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…
This video is about SUMMER JAM, one of the greatest rock concerts of all time — an epic jam session — and it happened about 50 years ago near Seneca Lake, as you know, that’s my favorite of the Finger Lakes in upstate New York. On July 28, 1973, more than 600,000 people flocked to…
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 Part One of a two-part series I did with Arthur Cohn in December 2022. Of the 11 Finger Lakes in upstate New York, Seneca Lake takes center stage. It’s pretty much in the middle as the seventh finger. It’s the largest Finger Lake by water volume, and the second longest by length at…
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…
Are you planning a visit to Seneca Lake and want to know how to best experience the area? In this episode of The History and Mysteries of Seneca Lake, I’m going to tell you all about Captain Bill’s Seneca Lake Cruises. We’ll learn about the history of Captain Bill and his boat tours and tell…
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…
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…