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I mean… look at this. Endless green, moody skies doing their thing, and views that feel straight out of a postcard. The kind of place that makes you pause and seriously wonder how anyone could walk away from it.
And yet, somehow, the story leads to cold winters, gray skies, and lake-effect snow. Choices were made. Bold ones.
Questionable ones. But here we are, still chasing beautiful light wherever it shows up.
No regrets. Mostly.
#ireland #upstateny #upstatenewyork #nytimestravel #TravelHumor
Upstate winters have a way of testing our patience. The cold lingers. The days feel short. And it can be hard to remember what comes next.
But the calendar keeps moving. The light slowly returns. And week by week, we get closer to everything we love about this place.
If today feels heavy, hang in there. Warmer days are ahead. Longer nights. And all the moments that make Upstate New York feel like home.
#upstateny #UpstateNewYork #SeasonsChange #LookingAhead #BetterDaysAhead
It’s freezing out. One of those February days where the cold bites hard, the lake is quiet, and the shoreline feels locked in winter. Standing here now, it’s wild to think that not that long ago this was just that. Empty shoreline. Big ideas. Hopes that someday something special could live here.
Now the amphitheater just hit its 10th anniversary. Ten summers of national acts, packed crowds, and people coming from far away to experience a Syracuse summer night by the water. It’s easy to take that for granted once it becomes familiar. But every so often it’s worth stepping back, especially on a cold day like this, and really looking at how far we’ve come.
This place is proof that visions can turn real, that our region can build something beautiful, and that yes, we can have nice things right here at home. These freezing days make the wait feel long, but they also make those warm nights feel earned.
Concert season is coming.
#ConcertSeason #SyracuseNY #OnondagaLake #UpstateNY #SummerNights
They say winter tests you up here. And today, on Groundhog Day of all days, Punxsutawney Phil took one look at his shadow and basically said… six more weeks. Classic.
So we layer up, scrape windshields, and keep showing up. Because living in Upstate New York teaches you patience. You earn the good stuff.
And then, almost without warning, it flips. Clinton Square fills with music and festival lights. Taste of Syracuse turns streets into long summer dinners. Kayaks cut through the crystal clear water at Green Lakes. A warm night settles over Onondaga Lake and the Syracuse Mets fireworks light up the sky while everyone forgets, just for a moment, how long winter felt.
So if today feels a little ironic, hang in there. Do not give up hope. Around here, the reward is always just around the corner.
#UpstateNY #GroundhogsDay #SyracuseSummer #GreenLakes #WorthTheWait
Going to Destiny USA for one thing is a lie we all tell ourselves.
You walk in confident. Focused. A plan.
Next thing you know you’re on the third floor, holding bags you didn’t need, debating food, and somehow forgot the one thing you came for
#destinyusa #syracuseny #upstateny #upstatenewyork #iloveny
I can’t believe this is Syracuse, NY. Five months from now this is obviously the view from across the eastern shoreline of Onondaga Lake, right by Heidi’s Hot Dogs. Blue water, dramatic cliffs, not a winter coat in sight. Consider this a highly optimistic forecast to shake off the winter blues. A guy can dream, right?!
#SyracuseNY #OnondagaLake #HeidisHotDogs #WinterBlues #TongueInCheek
It’s one of those stories every kid in Syracuse seemed to hear at some point.
There was a little old lady who lived in a small red house on the roof of a warehouse. The city wanted to grow, developers wanted the building, and she simply refused to leave. So instead of pushing her out, they built under her.
We grew up believing it. Every time we passed by, someone would point up and tell the story again, always the same, always with a smile. The house felt like proof that not everything had to give way to progress.
Years went by. The city changed. And when the building was sold in 2020, most people assumed the ending we’d all been bracing for had finally arrived.
But it didn’t.
They kept the house. Restored it. Painted it back to that familiar red and let it keep watching over the neighborhood. Below it, the old warehouse found new life, blending history with the rhythm of the city. At night, soft lights now color the skyline, marking holidays, causes, and moments worth remembering.
And somehow, it still feels like the same story we were told as kids.
The little old lady never moved out.
#SyracuseNY #RooftopHouse #WarmMemories #UrbanLegend #CityStories
I still remember the way ShoppingTown felt like its own little universe tucked into DeWitt. Walking through those doors meant soft mall music, the smell of pretzels, and the kind of freedom you only get when time feels endless. It was where we killed entire afternoons, bumped into people we didn’t expect to see, laughed too loud in the food court, and swore this place would always be here.
Even when it started to fade, we kept wishing it would come back. New stores, fresh lights, another chance. Instead we watched it slowly empty out, each darkened storefront feeling like a memory locked behind glass. It was strange and heartbreaking to see something that once felt so alive become quiet, then crumble. It wasn’t just a mall. It was first jobs, rainy day escapes, awkward teenage hangs, and routines we didn’t realize we’d miss so much.
For so many of us, it was often the first place our parents trusted us to drop us off by ourselves.
Now it’s gone, and all that’s left are stories and a big question mark. Maybe it becomes apartments, offices, something shiny and new. Maybe it turns into a space that gathers people again in a different way. Whatever rises there, I hope it carries a trace of what once was, a reminder that this ground held laughter, footsteps, and a whole generation of memories.
We didn’t know how special it was while it stood. We only knew once it started to fall.
#ShoppingTown #SyracuseNY #MallMemories #DeWittNY #GoneButNotForgotten
When the city gets quiet and the lights go out, the work is just getting started. While most of us are warm in bed, Syracuse plow drivers are out there moving snow, clearing roads, and making sure morning comes without chaos. No applause, no spotlight, just long hours, cold hands, and a job that has to be done. So if you wake up to clear streets after a storm, remember somebody was out there all night handling their business so the city could keep moving. Special thanks to our DPW workers! Working overtime this season to keep us all safe.
#Syracuse #SnowSeason #NightShift #PlowLife #CityThatWorks
This winter has been absolutely unhinged.
Every storm rolls through and Syracuse just keeps piling it on, like it’s a personal challenge. While other cities are hovering near average, Syracuse is sitting at over 107 inches of snow, a jaw-dropping nearly 40 inches above normal. That’s not just winning, that’s running up the score.
Lake effect has been relentless. Back-to-back systems, surprise overnights, “wait… it’s snowing again?” mornings. Side streets buried, snowbanks taller than cars, and plows basically becoming part of daily life. Meanwhile, the rest of upstate can only watch as Syracuse casually flexes on the snow map.
And yes, that familiar prize is back in the conversation. The Golden Snowball is shining bright and calling Syracuse home once again. With numbers like these, it’s hard to imagine it going anywhere else. Keep the flakes coming, keep the crown planted, and let the rest of the state chase.
Winter isn’t done yet. Neither is Syracuse.
#GoldenSnowball #SyracuseSnow #LakeEffect #WinterWeather #SnowCapital
Come hell or high water, we are making it to Wegmans.
The weather app is SCREAMING. The news is dramatic. My group chat is in full panic mode. Meanwhile I’m putting on my “I fear nothing” hoodie and grabbing a cart key like I’m heading into battle.
State of emergency? Pfft. I’ve survived the Wegmans parking lot on a Sunday. I was built for this.
If the roads are closed, I will simply manifest a detour. If the wind is howling, it’s just cheering me on. If someone suggests “maybe we should stay home,” no we shouldn’t, because we are out of oat milk and that’s basically the apocalypse.
I didn’t choose the grocery warrior life. Wegmans chose me.
#ComeHellOrHighWater #WegmansRun #StormSnackMission #GroceryStoreHero #StateOfEmergencyWho
Today’s mantra in Upstate New York…
Just out here scraping my car like it’s a survival skill and not a morning routine.
It’s fine. Everything’s fine.
#SnowApocalypse #UpstateNY #WinterSurvival #BlizzardMode #FrozenChaos
Snowmageddon is barreling toward the East Coast and every Upstate New Yorker is already in formation.
Wegmans.
Not because we’re scared.
Because it’s a routine.
You walk in and it’s wall to wall carts, silent focus, and people grabbing bread and milk like the storm is coming for our last chance at French toast.
I came for “a few things” and left with bread, batteries, water, 18 eggs, and a rotisserie chicken for emotional support.
The snow hasn’t even started yet and we’re fully stocked like pioneers.
#UpstateNY #Wegmans #SnowPrep #EastCoastStorm #BreadAndMilkSeason
Snowmageddon is coming again this weekend, and this bone chilling weather pattern has been keeping all of us on edge.
The kind of cold that settles in deep and makes everything feel a little quieter, a little heavier, like the whole world is bracing for what’s next.
But in the middle of all that, I captured one of those rare moments that felt completely still.
Along the shores of Onondaga Lake near the Solvay area, the Paperboard Mill steam rose into the frozen air like a soft curtain. Then the sun found its way through it, beaming straight into the haze and turning the scene into something almost unreal. The light poured through the rising steam and arced over the shoreline, painting the lake in gold and glow against the winter sky.
And just when it felt like the moment couldn’t get any more special, bald eagles flew nearby, cutting across the sky like they belonged there, effortless and wild.
Seeing it all from above with my drone made it even more surreal. Sun, sky, steam, shoreline, eagles. A reminder that even when winter feels relentless, it still finds ways to create beauty.
#OnondagaLake #SolvayNY #DronePhotography #WinterVibes #BaldEagles
Upstate NY meteorologists are in their favorite (and most chaotic) era right now…Everyone’s staring at the same radar, the same maps, the same “futurecast”… and somehow we’re all hearing the exact same forecast:
“It could go either way.” 😅
One minute it’s a “few inches, no big deal.”
Next minute it’s “run to wegmans, find the shovel, charge the phone, and locate the snack stash.”
AccuWeather is even calling it the “biggest storm of the winter so far” for parts of the Northeast this weekend. And the real plot twist? It all comes down to that push of Arctic air sliding in like the main character.
That cold air is basically deciding EVERYTHING:
❄️ where the snow line sets up
🧊 where ice tries to ruin everyone’s weekend
🌨️ where it turns into that messy wintry mix we all love to hate
So yeah… we wait. We watch. We refresh.
And we pretend we’re calm while the forecast flips a coin.
Who else is ready for Winter Storm: Choose Your Own Adventure?
#UpstateNY #WinterStormWatch #NortheastWeather #SnowDayVibes #WeatherTok
Before the city fully woke up, I sent the drone into the cold morning air. Downtown Syracuse was quiet, wrapped in winter stillness, streets dusted and rooftops glowing softly. As the camera turned south, the day revealed itself slowly. The first light crept through the city, spilling into the valley and rolling gently across the hills beyond. It felt like watching the city take its first breath of the day, calm, patient, and full of promise. Mornings like this remind me how much beauty lives in the quiet moments above it all.
#SyracuseNY #WinterMorning #DroneView #UpstateNY #FirstLight
