The Price of Nordic Skiing

Interesting in a nerdy way – this is the summary of a college thesis – an economic analysis of what drives the price at cross-country ski facilities.

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Dear Santa: Please send me some critters…

Dear Santa: Please send me some critters…

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Rochester: an emerging world-class cycling spot

Rochester: an emerging world-class cycling spot

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The Great Outdoors: Fight back against winter’s darkness

The Great Outdoors: Fight back against winter’s darkness

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True or False: Is Mistletoe the “Kiss of Death?”

True or False: Is Mistletoe the “Kiss of Death?”

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Gooseneck Hill Waterfowl Sanctuary

Click below to read the newsletter of the Gooseneck Hill Waterfowl Sanctuary in Delevan NY, and learn the trials and successes they faced this year. See photos of their newest residents. GOOSENECK NEWSLETTER 2009

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Spa State Park restricts cross-country skiers around fairways

By DREW KERR, PostStar.com, link to original post Cross-county skiers at the Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs will have a little less room to roam this winter. Parks officials said this week that cross-country skiing trails that traditionally ran over the Spa Golf Course were fenced in and re-routed around fairways so that [...]

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Lock Your Lid

Whether you’re a bike commuter or just use your bike to run errands, there’s always the problem of leaving your bike helmet dangling on your bike for thieves to abscond with, or lugging it around with you. Neither are great options. Blake Mills faced this problem and decided to do something about it – he [...]

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Invite Your Friends & Family to Visit One of the Top 10 Lakeside Living Places in the World

Yes, it’s here in New York State – the beautiful Finger Lakes Region. Shermans Travel picks the 10 top lakeside living places IN THE WORLD each year, and the number one place for 2009 is the Finger Lakes Region. Hard to believe that it beat out Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, and Lake Tahoe. The region [...]

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A Gift For the Ski Bum in Your Life – or Yourself?

Swift. Silent. Deep is a new documentary ski film. But, it’s not your typical ski film, with random people skiing random peaks, this is a story of a cadre of renegade skiers in Wyoming. Check out the trailer at www.swiftsilentdeep.com. Then order a copy for the skier on your gift list – or as a [...]

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