Netflix has Lupin. Upstate NY had criminal aristocrat Max Shinburn.
Foiled in Schoharie: The final heist of the world-renowned, dapper King of Crooks
Dwight Grimm
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Maximilian Schoenbein photographed here in the 1890s and known more widely by his most popular pseudonym, “Baron” Max Shinburn was considered one of the world’s most successful bank robbers. His infamous career in the late 1800s figured prominently in upstate New York, where two sensational events unfolded in Saratoga Springs and Middleburgh.National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Pinkerton s, Inc., Styled by Joanne Georges
Maximilian Schoenbein had already been cooling his heels in prison for eight years when
If you grew up in the Capital Region there is a good chance you have roller skated at Guptill s Roller Arena. They are celebrating seventy years this week and are still open for you to either relive your youth or bring your kids to enjoy.
Guptill s Roller Skating Arena first opened in 1951 on Valentine s Day. It is also the largest indoor roller skating rink in the world. According to News 10 ABC, they opened to large crowds and are actually open this week for special times to skate during the school break. In fact, when I drive by this past Saturday night, there was a line from the front door of the skating arena all the way down to the Coney Express ice cream window. It s true, people still love to roller skate.
All Aboard The Adirondack Railbike Adventure This Spring
Hopefully, by spring more activities will be opening up but I know that we will still want to do outdoor adventures. This is something I ve always wanted to and it s not a far drive from the Capital Region. It s the Adirondack Railroad offering their Adirondack railbikes coming this May.
I know a lot of families that have done the railbikes and I have heard nothing but great things. Not only do you travel on railroad tracks through the Adirondack Mountains, but you get some serious exercise.
The new railbikes are located just outside of Utica at Thendara Station in Herkimer County. You will travel the railroad tracks through the Adirondack Mountains for a six-mile railbike adventure. You can get a different and beautiful perspective of the Adirondacks. The ride takes about an hour and a half to two hours long.
Saratoga County Town Helping With Small Business Boost
There are so many small businesses struggling to stay afloat because of the pandemic. A Capital Region town is doing its best to make sure that its residents shop local and boost those struggling businesses.
The Town of Halfmoon has gotten creative and knows how important it is that residents and others in the Capital Region shop local. They have created a new initiative called Loving that we live in Halfmoon-Shop our Local Businesses . The name may not be fancy, but the message is simple. In order to save the little guy, we all need to do our part and support small locally owned businesses.
This is an enormous merger in the supermarket industry. Two of the supermarket giants are coming together as one that will now make them the biggest in New York state. Having lived both here in the Capital Region and in Western New York, this is an enormous merger that will affect most of New York state.