The bus ride from NYC back in 1971 was a long and grueling one. Liberty, Roscoe, Binghamton, Elmira. Then a place called “Horseheads”—Horseheads! And a little north of that, a glimpse of a waterfall.

"The Forest and the Trees" by Gayle Morrow. After a fire at Cummings Lumber, Scott had his millwork cut out for him. This issue also includes Doing Thyme in Steuben County, Filling Hearts and Jars in ...

Even from Elmira’s highest hilltops you can’t see the mega-yachts anchored off the French Riviera, with their swimming pools and helipads and beautiful, suntanned millionaires. No, it’s a world away.

100 years ago, J.P. Ward’s foundry rekindled the coal town of Blossburg. Ward Foundry, with its various names, was the foundation for the small town of Blossburg. The company’s payroll sustained ...

"The Lost Trail of Tiffany" by David O'Reilly. St. Paul's Episcopal's stained glass and mosaics were designed by the master, so why is it such a secret? This issue also features Perfecting the Art of ...

The comedy and tragedy masks have been put away, but the gloriously improvised menu lives on! That’s right, local favorite Cast & Crew is coming back in a new role as the in-house caterers for Lambs ...

A six-knot breeze is blowing down Cayuga Lake, dancing the afternoon sunlight into diamonds. Sublime, but I’m watching those stone cliffs looming large on the eastern shore. Time to tack. No need to ...

The Unofficial Tioga County PA Whiskey Co-Op was distilled in the flames of a northcentral Pennsylvania ritual I love—the fire ring. During the pandemic, Francis, Dan, Tom, and I started drinking ...

I took this photo last March when visiting my brother Tim’s sugar shack in East Smithfield, where he and his family have started a small maple syrup business—Robson Maple. I was there to check out his ...

"Tommy Comes Home" by David O'Reilly leads our September 2022 issue about how Tommy Hilfiger brought the business of fashion to Elmira College. Gayle introduces us to Jim Weaver and how he helped ...

"All Creatures Great and Shaw" by Susan Shadle Erb. Kristine Shaw makes a pawsitive impact in Wellsboro. This issue also features Antrim Runs on the Duncan, Burdett Burgeons with Young Bucks, and ...

One of the essential fishing stories is Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea. It’s ostensibly about Santiago (as many fishing stories are, though, it’s about much more than fishing), the old ...