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Jun 17, 2015

NYSOM Sponsors the Hudson River Exchange 2015 Summer Market

New York States of Mind is thrilled to be sponsoring the 3RD ANNUAL HUDSON RIVER EXCHANGE SUMMER MARKET. Held on the Henry Hudson Riverfront Park in...

Jun 08, 2015

June 17: Honey Whiskey Dinner

NYSOM readers were able to #MeetTheMaker behind Catskill Provisions, Claire Marin, and hear her story in her own words in THIS PIECE. Now you have...

Feb 26, 2015

Our Dark Past: Slavery and the Underground Railroad in the Hudson Valley

Slavery in the North was less documented and systematic than it was in South, but no less real. In recent years, a great deal of...

Nov 04, 2014

The November Issue: Building on, and because of, the Past

The history of a place informs everything. The past inevitably, if unwittingly, paves the way for the future, sometimes improbably and without clear segues. Take...

Oct 09, 2014

Church Owl Beer: (Good) Gluten-Free Ale

In 2013 Taylor Grothe was diagnosed with Celiac Disease, a condition in which the body produces a damaging immune response to gluten (a protein found...

Oct 08, 2014

JELL-O, Made in New York: So Odd it's Good

JELL-O is “America’s Most Famous Dessert,” and a small town that sits between Buffalo and Rochester, only five minutes off I-90, is known as the...

Oct 03, 2014

Cider Week FLX: So 'Hard' It's Good

Today marks the beginning of Cider Week FLX, a celebration of the reemergence of craft cider production in the Finger Lakes, through Oct. 12. “People have...

Oct 01, 2014

New York: Good, Bad, and So Bad It's Good

Today marks a milestone for New York States of Mind — we’re officially a year old. In the countdown to our launch last year, my...

Sep 29, 2014

Tapping Potential in New York's Maple Industry

For many, the thought of maple syrup conjures sweet images of pancakes on a Saturday morning. But for thousands in New York, maple is not...

Sep 08, 2014

Like Father, Like Sons: The Hudson Valley's Harney Tea Empire

Cocktail and dinner parties have long been dominated by oenophiles discussing the buttery, jammy, oaky and vanilla flavors of wine, but tea time has arrived....

Sep 04, 2014

The September Issue: Pinning the Blue Ribbon

An old song extolls the joys of "our State Fair" as "a great state fair — it's the best state fair in our state." It's easy to rise...

Aug 04, 2014

The August Issue: Making it Happen

New Yorkers know how to get things done. It's little surprise that the Empire State — that genesis of the eponymous New York Minute — is unceasingly...

Aug 01, 2014

Eat Like a Local: Spiedies in the Southern Tier

“Most people from out-of-town don’t know what a spiedie is or how to pronounce it,” says Dave Pessagno, event coordinator for the annual Spiedie Fest...

Jul 29, 2014

Digging Up New York's History: Fossils in Western NY

If you’re interested in digging into — quite literally — New York State’s history, there’s no better place to explore than Western New York’s Penn...

Jul 28, 2014

Ganondagan: Preserving a Past, Providing a Future

About 20 miles southeast of Rochester, nestled deep in the hills of Victor, N.Y., is Ganondagan (pronounced “Gah-non-dah-GAN”). The 4,500 inhabitants of this vibrant Seneca...

Jul 25, 2014

NYC's Acronyms, Abbreviations and Portmanteaux: A Transplant's Take

Having recently made the move from the relative simplicity of Seattle, WA to the multifaceted, complex world of New York — first upstate at Hamilton...

Jul 23, 2014

A Native Museum Reborn: Sainte Marie Among the Iroquois Becomes Skä-noñh Center

The moment of first contact between European explorers and the indigenous American peoples — mistakenly called “Indians” — must have been remarkable: two radically different...

Jul 10, 2014

The (Native) Book of Mormon in NY: The Hill Cumorah Pageant

When hearing the words Mormon and theater, for many, the first thought is likely the Broadway smash hit “The Book of Mormon.” But every summer,...

Jul 08, 2014

NATIVE | Blurred Lines: Flexible States of Mind

There is no singular “New York State of Mind.” Does it surprise you?! Let it delight you instead; after all, it’s who we are.

Jul 03, 2014

Wild Earth: Happy Campers in the Elements

In an ideal world, summer camp is an escape from school-year monotony into the woods — a time for children to run free and tap...

Jun 30, 2014

THE JULY ISSUE: SEEKING IDENTITY

Native: A word loaded with implications. Through the lens of varying perspectives, and in an array of contexts, the semantics of "native" convey a range...

Jun 28, 2014

Grain Silos Become Art Spaces in Buffalo

Bringing the City of Light to Life at Night: ELAB City of Night, June 28, 2014 For years, the grain silos — huge concrete storage...

Jun 26, 2014

An Entrepreneur’s Pursuit of Passion: The Capital Region's Matt Baumgartner

It's early afternoon on a weekday and I'm at Wolff's Biergarten in downtown Albany's Warehouse District. Maintenance crews are working nearby as the sun streams...

Jun 23, 2014

Best Things to Do in Chautauqua County in the Summer

A summer session at the Chautauqua Institution can keep you busy, but don’t forget that there are many adventures to be had outside of the...

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NYSOM Sponsors the Hudson River Exchange 2015 Summer Market

June 17: Honey Whiskey Dinner

Our Dark Past: Slavery and the Underground Railroad in the Hudson Valley

The November Issue: Building on, and because of, the Past

Church Owl Beer: (Good) Gluten-Free Ale

JELL-O, Made in New York: So Odd it's Good

Cider Week FLX: So 'Hard' It's Good

New York: Good, Bad, and So Bad It's Good

Tapping Potential in New York's Maple Industry

Like Father, Like Sons: The Hudson Valley's Harney Tea Empire

The September Issue: Pinning the Blue Ribbon

The August Issue: Making it Happen

Eat Like a Local: Spiedies in the Southern Tier

Digging Up New York's History: Fossils in Western NY

Ganondagan: Preserving a Past, Providing a Future

NYC's Acronyms, Abbreviations and Portmanteaux: A Transplant's Take

A Native Museum Reborn: Sainte Marie Among the Iroquois Becomes Skä-noñh Center

The (Native) Book of Mormon in NY: The Hill Cumorah Pageant

NATIVE | Blurred Lines: Flexible States of Mind

Wild Earth: Happy Campers in the Elements

THE JULY ISSUE: SEEKING IDENTITY

Grain Silos Become Art Spaces in Buffalo

An Entrepreneur’s Pursuit of Passion: The Capital Region's Matt Baumgartner

Best Things to Do in Chautauqua County in the Summer