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In 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte’s eldest brother, Joseph, who Napoleon installed as king of Spain for several years, fled Europe to the wilderness in Upstate New York. His property became Lake Bonaparte and Bonaparte’s Cave State Forest, located off New York State Route 3 northwest of Harrisville. According to local legend, his family eluded hired assassins…
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On Halloween night, travelers negotiate the tight turns on this road in anticipation of catching a glimpse of a bloody bride. A few miles southwest of Syracuse, New York, just down the W. Seneca Turnpike from Onondaga Community College, Cedervale Road winds its way downhill along a narrow creek. At this point, the woods close…
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Happy Valley Wildlife Management Area in Oswego County, New York holds a secret: in the 1800s, this area was home to a hamlet called Happy Valley. Little remains of this once thriving community. During the Great Depression, the government bought up foreclosed farms to form the basis of this game reserve. The area is covered…
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Deep within the forests and marshes of Oswego County lie the forgotten remains of Happy Valley, a vanished farming community slowly being reclaimed by nature. Scattered foundations, abandoned roads, and local tales of curses, epidemics, and a ghostly Civil War soldier have transformed this remote wildlife area into one of upstate New York’s most intriguing…
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M.A. Kleen 