Hiking to Explore Chenango County

Donald A. Windsor   

   The best way to explore Chenango County is on foot, not through a car window (1).  A good way to travel on foot is to hike with us in the FLT-Bullthistle Hiking Club.

   We founded this club in July 2004.  Since then I have been leading hikes in Chenango County at least once a week.  So, in the 7 years that our club has been operating, I have led at least 350 hikes.  We covered a lot of the county!

   My hikes are every Sunday morning throughout the year.  We usually go around 5 miles, but sometimes as much as 8.  We meet in the city parking lot behind HoJo/Denny's in Norwich at 08:00.  We depart promptly at 08:05.

   Chenango County has 21 towns.  Each week we usually hike in a different town.  Those towns with the most State land are our favorites.  Pharsalia, German, and McDonough get most of our mileage.

   We stop and look at old foundations, stone fences, wildflowers, birds, fungi, and anything else that we find interesting.

   Join us if you can, and if you are capable of walking 5 miles.  Contact me at windsorda@yahoo.com

1.  Windsor, DA  Not through a car window.  Souvenirs of Yesteryear.  Exploring Chenango County, New York.  Volume 4.  2010.  Pages 63-65.

City of Norwich Centennial and Bicentennial

City of Norwich Centennial and Bicentennial

Donald A. Windsor

In 2014 we will be marking the 100th anniversary of Norwich as a City. 

In 2016 we will be marking the 200th anniversary of Norwich as a Village.

I am writing an article about the pre- and early history of the area that became the City of Norwich, from its earliest inhabitants, around 5000 BC, up to the incorporation of Norwich as a village in 1816.  Norwich was first settled by Euro-Americans in the 1790s. 

My hope is that other folks interested in local history will also write articles, so that we can publish a book.  If you are interested, please contact me.