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Daniel J. Gildea describes himself as an amateur diver and historian. But local experts like… CLAYTON — A husband-and-wife team with extensive knowledge in both studying shipwrecks and diving to them will kick off a new season of lectures hosted by the Antique Boat Museum. The 2021 lecture series is scheduled to be held virtually and on the ABM campus at 750 Mary St. The first lecture in the 2021 series will be online. At 7 p.m. Thursday, Dennis R. and Kathi McCarthy of Cape Vincent will share their extensive knowledge of shipwrecks in the Thousand Islands. The “Shipwrecks of the ...

What makes Pittsburgh such an attractive movie location? Tax credits for film companies are just the beginning, says Dawn Keezer, director of the Pittsburgh Film Office. “We have such a diversity of locations. Pittsburgh can look like any place in the world,” she says. “The only things we don’t have are a beach and a desert. “We do New York better than New York,” she says. “We’ve been San Francisco, Paris, Ukraine and Atlanta.” There’s the beauty of the city viewed from the West End Overlook or Mt. Washington and downtown’s blend of modern and historical architecture, sh...

LongIsland.com Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has encouraged New Yorkers to celebrate the New Year safely by spending time outdoors this holiday season at state parks, historic sites, wildlife areas, trails, and public lands across the state ...  Families across the state are invited to participate in one of the many walks and hikes being held across the state as part of the 10th Annual First Day Hikes program, a partnership between the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the Department of Environmental Conservation. “In these challenging ti...