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Get outdoors! Bear Swamp State Forest in Cayuga County is a ‘magical’ place
Updated Feb 19, 2021;
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SEMPRONIUS, NY. – Bear Swamp State Forest doesn’t have any resident black bears, but occasionally one does pass through, according to a state Department of Environmental Conservation forester.
Today, the state forest, located in southeast Cayuga County near Skaneateles Lake, is a year-round draw for those who hike, cross country ski, snowshoe, bike (mountain and fat tire bikes), hunt, trap, and horseback ride.
Accessible off Route 41A, which goes along the western side of Skaneateles Lake, the state forest features the highest point, elevation-wise in the county. A state reforestation area, the area is thick with tall conifers and hardwoods, and has a large wetland and creek that bisect the forest.
Dec 18, 2020
FELONY ARRESTSÂ
BOMBAY â A Moira man was arrested for felony DWI following a traffic stop Dec. 5
That day, troopers pulled over Dylan J. Barney, 24, on State Route 95 in the town of Bombay at approximately 8:20 p.m., a press release said, for driving 65 mph in a 35 mph zone.
Barney was operating a 2001 Chrysler Town & Country with a revoked and suspended non-driver ID and was determined to be driving while intoxicated, according to the release.
Barneyâs blood alcohol content was allegedly found to be 0.12 percent.
Barney had previous convictions for DWI and DWAI within the preceding ten years, the release said, making the new charge a felony.