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Oswego Daily News

Scene Around Town: Gone Fishin’

Photo by Jessica Burt, via Oswego County Tourism Facebook page.

This is just one of many great photos taken at the annual Women’s Fly Fishing Seminar, held at Pineville on the Salmon River on Saturday.  Women who love to fish got expert help in the difficult art of fly fishing.

Jessica Burt took this photo for the Oswego County Department of Promotions and Tourism, which shared them with us.

Go to the Oswego County Tourism Facebook page to see all the great pictures from this event. […]

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With Fort Ontario Closed, Local Officials Will Ask State If Volunteers Can Run The Site

The sign on the gate at Fort Ontario tells the story -- closed for  the season, or, at least until state lawmakers come up with a budget  that funds state parks.Local officials are not willing to let Fort Ontario sit idle for the entire summer.

At a meeting of the county’s Tourism Advisory Council this week, county officials and local tourism business owners decided to ask the state if there’s a way to get the fort open. Fort Ontario is one of 55 state parks, historic sites and golf courses that either closed or were not allowed to open for the summer because state lawmakers have not approved a state budget yet. […]

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Do This This Weekend: The British Raid on Fort Oswego, 1814 Recounted at Fort Ontario

The British force suffered many casualties in their attack on Fort  Ontario.  Here British wounded are being transported back to their  ships.  By William Steele.  Collections of Fort Ontario State Historic  Site.

On Saturday at 1:15 p.m., Harold Youmans will present a program on the 1814 British raid on Oswego at Fort Ontario State Historic Site. Youmans will use primary sources and present some new information and insights on the battle; he will discuss the strategies, available forces, execution, and results of the British efforts. […]

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Legislature Affirms Opposition To Wind Farm Project

Barry Ormsby, a Jefferson County legislator, tells Oswego County  legislators about how his county voted to oppose the wind farm project.  Looking on is Oswego County Administrator Phil Church, left, and Barry  Leemann, chair of the legislature.

The Oswego County Legislature voted Thursday to oppose a New York Power Authority project that would locate dozens of huge wind turbines in Lake Ontario. The vote was 20-4-1. Nearly 30 members of the Oswego County and surrounding area spoke about the pros and cons of the project for about two hours before the vote. […]