Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation has started a potentially interesting new project examining some of the historical markers in Central New York. They have a Google map of markers started, and a list of good questions to ask about any markers you might encounter.
The study of history is supposed to enlarge one’s consciousness of […]

This unconventional Senate reapportionment map, courtesy of Andrew Sullivan, would divide the U.S. into regions with more or less equal representation by population. As usual, upstate NY gets cut into pieces, but that’s not surprising.

CNY is handcuffed to WNY in this scenario, but I suppose worse things could happen. The name […]

Bored? Feeling a little too proud of yourself? Want to feel stupid? Take this series of hardcore geography quizzes. I think in America we assume that a lot of people around the world have an inkling of where our 50 states are located. I’ll bet more foreigners know […]

The New York State Fair has a lot of competitions for kids, from dance to animal husbandry to even a spelling bee, but I wonder why they don’t hold a New York geography bee for kids at the fair. (Couldn’t be any more boring than some of the other stuff going on!) I […]

A New York Times story on disappearing regional foods has an interactive map dividing North America into “food nations.” We’re part of the Maple Syrup Nation, and some of our endangered foods include the Java chicken, Seneca hominy flint corn and the beautiful Cayuga Duck.

It seems that the Empire State might not be restored to its former glory after all.

How to argue about I-81 with maps.