Ride the Ski Train
By Dick Healy Skiers from downstate New York, particularly metropolitan New York City, will be repeating skiing history this winter by riding Amtrak trains to Saratoga Springs, 30 miles north of Albany, the state’s capital. At Saratoga skiers can board the North Creek Rail Road to North Creek, site of the lengendery Ski Bowl where […]
Apex, North Carolina’s Small Town Charm
By Dick Healy There is a small placard on the wall of Anna’s Pizzeria in Apex, North Carolina that reads “I wasn’t born in the South, but I got here as fast as I could.” Anna’s came to town in 2008 and quickly caught on with locals and tourists offering New York style pizza and […]
Join a Ski Council
By Dick Healy There seems to be growing interest in ski councils, and how much skiers and riders can benefit by belonging to one. My council affiliation goes back over 50 years or, more precisely, to the time I joined a ski club which was a member of the New York Capital District Ski Council, […]
Saratoga Scene 2
By Dick Healy Few places in the country can generate as much excitement and press coverage as historic Saratoga Springs, N Y when the oldest track in the nation is running. The 2015 summer outing—July 24 through Labor Day, September 7—will be no exception. In fact, the famed Race Course has, according to early released […]
Saratoga Scene 3
It’s a bit early in the spring season to find thoroughbreds racing on Saratoga’s Race Course, yet today’s opening of the Oklahoma Training Track did officially get underway across Union Avenue from the main historic track. Horse trainers have been prepping their racing stock for years on the Oklahoma in advance of the annual upcoming […]
Saratoga Scene 4
By Dick Healy Travers Day in Saratoga, August 29, referred to as “The Mid-Summer Derby, will include some of the finest thoroughbred race horses in the world. According to NYRA press information, attendance will be capped at 50,000 (latest reports say its already been sold out) but preceding Travers, there is some spectacular races on […]
American Pharoah confirmed to run in the Travers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, August 23, 2015 Contact: John Durso, Jr. jdurso@nyrainc.com Jenny Kellner vkellner@nyrainc.com (718) 659-2244 American Pharoah confirmed to run in the Travers 2015 Triple Crown champion to compete at Saratoga Race Course on August 29 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that 2015 Triple Crown […]
Saratoga Scene 5
By Dick Healy It looks like early spring is arriving in Saratoga Springs, New York. Budding trees along Union Avenue where the historic Race Course is located, and no snow on the ground, is a sure sign that winter wasn’t all that much this year. So what’s in store for the track this summer? According […]
Annapolis Boat Show
By Dick Healy It required a lot of planning and intricate handling to place nearly 200 boats in Annapolis, Maryland for the 37th annual United States Sailboat Show. Nevertheless, by 10 a. m. Thursday, Oct 4, all boats, some in the water and some situated on land were on display for eager viewers, potential yacht […]
Sailboats and Powerboats, Annapolis Style
By Dick Healy Aside from its early American historical significance, Annapolis, Maryland is known the world over for sailing and power boating. The hundreds of sailing yachts coming to the 38th Annual United States Sailboat Show- October 4 -7 in Annapolis harbor, and the subsequent U. S. Powerboat Show October 11-14, is a must attend […]
