In the late 1800s, piles of lumber stretched for miles as the Twin Cities of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda developed around the harbor and the surging lumber industry.
The full content is available in the Spring 2013 Issue.
A donated painting provides the focal point for a collaborative project with Buffalo State graduate students.
Go behind the headlines to discover the beginnings of this regional architectural treasure.
A extra from our Spring 2022 issue, featuring a rundown of some of the rides from Buffalo's $2 million playground.
The Erie Canal opened the West-- but getting there could be a deadly gamble, as this 1841 tragedy demonstrated.
By: John Percy
Geography's impact on the history of Western New York and Ontario's Niagara Peninsula.
An Ecological Study of the Dr. Victor Reinstein Woods State Nature Preserve
By: Bruce Kershner
While the Maid of the Mist is certainly the longest-running sightseeing tour in Niagara Falls, the Great Gorge Route was the most popular for a time. John Slater dives into the international railroad line that attracted millions.
Despite Chautauqua’s long-time association with Temperance and reform, the region boasts a colorful history of winemaking that has been making a comeback in recent decades. John Slater provides us with the last of our three-part look at the Chautauqua Grape Belt.