St. Joseph Cathedral – Buffalo, NY
As part of Explore Buffalo‘s ‘Masters of American Architecture‘ walking tour, we seized an opportunity to see inside and learn about a few important pieces of the city’s design and development. While...
View ArticleSt. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral – Buffalo, NY
The City of Buffalo, New York, also known as the “Queen City of the Lakes,” was incorporated as a city in 1832 and by 1851 had what some believe to be its first architectural landmark established with...
View ArticleSt. John Kanty Roman Catholic Church – Buffalo, NY
Chris and I have met some fantastic people on our journeys and we have always been astounded by the sheer number of activists in Buffalo, New York and more specifically those activists who take a keen...
View ArticleBaptist Meeting House at Heritage Square Museum – Ontario, NY
While many of the places we’ve visited for the purpose of this blog are still actively used for worship activities, we spend plenty of time at museums, historical sites and roadside attractions too....
View ArticleFirst Presbyterian Church – Bath, NY
A couple of years ago we attended a lecture that accompanied an exhibit of rare Tiffany stained glass windows at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester. Though we had previously seen a few windows on...
View ArticleSt. Dimitria Macedonian Orthodox Church – Rochester, NY
How many of you know where the country of Macedonia is? For those who don’t, Macedonia is in that part of the world known as the Balkans, and is right above the country of Greece and below the country...
View ArticleThe Linehan Chapel at Nazareth College – Pittsford, NY
Luke and I had the extreme pleasure of being invited to Nazareth College for a round table discussion with spiritual life leaders from a number of Rochester area colleges. Getting an opportunity to...
View ArticleTrinity Episcopal Church – Seneca Falls, NY
Probably one of the most unique geographic regions in the country for the ideas that arose here about spirituality, the Burned Over District gets only more unique and auspicious when one studies the...
View ArticleChrist Episcopal Church & the Willard Psychiatric Center – Willard, NY
The Christ Episcopal Church in Willard, NY (that just so happened to also have free tours the day of the Willard Psychiatric Center annual tour) was first built in 1886, with the congregation forming...
View ArticleThe Prophet Handsome Lake
It’s not lost upon us as we explore the burned over district, that before any of the evangelical movements that took hold here in Upstate New York, this area was home to many different Native American...
View ArticleFirst United Presbyterian Church – Mumford, NY
On January 9, 1933, Ripley’s Believe It or Not printed that “the Petrified Church of Mumford, NY is built entirely of wood that has turned to stone.” Petrified wood is actually the nickname for the...
View ArticleSpiritus Christi Church – Rochester, NY
From August 1998 to December 1998, the Holy See and the institution of the Roman Catholic Church as a whole, was being tested to its limit. It is not an exaggeration to say that during these four to...
View ArticleChurch of the Holy Transfiguration of Christ-on-the-Mount – Woodstock, NY
New York has one of the most diverse histories in the country when it comes to spirituality. There seems to be a never ending supply of discoverable spots around Upstate to feed the soul whether it be...
View ArticleAll Things ‘Wizard of Oz’ in Chittenango, NY
Wizard of Oz fans have no shortage of stops to make in Chittenango, the birthplace of Lyman Frank Baum, author and creator of the iconic tale. I’ve only ever seen the original Wizard of Oz movie, and...
View ArticleThe Last of the Confederate Rebels – Town Line, NY
The following is a guest contribution by Michael Brewster. You might think that The Last Town in the Confederacy would be in Tennessee or Missouri or some dusty forgotten western corner of Texas, and...
View ArticleSongs with Connections to Upstate New York
Ever listen to a song and think, “Whoa! Was that a reference to ______?!” There’s a ton of classics that mention or make reference to something in New York that most of us already know. Traditional...
View ArticleOpus 40 – Saugerties, NY
The six and a half acre quarried rock park in Saugerties, New York that is Opus 40 has long since been on my list of things to see after discovering photos years ago. Featuring a Quarryman’s Museum,...
View ArticleClimb Through a Fortress of Trees in Geneseo
I first noticed Tree Creations of Geneseo, New York when someone I follow on Instagram put up a photo. After getting in touch with the owners and scheduling a visit for Exploring Upstate to galavant...
View ArticleThe Shoe Trees of Lyndonville, NY
If you’ve been let down by your wish results after blowing out birthday candles or tossing a penny in a fountain, you still have some options left for winning that lottery jackpot. Somewhere up in...
View ArticleGlaciers and Western New York
The following is a guest contribution by Ann Stachowski New York is home to some spectacular geography, and the lay of the land has definitely shaped our local economies and histories. Let’s start...
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