Often when I’m up in the wilderness, I really enjoy smoking a little grass and staring at ripples on the water as it bubbles over the stones in the creek. I don’t know why the ripples are so fascinating but how the light sparkles over them is so fascinating. Listen to the Grateful Dead album of the same name, and stare at the water.
Did you know? Philadelphia cream cheese was born in Upstate NY and there’s a whole festival for it – newyorkupstate.com
If you’re eating a bagel with a Philadelphia cream cheese schmear while you read this, you can thank Upstate New York.
Yes, Philadelphia Cream Cheese was invented in New York, not the city of brotherly love, though some Philadelphians may refute that claim.
Local folklore says the cream cheese came from Philadelphia, NY, just northeast of Fort Drum. It’s even mentioned on the town website, but others claim its just a myth.
Bridges Maintained by NYS DEC
While the State Parks Department no longer maintains any highway bridges, with NYS DOT taking over maintenance of the parkways in 1978, the NYS DEC operates division of Operations which among maintaining roads also maintains several bridges on truck trails and other forest roads.
