The Watkins Glen Rock Festival of July 1973 Drew Hundreds of Thousands, But One Couple Never Made It… About a month ago, I did a video on the Summer Jam that was a rock concert held in Watkins Glen, New York at the racetrack to be exact, the southern tip of Seneca Lake and it…
Located on Seneca Lake at the Site of the Former Asylum/Psychiatric Hospital The Willard DTC — Drug Treatment Campus— was a New York State correctional facility that opened in 1995 on a portion of the same site where the Willard Psychiatric hospital stood. And this ”boot-camp” or “shock incarceration” style drug treatment campus was nestled…
Did you know that Seneca Lake has its own ghost town? Not that you need more spooky vibes than that, it was actually the largest insane asylum in New York State — and for a number of years even the entire USA — but now it’s just a crumbling town. Today I’m going give an overview on the history of Willard and how it’s eerily empty and in decay today.
This is Part 2 of my interview with nautical archaeologist Art Cohn. Underwater exploration is such an exciting topic to me. This is my second interview with Arthur Cohn from the Lake Champlain, NY, area, talking about his exciting findings on the bottom of Seneca Lake. Art is very knowledgeable about maritime history, especially in…
This is the incredible story about Bridgette Hobart Janeczko who, at age 52, swam the entire length of Seneca Lake back in August 2015. She swam from the northern tip in Geneva, NY, all the way south to Watkins Glen, NY, 38 miles long. This amazing feat took her 24 hours and 41 minutes. I…
Did you know that there’s a link between Watkins Glen, NY, and the Titanic? In this episode of The History and Mysteries of Seneca Lake, let’s take a trip to the Rothschild mausoleum to learn about Elizabeth Barrett Rothschild, a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic. We’ll learn about her early life, what led…
Did you know that documented sightings of the Seneca Lake serpent go back to the 1800s? They probably go back even further than that, but we only have newspaper archives to reference. In this episode of The History and Mysteries of Seneca Lake, we’re going to explore part two of our investigation into the sea…
This is part two to my previous story about the seaplane that was recovered from the depths of Seneca Lake by local hero Webb Maynard. In this episode of The History and Mysteries of Seneca Lake, I’m going to explain how Webb Maynard used a submarine to rescue a seaplane that sank in 1972. We’ll…
Did you know that Seneca Lake has its very own Loch-Ness-type monster? In this episode of The History and Mysteries Of Seneca Lake, Schuyler County Historian Gary Emerson and I talk about a sea serpent that was first seen in the lake in 1886. We’ll learn about the sightings people have experienced throughout the years…
Did you know that a seaplane sank in Seneca Lake back in 1972? In this episode of The History And Mysteries Of Seneca Lake, I’m going to share the story of a prototype aircraft that plunged into the depths of the lake and was pulled up 18 years later. We’ll dive inside the amazing recovery…