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A nature park encircling a glacial lake. Offers 5 hiking trails – including one with a ledge overlook – and guided nature walks.
Clark Reservation State Park is a state park in Onondaga County, New York. The park is in Jamesville, NY, in the Town of DeWitt, south of Syracuse. It was the site of a large waterfall formed by melting glacial ice at the end of the last Ice Age; the plunge basin at the base of the old falls is now a small lake. James Macfarlane described the area in 1879, "On approaching the lake from the turnpike on the south side, the tourist is startled at finding himself, without any notice, on the brink of a yawning gulf, precisely like that of the Niagara River below the Falls, and nearly as deep." Clark Reservation is also noted for its many ferns; it harbors the largest population in the U.S. of American hart's tongue, which is so rare that it was declared endangered in the U.S. in 1989.
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Dancing, music, food and shopping are the order of the day. Enjoy the food, music and dancing outside and then wander inside to find the shops, pastries and coffee. Guided tours, lectures, displays and a visual tour of the Greek Islands can also be found inside.
One of the most popular live music venues in the city.
Lacrosse, soccer, basketball and football for Syracuse University.
Live performance of one of Shakespeare's plays.
Sports teams of Le Moyne College, one of the newest members of Division I. This small Jesuit school in the adjacent suburb of DeWitt started a transition from Division II in July 2023 as the newest member of the Northeast Conference. Unlike the Orange, the Dolphins don't play football; their signature sport during their D-II days was lacrosse. Still, if you want to see Division I sports without the costs of seeing the Orange, here's your chance.
Professional theater hosting plays and musicals.