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.

Myer Farm Distillers sits on Route 89 overlooking the west side of Cayuga Lake—that is, if you can get above the trees for the view. It was probably more visible in 1868 when John and Joe Myer’s great ...

Glass is the great equalizer, reflecting the image of whomever stands before a mirror without regard to rank or fame. It’s found in the equipment of Michelin-starred restaurants and local soup ...

Wellsboro's bakery is 100 percent gluten-free and 100 percent delicious. Ready to tie the knot? Say “I do!” to a gluten-free wedding cake from StacyKay’s Cafe, located at 17 Charleston Street in ...

"Professor Higbee's Lost Streams" by Lilace Mellin Guignard. Two local anglers rescued the professor's maps from oblivion, and saved a life's work. Our annual fishue includes Slate Run Tackle Changes ...

"Field to Flask" by Lilace Mellin Guignard. The Myer Brothers in Ovid keep the family farm in great spirits. This issue also features Wellsboro Goes Wonka, Hard Water Times in Hammondsport, and Snot ...

"The Happy Fisherman" by Pete Ryan. Pete Ryan's life is one long, crazy, funny, dangerous, strange, and lucky fish story. This issue also features Romancing the Stone in Athens; Knit 2, Crawl 4 Yarn ...

Planning her daughter’s wedding took fourteen months, but the results were worth it. “It was the most perfect, spectacular wedding,” Minister Robin Gaige says a decade later. The experience inspired ...

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 Big Save" by Don Knaus. 100 years ago, J.P. Ward's foundry rekindled the coal town of Blossburg. This issue also features Let Them (All) Eat Cake in Wellsboro, A Williamsport Theater Taps into ...

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 ...

When fall weather cooperates, a second cutting of hay is possible. During one of my wanderings along Stony Fork Road, the sun rising behind this colorful eight-wheel hay rake caught my eye. The wheels ...