It’s summertime in the ‘burg, circa 1975; the air is fresh and warm; ships and small craft are traversing the mighty St. Lawerence behind...

You never know when nuggets of gold are going to fall into your lap. No, not real gold, that never happens (unless you slap some guy so...

I’m ten years old and I’m sprawled out on my back under a tree; I’m happy, fascinated, and in a state of anticipation. No, I wasn’t hurt,...

In the 'burg, Dairy Queen was more than a place; it was a feeling. It was the anticipation in the pit of your stomach as you rounded the...

If I wanted to right now, I can call up anything on my iPhone, from music to a TV show that’s been on in the last….well since ever it was...

I think all of us, while in grade or high school, just want to get the heck out of there. How great were the summers and school breaks?...

If you live in the ‘burg, you’re tied to the water in some fashion. When I was living there, up until the mid-1980s, Shad flies were a...

Finally, we had a nice two-story, split-level colonial in the ‘burbs. Not just any ‘burb, but Pittsford, one of the most affluent in the...

Today’s electronics would have stupefied me as a teenager, had someone gone back in time and shown me what a cell phone was, how complex...

My mainline is being an architectural photographer - ok, that’s a glamorous way of saying I take photos of 3 bedroom two-story colonials...

I’m looking for a parking spot at Wegmans, and of course, the closer the better, lest Ispend an extra 30 seconds walking in the parking...

It’s three o’clock in the morning, and it’s colder than a penguin’s picnic outside. While most sane people in Ogdensburg are in bed,...

When I lived in “the ‘burg”, up until the mid 80’s (having been born there in 1963, which would seem like the time of the original...

It’s 1940, and Hitler has been marching across Europe, conquering and occupying many countries. The world is tense; Hitler is determine...

It’s an unusual name - “Sackrider”, but yes, that was his name. One would think with a name like that, perhaps his destiny was to be a...

As a little girl, Mary Jane would ride logs - bound for a nearby logging mill on the river. When she was a bit older, she actually became...