Jared Says for October 2002

Upper New York State has a wealth of sights and beautiful scenery. My brother and I, in late June, went to upstate NY to see baseball, microbreweries and vineyards. We scheduled stops in Oneida, Cooperstown, Syracuse, Auburn and Troy.

Keeping to the secondary roads our first stop was Oneida. We stayed at a wonderful B&B run by 2 sisters, Bernadette and Pat, kountryliving@webtv.net Two nights watching the Oneida Tigers and a trip to the Baseball HOF and the Cooperstown Brewery gave us a good initial feeling. Then off to Syracuse to see the SkyChiefs and see their two stars, J. Phelps and O. Hudson, who are both now playing for Toronto. Off to Auburn to see our local favorites the Lowell Spinners and a conversation with Luis Tiante who was the pitching coach. Since we were close to the Finger Lakes we took a side trip to 2 vineyards. The last stop was Troy, but we were rained out before we could enjoy their new ballpark.

If you enjoy baseball the web site www.minorleaguebaseball.com will be invaluable to you in planning a trip.As far as finding a place to stay or eat just ask the locals and you will find many gems that will be memorable to you as well as the visitors centers.

As we head to the World Series it seems that this year may belong to Atlanta. If not, may your team do well.

October is a beautiful time of the year. Enjoy it and good picking.

                          -Jared

[home] [news] [pick list] [EHS class of 58]

Send mail to info@j-red.com with questions or comments about this web site
or use our convenient feedback form.
Web Site Designed by AVIA! web development and hosting
Copyright © 2002 J-Red Ephemera and Memorabilia