On September 1st, the Grand Island Historical Society had its first meeting of the 2016-2017 year. We had a potluck dinner at River Lea, and people brought a variety of tasty dishes. It is now late summer, and it was nice to observe the view from Beaver Island State Park, as well as eat a […]

The Labor Day weekend is considered to be the unofficial end of summer. Fortunately, summer continues because the autumnal equinox is actually on Thursday, September 22nd. The Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end of summer because, immediately after it’s over, school starts, bringing vacation time for students and teachers to a screeching halt. Here

On Monday, August 29th, I went to visit the Grand Island farmers’ market, located on the grounds of Tom Thompson’s farm, 2487 Long Road. It is quite a delightful place to have a farmers’ market. Every now and then, a chicken will walk up to you, ready to make a new friend. Tom’s chickens are

Writing about summertime in a blog would not be complete without a post about the garage sale. These outdoor sales, usually done on Fridays and Saturday, are ways for people to get rid of stuff that is still good but that they no longer need or want. It fits in well with the concept of

Saturday was a warm and sunny day. I decided to walk to the cemetery, where my dad has been buried. It has been almost four years since he passed away. Sometimes, it seems like yesterday and, sometimes, it seems as if he had been gone for years and years. I chose to take the “scenic

On Sunday, July 31st, Amy and I went to Buffalo’s Garden Walk. It is a big event that involves hundreds of gardens and dozens of volunteers. The garden walk gives Buffalo gardeners the chance to show off a wide variety of gardens. Some of the urban gardens were very tiny. The gardeners were able to

On Saturday, July 30th, the eleventh annual Paddles Up! event was held at Beaver Island State Park in Grand Island, New York. This event is the result of cooperation between the Town of Grand Island, the Niagara River Greenway, and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. The day started off

On Saturday, July 30th, the eleventh annual Paddles Up! event was held at Beaver Island State Park in Grand Island, New York. This event is the result of cooperation between the Town of Grand Island, the Niagara River Greenway, and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. The day started off

On Sunday, July 24th, I started the last week of my 366-day photography project. I felt very good about having had the opportunity to document my world in such a way. It has been a great experience for me. I would definitely recommend it to any of you who are thinking about it. One of

The Ultimate Blogging Challenge month is nearly over. It has been another good experience of blogging, and I have really enjoyed it. Every day, I get an email with suggested ideas for blog posts. I will have to admit that I don’t follow most of the suggestions because I usually already have an idea for