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Outdoor sports and recreation in northern New York

When it comes to gift-giving, you don’t have to wait for Midnight Madness to find affordable, one-of-a kind gifts of original art. While the quantity of superb gift art is probably the greatest I’ve seen yet, I recommend you get out to the galleries soon, because the art gifts are flying off the walls.

The 48th Annual Christmas Walk and Tree Lighting Ceremony is 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, through 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4.

A week ago Friday I spent the morning traipsing about the Morris Arboretum. The magnolias were in full bloom and Patrick Dougherty had just finished his newest sculputure, The Summer Palace. The twig and sapling sculpture will remain in place until it decays away. I can't describe to you the feeling one has walking around inside it. If you have the chance to be in Philadelphia over this summer I urge you to visit the arboretum and see this sculpture.

The Jewish Congregation of March Island will hold its annual outdoor Community Chanukah Celebration, at 5:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 5.

The familys here and its time to show them just what a fun place Southwest Florida is over the Thanksgiving holiday.

The vibes from these cool sculptures offer up some Alice in Wonderland vibes. Think back to being a child and how awesome it would be to see these.

The vibes from these cool sculptures offer up some Alice in Wonderland vibes. Think back to being a child and how awesome it would be to see these.

Today is election day, and this year's general election is focusing on county, municipal and school board elections. One of the hotly contested races ...

Things won’t look the same in South Lake Tahoe this winter because of the recent wildfire damage.