Magazine

Nov 11, 2013

Forming a Protective Outer Circle: The Patriot Guard Riders

“All these single headlights were coming down the road straight toward me when I was driving to work this morning,” a friend tells us. “Suddenly...

Nov 07, 2013

Outliers Together: Ellsworth Kelly and Agnes Gund

The relationship between artist and collector is sometimes reduced to the basest symbiosis: the artist produces, the collector purchases. It would be a gross understatement...

Nov 05, 2013

The Shirt Factory: Thinking Outside the Box

Paint thrown in fits of passion, toxic work supplies, reclined nudes eating grapes; many colorful images and phrases come to mind when discussing artists. “Good...

Nov 04, 2013

The November Issue: Drawing Outside the lines

Start your engines: The holiday season is upon us. It’s already November. Clocks have been turned back, and Christmas cards have been on store shelves...

Nov 01, 2013

One Last Thought: Humans of New York State

Where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday that our small team here at NYSOM began laying out the framework for our Magazine’s...

Oct 31, 2013

It All Started with a Ouija Board: Ghost Hunters of the Finger Lakes

Peter, Patti and Chris Kanellis have an unusual passion. Their interest in the paranormal began as children at their grandmother’s knee when she would titillate...

Oct 31, 2013

Paranormal Investigators with an Altruistic Motivation

Why is “ghost hunting” an inept term for describing the attempt to capture evidence of spirits? “Because ghosts are already dead. If you’re hunting them,...

Oct 30, 2013

H5: The Only Scare You’ll Need this HalloWeekend

Consistently ranked as one the top 13 scariest haunts in America*, the Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses (better known as the “H5”) is a...

Oct 29, 2013

Risen from the Dead: Buffalo's Richardson Olmsted Complex

The Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane, as it was called when originally built in 1870, has long been known as one of the city’s...

Oct 25, 2013

Sleepy Hollow’s Spirits: For Haunting and Savoring

“From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the original Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen...

Oct 25, 2013

Brussels without the Passport: Ommegang Brewery

Cooperstown, home to the Baseball Hall of Fame and named in honor of its founding family (see: James Fenimore Cooper), emits an aura of pure,...

Oct 24, 2013

An Apple a Day for Generations

Two apple orchards in the Capital-Saratoga Region have family roots as deep as those of the trees. For a combined 124 years, Goold Orchards in Castleton...

Oct 24, 2013

Stride by Stride with Members of the Albany Running Club

On any given day, members of the Albany Running Exchange (A.R.E.) can log on to the club’s website and select from a host of daily...

Oct 23, 2013

Exploring the Adirondack High Peaks in Autumn

It’s easy to categorize outdoor adventures as summer’s exclusive domain. Hot weather and swimming spots go hand in hand. Like anything worthwhile, however, the great...

Oct 22, 2013

Putnam County Retreats for Health Nuts (Reluctant or Hardcore)

If buzz words like “detoxify,” “slimming” and “energizing” leave you short of breath and queasy, with the sinking fear that someone in a white coat...

Oct 22, 2013

Ulster County Redux: Get Your Chill On

Ready, set, relax. It’s easier said than done, right? Finding the time to unwind is a challenge, and the task of determining where and how...

Oct 22, 2013

Spa Like You Mean It in Westchester

Outside of Bath, there are few finer places to “take the waters” than Westchester County. Just north of New York City, and practically built for ladies...

Oct 21, 2013

Going 'Greene': Hiking the Catskills' High Peaks

This autumn, go green. Greene County in the Catskills that is. Just west of the Hudson River and south of Albany, the county boasts some...

Oct 18, 2013

New York's Most Spirited Spirits: THE Graves to Visit

History — iconic and strange, ancient and foreboding — rests quietly all across New York State. In a land rich with legendary artists, comedians, politicians and activists, one...

Oct 17, 2013

I Love Lucy and Lucy Loves Jamestown

The Lucy Desi Center for Comedy houses three institutions devoted to celebrating the city’s most famous resident. Located side by side on West Third Street,...

Oct 16, 2013

Burying Vines to Make Fine Wine in Skaneateles

The scenic vistas of high hills, a sparkling lake and fertile ground boasting agricultural bounty in Skaneateles have been gradually encroached upon by a litter...

Oct 16, 2013