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Reviving Porch -To- Porch Economics

Reviving Porch -To- Porch Economics

Your grandparents earned money selling to their neighbors. And, they didn’t need an annoying pyramid scheme to do it. Selling what you have extra, and helping out neighbors in your spare time can be more valuable than you think. In most places in the world, the idea of doing business with your immediate neighbors is not that unusual. People are bartering and trading over fences and across hedgerows. The family works for the family, and generally speaking, the money stays local.
Mathew Ingles

Mathew Ingles

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Letchworth State Park: Voted Best In The Nation

Letchworth State Park: Voted Best In The Nation

Letchworth State Park in Western New York is one of the foremost exquisite scenic areas in the US, and undeniably a jewel in the Empire State’s crown. A USA Today poll found Letchworth State Park voted best in the nation out of 6,000 contenders, and in 2020, the park topped an identical list, again! There are several sets of waterfalls at Letchworth State Park. It’s worth taking the time to see them all. The nice thing about this park is it doesn’t require a lot of walking if you
Mathew Ingles

Mathew Ingles

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Jimi Hendrix Lives In Elmira, New York

Jimi Hendrix Lives In Elmira, New York

Have you seen Jimi Hendrix? He’s in Elmira, NY. It’s a fact. I met him myself. At least he might think he is. And, over 5,000 people agree with him. I was in the mall, and there he was, bopping and grooving to some unheard music. He smiled. I said hey, and we talked for about five minutes. It was immediately apparent that this was an interesting man. Challenged and imaginative. Lighthearted and a bit enchanting. I admit it, the thought popped right into my head. I couldn’t help it. He
Mathew Ingles

Mathew Ingles

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The Underground Salt Mines Of New York: Massive And Risky

The Underground Salt Mines Of New York: Massive And Risky

New York State is home to the largest salt mines in the country. They’re in our backyard. Or, possibly even under it. 1000ft underground and 20,000+ acres. Are these massive underground mines safe? Livingston County, NY, just south of Rochester, is the location of the Retsof mine, which began operation in 1884. Mining 1000 feet below ground, they extracted salt from what was to become the largest mine in the USA. The mine remained in continuous operation until 1994 when it began to take on
Mathew Ingles

Mathew Ingles

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NYC's Lost Tunnel Discovered: Points To Location Of Buried 1831 Locomotive

NYC's Lost Tunnel Discovered: Points To Location Of Buried 1831 Locomotive

Thirty feet below Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, there’s a tomb of stone. Its story is of a steam locomotive suspended in time, a man with a vision, and a city that holds all the keys. The world’s first subway tunnel was nearly forgotten until an urban explorer located it 120 years after it was sealed. The question is, did he also find a locomotive buried under Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn? In 1844 the Long Island Rail Road chose to bury a section of the line under Atlantic Avenue in Broo
Mathew Ingles

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The Sunken Trains Of New York

The Sunken Trains Of New York

I grew up near Sacandaga Lake. It’s not a lake, it’s a reservoir. But, it’s been there so long they call it a lake. This picture hung in a diner near Northville, New York.  I’d see it there when I was a kid. Steam engine sitting, almost hovering there. The story was they didn’t get the engine out of the reservoir in time, and it was still there, at the bottom of the lake. At about the age of 12, I was sitting with a family friend who was a diver. He told me an in-depth story of working his
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Mathew Ingles

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Can Small Town Life Curb Covid?

Can Small Town Life Curb Covid?

What is it about a small town that can help us curb the spread of a virus? Is living in a small town safer? And, is all this change going to affect how we interact as a community? Two words. Population density. Population density is a major consideration when it comes to the spread of viruses. As we saw in the early stages, viruses spread rapidly in dense populations like major cities. Small town life allows us to interact with our community and get what we need without having to expose our
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