Category Archives: Northeast

Cider in Historic Newspapers series

Posted on September 8, 2016 by

While researching cider in the Finger Lakes region, I stumbled into an amazing resource, the New York State Historic Newspapers website.  Search for cider, and it begins to pop up all over the place.  I will be sharing some gems … Continue reading →

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West County Cider Tasting with Peter Hoover

Posted on December 16, 2015 by

The Finger Lakes Cider House is usually full of customers tasting during the weekend. But on a dark Tuesday night in November, a group of local cider makers gathered there around a long table to taste a collection of ciders … Continue reading →

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Cider Week at the Finger Lakes Cider House

Posted on November 24, 2015 by

Some snaps from an afternoon at the Finger Lakes Cider House during Cider Week Finger Lakes back in October.  Some pressing demonstrations, games, gorgeous weather, and lazing in the lingering autumn sun.

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Two Apple Festivals, One Weekend

Posted on October 25, 2015 by

Cider Week Finger Lakes was a smash!  And our cup runneth over with events.  To start off this Cider Week, I went to two different apple festivals, one connected to Cider Week, and the other not. On Friday afternoon on … Continue reading →

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Blossom Time in New York

Posted on May 17, 2015 by

The blossoms have come and are now almost gone here in upstate New York.  Since I last posted, nigh eons ago, I’ve relocated from Indiana to the Finger Lakes region of New York to start a new job.  It’s been … Continue reading →

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Hollenbeck’s Cider Mill – A Thanksgiving Miracle

Posted on November 27, 2014 by

On the day before Thanksgiving, I was driving from Corning, New York to Massena, New York, in order to spend the holiday with my grandmother.  Somewhere between Ithaca and Cortland, I made a wrong turn, and I ended up driving … Continue reading →

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The Big Apple of Colborne, Ontario – Taking a Bite Out of the 401

Posted on August 11, 2014 by

Anyone who’s ever suffered through the mind-numbing stop-and-go traffic (14 whole lanes of it!) crawling through Toronto on the 401 Highway will probably also have driven by this delightful roadside apple sculpture as they head east towards Montreal.  Towering over … Continue reading →

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Rhode Island: Vanishing Orchards Film

Posted on November 1, 2013 by

At the 2013 American Folklore Society annual conference held in Providence, Rhode Island two weeks ago, there was, miraculously, a session on Rhode Island orchard traditions.  Ann Hoog from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress was on … Continue reading →

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New York Orchard and Cidery Car Trip

Posted on October 30, 2013 by

I got on the train back upstate and felt a wave of relief.  New York City is exciting but hard work.  I don’t know how you all do it down there in the City, day in and day out?  I … Continue reading →

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NY Cider Week: Food Systems Network NYC, New York Apples and the Growing Hard Cider Industry

Posted on October 29, 2013 by

This Food Systems Network NYC event was co-Hosted by Glynwood, Slow Food NYC, and 61 Local. The event brought together Sara Grady from Glynwood and three orchardists and cider makers from the Hudson Valley region. Tim Dressel from Kettleborough Cider … Continue reading →

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