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St. Michael's Mission in Conesus, NY - Featured Image

December 16 2013

Touring the former St. Michael’s Mission in Conesus

Finger Lakes Region Conesus, Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes Region, Hemlock Lake

St. Michael’s Mission in Conesus stands today as a relic of a seminary remembered by nearly everyone who lived in the region. New owners have been attempting to renovate the property under its new name of The Mission at Conesus. by Chris Clemens This terrain once graced by continental glaciers two million years ago has […]

This Day In Upstate History

1844 The Town of Rosendale, New York (Ulster County) is formed by annexing portions of New Paltz and Hurley.

1976 Polaroid Corporation files a patent infringement case in U.S. District Court of Massachusetts against Kodak. Later in 1985, it was found in court that Kodak did indeed infringe on seven of Polaroid's patents, and Kodak's hand in the instant camera industry immediately ended.

2008 The fourth annual Tora-Con, an anime convention hosted at the Rochester Institute of Technology, features guests Austell "DJ Asu" Callwood, Geek Comedy Tour, Carrie Savage, and Unicorn Table.