finger Lakes
Or is it Upstate New York? As a Pennsylvanian, I’ve long puzzled over what “upstate” means. Yes, I know I could Google the answer, but I’d rather hear from my NY friends what term is correct. At any rate, I traveled to the region with my husband on his business trip....
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