Have you grown up in Syracuse’s “Valley Neighborhood”? If you had to choose five locations or experiences that would symbolize the Valley, what would they be? I’m compiling a list of the businesses, parks, monuments, events, etc. that compose the historic essence of growing up in this neighborhood and …
On Saturday, D-Gargyles participated in placing flags on veteran tombstones at St. Agnes and Onondaga Valley Cemetery. Nancy Depew does a great job organizing the event every year. This year, the weather was great and the volunteers were plenty. I brought the GPS with me and marked the locations where …
After a couple days of heavy duty lawn work, Shannon and I went geocaching at Split Rock Quarry near Camillus. I’ve actually attempted to hike here a couple of times, but was unsure of parking. On this visit, there were a couple of cars off of Onondaga Blvd., so we …
Prior to leaving on Friday evening, there was talk about tropical storm Earl and it’s potential impact on the Virginia coastline. It almost detered us from making the trip, but the drive down Friday couldn’t have been better weather. I was surprised at the amount of traffic, especially between midnight …