Lucky 13 Had a plethora of surprises A sample of the map On August 14th Long Lake will be hosting another Town Wide Garage sale and it looks to be another great day of opportunity for those on the

Drawing for the New Fire Department Building The Long Lake Volunteer Fire Department celebrated 75 years July 23 -24 with a roster of fun activities for the whole family. Music by Mitch Frasier,

Winners First Float Night Cardboard Box RaceLong Lake’s first Float Night of the summer was a great success! The Yod Squad, Eric Peter with Live Bait, beach games, and the introduction of the cardboard

Float night is on Friday, July 16th at 5pm on the Long Lake Town Beach. What is float night? An opportunity to hop on your forbidden inflatable beach toys and swim at the town beach while red-cross

Overall Race Winners Wallace Contracting/Fire Department The Cellar Crew Runs Away Prom Dresses! Fierce Competition between Parks & Rec and Hoss's Big Crowd Watches with Wonder

Great Day Had by all in Long Lake, NY, July 4, 2010. The Bed Races kicked off at 6pm on School Street. The DOT may have denied us for safety reasons and lack of detours, but the Hamilton County

Strange intimacy of summer has arrived. Peeling off of tee-shirts, the reveal of a winter’s worth of Long Lake living, but when the temp rises, inevitably one has to strip off the old winter

Kids Games at 11am on Sunday, July 4 Bust out your boat, fill up the cooler and head down to the LL Town Ballfield on Sunday, July 4th at 11am. Games for all ages kicks off with a scavenger hunt

Bed Races will Go On At A New Location The Long Lake Parks and Recreation department received notification from the New York State Department of Transportation on Friday, June 25 that the permit for

“Radio Hams” from Long Lake join in national deployment Public Demo of Emergency Communications June 26 – 27 Long Lake, NY May 14, 2010 – Long Lake “hams” will join with thousands

Scottie VanDerWater with a "reel" armful.It’s said that 5% of anglers catch 95% of the fish.Scottie VanDerWater is living proof of that. He catches more fish in a day than most guys catch in a month.

Trail through the dunes. Stretching for 17 miles, the Eastern Lake Ontario Dune and Wetland Area offers one of the most scenic shorelines along the big pond. Boasting the tallest sand dunes--some

Photo courtesy of Camp ZerbeWith Oneida Lake shimmering just outside my bedroom window, the Oswego and Salmon Rivers and Lake Ontario about 30 miles north, I’m blessed to live within a half-hour’s

Rick holding a double, one of two caught that morning.My good buddy and professional fishing guide Rick Miick invited me to go for walleyes on Oneida Lake. He called from the lake on a Sunday morning

Oswego's Night Eyes Oswego's night life includes bass too!Oswego is a leader among New York’s metropolitan areas. It was the first port city on the Great Lakes, has one of the greatest teachers

The prize is in the 'eye.After spawning in river rapids, female walleyes return to deeper, cooler water. But young males stick around in the fast water for a few more weeks until the flow becomes

To the untrained eye, the title to this posting may sound a little, well…tasteless. But to fish eaters, the word crappie is enough to spring their palates to life.Also known as calico bass, a majority

A nice perch taken out of Peter Scott Swamp at the County Route 12 bridge.Back in the early 19th century, when the only way to propel boats was by sail or oar, most of the shipping on Oneida Lake

Adders-tonguesTake loads of water, mix in fertile ground and you get the ideal conditions for a flower garden. Oswego County has so much of these ingredients it’s a botanist’s dream. And the best

Kiosk at Derbt Hill Bird Observatory Kids are taught early about the law of gravity: what goes up must come down. With that lesson, the smarter children also learn to question authority. After all,