Local Orchard thrives
There is something to be said about a business where the owners and customers know each other on a first-name basis. When you walk into Oswego’s Ontario Orchards, there is a good possibility you’ll find co-owner Kathy Ouellette stocking the…
Secondhand bookstore has tea, cozy atmosphere
Time & Again Books and Tea is a cozy secondhand bookstore with the added bonus of selling delicious tea as well. Located at 18 E. Utica Street, it is a bit off the main drag, but has continued to draw…
What’s the oldest business in Oswego?
Benjamin Franklin wrote in 1780 that “The only two certainties in life are death and taxes,” a principle that one business in Oswego has relied on for more than a century. The Dain-Cullinan Funeral Home is a combination of two…
Into Oswego: Fort Ontario
According to Fort Ontario’s website, The Friends of Fort Ontario, the Fort Ontario State Historic Site is being restored to its 1868 to 1872 appearance by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. In 2011…
Into Oswego: Safe Haven
Most Americans go through their entire lives never learning how President Franklin Delano Roosevelt granted 1,000 World War II refugees asylum at Fort Ontario. “Usually, their first reaction is they’re shocked they never heard of this,” said Kimberly Steele, three-year…
Downtown barber brothers offer classic shave, plus so much more
Located in Canal Commons, at 193 W. 1st St., sits the only full service barber shop in Oswego. Downtown Barber & Shave Co., owned by Keith Hawkins and Harrison Noel, offers a wide variety of services, ranging from Boy’s Haircuts…
1881 serves prime steak
1881 Steakhouse closed on Nov. 12, 2013 I watch the sun finally submerge beneath the Lake Ontario skyline and a weight feels like it has been lifted off of me. At the appointed moment, at exactly 7:56 p.m., I lunge…
Closing Loop for season
Ask any local and they will tell you half the fun of eating at Rudy’s Lakeside Drive-In is basking in the late-summer sun as it sinks into Lake Ontario. So of course we visit on a Monday, after sunset, in…
Office Tavern delights
“I’ve literally never been to this place,” Ken says as we sit down at The Office Tavern. That surprises me; as a Mexico, N.Y. native Ken Sturtz knows all the Oswego eateries and many of the people who work there….
Diner offers taste of nostalgia
Mom and Pop’s Soda Shop & Eatery, located on 23 E. Utica St., takes patrons back in time to a 1950s soda shop, with plentiful food and a charming atmosphere. Situated on the East Side of town, it is often…
