The Jamesville Nature Trail was recently improved. It offers interesting bio-diversity right in the village of Jamesville (SE of Syracuse). It borders a small pond with beaver and birds, and has an upland forest of hardwoods and cedars. The trail is an easy 1.5 mile loop with a few hilly and wet spots.
Location: Jamsesville Elementary [...]
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Jamesville Nature Trail
Posted in Hiking, Syracuse on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Syracuse’s creekwalk work back underway – it will connect Armory Square to Onondaga Lake
Posted in Syracuse, Trail Building on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Syracuse’s creekwalk work back underway – it will connect Armory Square to Onondaga Lake
Officials Break Ground on Onondaga Creekwalk in Syracuse
Posted in Syracuse, Trail Building, tagged Armory Square, Franklin Square, Inner Harbor, Onondaga County, Onondaga Creek, Onondaga Lake, Onondaga Nation, Syracuse Creekwalk on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By John Mariani / The Post-Standard, link to original post
State and county officials and business leaders joined Syracuse Mayor Matt Driscoll to break ground on phase 1 of the Syracuse Creekwalk at the Walton Street bridge over Onondaga Creek in Armory Square.
The creekwalk is a pedestrian path lining Onondaga Creek that eventually is to extend [...]
Nestlé Juicy Juice Helps Fund Playgrounds Across NY State, Including New One at Brooklyn’s East River State Park
Posted in Adirondacks, Kid's Activities, Letchworth, Long Island, New York City, Syracuse, Thousand Islands, parks, tagged Syracuse, Letchworth State Park, Long Island, Wellesley Island State Park, Saratoga Spa, Williamsburg, Jones Beach, Robert Moses, East River, Green Lakes, Thousand Islands on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
During a time of state budget shortfalls, NESTLÉ® JUICY JUICE® swings into action with a $350,000 commitment to build playgrounds across the state. With park visits and playground usage on the rise during this down economy, public-private partnerships provide a means to add new services without tapping state budgets.
A new play area for children will [...]
Hiking in Central New York State
Posted in Central NY, Finger Lakes Trail, Hiking, North Country Trail, Syracuse, tagged New Woodstock on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a resource, called “CNY Hiking” that’s full of information on hiking in Central New York State.
Ever wonder what it looks like to hike the North Country Trail / Finger Lakes Trail? If so, click here to view a video of hiking in the New Woodstock area. or here for the direct YouTube link.
Historic dam in Fayetteville collapses
Posted in Erie Canal, Syracuse, tagged feeder canal, Limestone Creek on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A dam, built around 1896 on Limestone Creek which served as a feeder to the Erie Canal, collapsed. It is a historic loss. Click here to see a photo & read the full story.
Take A Fall Hike at Adams Eden Camp
Posted in Finger Lakes, Hiking, Syracuse, tagged boating, camping, fishing, hay rides, hayrides, LaFayette, maze, ropes course, Swimming on September 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Adams Eden Camp in LaFayette (south of Syracuse), offers year round camping and recreation. Originally a private camp, they opened to the public in 2008. They offer a ropes course, hay rides, a mountain meadow maze, swimming, boating, fishing, hayrides, and 3 family-friendly trails for hiking.
Their most popular hike, the Stream Trail, leads to a [...]
Long Distance Paddler Looking for Local Knowledge
Posted in Finger Lakes, Kayaking, Lake Ontario, Syracuse, tagged Cayuga Lake, Oswego River, Seneca River, Taughannock Falls State Park on September 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In early October, Louise, a long-distance paddler, is planning on paddling from Taughannock Falls State Park in Trumansburg, up Cayuga Lake and the Seneca River to where the Oswego River starts just west of Syracuse. Then paddling the length of the Oswego River to Lake Ontario. She has a great set of Canal charts to [...]
New Trail on Onondaga Branch of the Finger Lakes Trail
Posted in Central NY, Finger Lakes Trail, Hiking, Syracuse, Trail Building, tagged DeRuyter Reservoir, Highland Forest Park on September 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There is a gorgeous new section of the Onondaga Branch of the Finger Lakes Trail from Webber Rd. to Smith Rd. in Central NY, east of Highland Forest Park & DeRuyter Reservoir and west of Route 13 (on the east side of Finger Lakes Trail map O2). The trail length is 3.6 miles. This is [...]


