Read more about the article Colloca Estate Winery: The Journey that Led Chris Colloca to Start a Highly Successful Business in Fair Haven
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Colloca Estate Winery: The Journey that Led Chris Colloca to Start a Highly Successful Business in Fair Haven

The Wild Journey of Dr. Chris Colloca The owner of Colloca Estate Winery in Fair Haven reflects on his path from All-American football player in Ithaca to chiropractic medicine to…

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Read more about the article Birthplace of Oz Sits in Central New York
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz author and Chittenango native L. Frank Baum reveled in telling his children’s stories to neighborhood friends.

Birthplace of Oz Sits in Central New York

All Things Oz Museum a major tourist draw in Chittenango By Tom and Jerry Caraccioli   As a sickly child growing up, Lyman Frank Baum had health issues that led…

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Read more about the article Award-winning Website Getting an Update
Photo featured on the homepage of www.DiscoverUpstateNY.com.

Award-winning Website Getting an Update

By Stefan Yablonski   The award-winning website www.DiscoverUpstateNY.com (DUNY) is getting some improvements. The “go-to site” promotes a diverse variety of tourism opportunities for enthusiasts both near and far. The site…

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Read more about the article Tourism Spending in Onondaga Doubles Since 2017
Mural at the Salt City Market in downtown Syracuse. Designed by artist Audra Linsner, the mural — titled “Everything But The Kitchen” — shows the variety of cuisine available at the market.

Tourism Spending in Onondaga Doubles Since 2017

According to Visit Syracuse, tourism spending in Onondaga County in 2024 exceeded $1.3 billion compared to about $700 million in 2017 By Stefan Yablonski   Visit Syracuse is kind of…

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Read more about the article Events a Major Drive to Drawing Visitors
Daniel Breitweg is deputy director in the Department of Community Development, Tourism, and Planning for Oswego County.

Events a Major Drive to Drawing Visitors

By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant   The tourism sector of New York’s economy shines in Central New York. Of the more than $25 million that visitors spend statewide (excluding Long Island…

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Read more about the article Fishing in CNY: Hot or Not?
A recent client of Dave Wilson’s Fishing Charter in Oswego poses with a catch. Fishing had an uptick during the pandemic as crowd-wary people sought things to do. The momentum that shift created has not slowed down, according to experts.

Fishing in CNY: Hot or Not?

Are anglers still flocking to CNY’s fishing hotspots? By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant   Central New York has more than 235 miles of public fishing rights along its streams and rivers…

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