By Cary Briel / Briel Computer & Network
Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:07 PM EDT

The author of the blog Cookin’ in the ‘Cuse asks her readership where she can pick up dessert in Syracuse? Noting that the cupcake bakery and dessert cafe scene hasn’t hit Syracuse yet, she desires that one of Patisserie’s bakers would open up shop closer to Syracuse! Read her post here.

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By Cary Briel / Briel Computer & Network
Monday, January 14, 2008 4:07 PM EDT

Some lucky dog in Skaneateles is going to be driving a ‘65 Mustang this summer? Or maybe just adding to their classic car collection? Check out the details here.

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By Cary Briel / Briel Computer & Network
Monday, January 14, 2008 4:32 AM EDT

I never realized that there are so many Skaneateles products to buy listed on Google!

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By Cary Briel / Briel Computer & Network
Sunday, January 13, 2008 3:04 AM EDT

Great images and interesting discussion to be found here at blog of visual artist Deborah Barlow. Deborah lives in Brookline, MA, and recently visited Skaneateles during a trip to pick up her daughter who had just completed her first year of graduate school in Syracuse. Deborah’s main website can also be viewed here.

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By Cary Briel / Briel Computer & Network
Friday, January 4, 2008 9:17 PM EDT

It’s hard to imagine this having happened in Skaneateles, especially when we take for granted today that Skaneateles Lake is somehow purposed to be the water supply for Syracuse. See my previous post for a documentary explaining the “Great Water Steal” in more detail.

CITIZENS OBJECT TO HAVING THEIR VILLAGE RUINED FOR SYRACUSE

SYRACUSE, N.Y., May 22, 1892 — The people of Skaneateles compare themselves to the oppressed colonists before the Revolution and are ready to take up arms against the contractors for the Syracuse City water works.

A special dispatch says that a public meeting was held Saturday night and many speeches made. George Barrow reviewed the controversy and denounced the piling of the stones in the street as unlawful. James McLaughlin said that if the people of Skaneateles wanted help, the young men of Glenside would not be wanting. The Rev. Mr. Patterson advised the people to protect their homes and resist to the last. Dr. Martin compared the injustice suffered from Syracuse to the wrongs of the colonists from England before the Revolution, and advised resistance.

John Keegan said he was ready to give up his life to save his home. Resolutions were adopted pledging to stand by one another and resist by all lawful right and just means any attempt to injure their beautiful village and destroy its commercial interests, making almost valueless their business and property, stagnating their industries, and throwing out of employment their mechanics, laborers, and citizens, and forcing them to leave their homes to crumble into ruins. A safety committee of fifteen was appointed to prepare means of lawful resistance. The meeting adjourned with the understanding that citizens should gather at once at the sound of the fire bell.

You can view a scan of the original article here at the New York Times archive.

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By Cary Briel / Briel Computer & Network
Wednesday, January 2, 2008 12:12 AM EDT

A documentary worth watching, related to Skaneateles lake. The awards keep rolling in for “The Beauty and The Beast: A Tale of Two Lakes,” a 25-minute documentary produced by the students of Cayuga Community College. The environmental documentary tells the story of two Central New York lakes. In1885, Onondaga and Skaneateles lakes were both pristine bodies of water. A single political decision led to the demise of Onondaga Lake, but allowed Skaneateles Lake to remain unspoiled. Today, Onondaga Lake is a toxic waste site, while Skaneateles Lake provides some of the world’s purest, unfiltered drinking water. “A Tale of Two Lakes” reveals the hidden connection between the two lakes, the political decision that placed them on such divergent paths and explains how they became so drastically different over the course of 100 years. Watch the video online here.

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