Day: December 18, 2025💾
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Big Flats Wildlife Management Area
Big Flats WMA is 129 acres of state hunting grounds between Steege Hill and Harris Hill, commonly known as the "Palasades" of Chenango County, south of Big Flats. This narrow, agricultural valley is famous for it's wildlife and raptors, including bald eagles. Additional parcels will be added to the preserve in coming years. https://www.stargazette.com/story/news/local/2019/06/10/big-flats-natural-landmark-protected-finger-lakes-land-trust-chemung-river/1407352001/
NY 5 Westvale Stub
The east end of this expressway (right) is located in the Westvale neighborhood of the Town of Geddes. The expressway was planned to continue across West Genesee Street as a southwestern bypass of Syracuse, and would have connected with the junction of Interstates 81 and 481 in southern Syracuse. A spur from this beltway would have carried NY 5 into the downtown district. Today, the expressway stub shows a partially-built folded diamond interchange (with a loop in the northeast quadrant), where today NY 5 turns east onto West Genesee Street towards Solvay. The cleared right-of-way is largely intact along the highway's planned path through the Towns of Geddes and Onondaga, although new development can already be seen on the south side of Genesee Street.
