Several Oswego County Campgrounds Up for Sale
By Ken Sturtz A confluence of factors, including labor and a desire to retire, is pushing many mom and pop campground owners to consider selling their businesses If you’ve ever…
Revitalization Underway at Fort Ontario
By Ken Sturtz After struggling with funding for years, the popular Oswego historic site has more staff and is working on new research and programming The gates of the stone…
Groups Join Forces to Highlight Tug Hill’s ‘Untouched Wildernesses’
By Norah Machia The Tug Hill region has been described as one of the “last of the untouched wildernesses” in New York state, covering 2,100 square miles of land, including…
Oswego County Fair Set to Return After 2-Year Hiatus
By Ken Sturtz With few opportunities to raise money, county fairs across New York have struggled to stay afloat during the pandemic In the nearly three years since the gates…
Officials Hope Industry Gets Back to Normal
Tailwater Lodge in Altmar is expanding; Harborfest is making plans for this summer Steve Yablonski COVID-19 pretty much shut down the county’s tourism in 2020. Bed tax, one of the…
Strigo Vineyards is located at 9272 Plainville Road in Baldwinsville.
Strigo Vineyards: One Year Later
Owned by Oswego’s entrepreneur Joe Murabito and his wife, Baldwinsville vineyards on track to grow By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant In the perspective of 20/20 hindsight, starting a winery in the…
Optimism Among Players in Tourism Industry
Official: ‘We’re starting to see steady increase in the hotels’ By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant The itch to travel may take some people far away in the coming months as travel…
Dirt Racing Resumes at Fulton, Brewerton Tracks
By Steve Yablonski The Fulton Speedway opened in 1961 as an asphalt track for oval racing and drag racing. The last race on asphalt was 1978 when clay was laid…
Lean Times for Travel Agents
How bad are things for travel agencies? 30% may be out of business because of pandemic-related travel restrictions, says expert By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Despite pre-pandemic growth in travel, the…
Wagner’s Vineyards on the shores of Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes
Finger Lakes Wine Country Keeps Juice Flowing
Major tourism destination adjusts to limitations placed by global pandemic By Lou Sorendo The coronavirus has made a direct hit on the travel and tourism industry, perhaps one of the…