Discover the Great Syracuse New York State Fair

Welcome to the Great City of Syracuse, NY! On this spectacular adventure we travel all over the Syracuse, NY area and Onondaga County. We dive into some of Syracuse History by visiting Syracuse University and learning more about its ground breaking achievements. Syracuse is the Salt City, we explore the Onondaga Lake to experience the mystery that turned it into Salt City. On our way to Syracuse, NY, we stop by Downtown Syracuse and tour all the great must see areas. To further experience Syracuse, we travel to the Green Lake NY State Park. One of only a handful of Lakes in the country, the make up of the lake is unique in which the waters are green. And finally, we end our tour with a blast at the 2021 NY State Fair. The NY State Fair is the oldest fair in the country and the big bang to Summers End.
So let's go On Tour to discover the great city of Syracuse, NY, explore Syracuse University, and experience the 2021 NY State Fair.
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**Time Stamp**
0:00 - Syracuse University
0:52 - NY Visitor's Center
2:21 - Downtown Syracuse
5:18 - Onondaga Lake
8:15 - Syracuse University
13:03 - Green Lake State Park
15:50 - 2021 NY State Fair
18:09 - Closing at Syracuse upside down traffic light
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***Disclosures: The views and opinions discussed in this video are of my own. This video has no sponsorship or affiliation with any of the aforementioned links, people, places, or things. All footage, edits, and dialogue created by myself. Thank you

[@AdamLAdventures]

Syracuse is my hometown. This video is an accurate description of Syracuse. There is much history in Syracuse. Thank you!

[@JoseOnTour]

Thank you appreciation your feedback

[@wendymotz2445]

My husband spent a lot of his childhood in Syracuse so we have been to the fair many times. We absolutely love it!

[@coffeepandacat]

Syracuse actually looks really pretty and quaint. There is literally no videos that show case it except yours!!! Amazing video.

[@JoseOnTour]

Thank you

[@mrsirlance-]

trust me my boy i live heres it’s not at all what he makes it seem

[@somecrazyveteran]

I’m from there and it’s a shithole, I joined the Army to leave, I’d rather die than go back.

[@bigmikessenioradventures]

@@mrsirlance- Yeah, I mentioned that and he came after me with a bunch of BS how great it was

[@intellectually_lazy]

not even close. i watched one and got an algorithm full

[@nynurse29]

I'm a native of Syracuse born and raised moved 2 years after high school in 1998 crazy thing is I wanted bigger city attractions and opportunities now I've grown to appreciate to simple things and considering moving back home. I remember hanging out in Clinton Square when I was a kid

[@barbarabonnette2705]

Jose, you’ve done a beautiful job putting a brand new pair of eyes on Syracuse. Since I’ve lived here my whole life I’ve seen many changes but you’ve captured everything that has withstood the test of time. The face of Syracuse has changed immensely, but some things will always remain the same. Thank you for your artistic expression of our city. Excellent work! ❤❤❤❤

[@JoseOnTour]

Thank you I really appreciate it. Syracuse has such great history

[@gigique4848]

Syracuse NY has its ups and downs! Syracuse has had a huge increase in people moving in. The affordability is extremely attractive. I can’t wait to visit!

[@JoseOnTour]

Every city has their ups and downs and a lot of times there are many factors that can make or break the experience (location, income level, job market, etc.) that tends to change with time. I try to showcase the best of these areas with historical facts since there are so many hood videos all over KZbin and not many that highlight the good. I moved out of NYC because the cost of living didn’t make sense anymore.

[@gigique4848]

@@JoseOnTour I totally agree with you Jose. I am 100% a city girl. I lOVE my NYC, but I am ready to leave due to affordability. It’s only 4 hours away!

[@somecrazyveteran]

Only downs, Syracuse is a shithole

[@Nothing-zw3yd]

Unfortunately, that affordability has all but evaporated in the past year. My rent goes up $400 a month on January 1st, so I'm forced to move out of the city here. Really hard to find affordable housing around here, even for someone like me that has a stable job and decent income. Not to mention the rise in crime and the cost of everything else. It's sad, really.

[@cy3969]

Best depiction of syracuse!

[@saramainyugen8002]

Danke!

[@shahidarshad7397]

Thank you Jose for Syracuse. ❤ from Rochester. Richard Gere is also from Syracuse , my friend Liu Lovely is taking piano lessons from his mother in his early childhood. They lived on the same street. David from ABC News is also from Syracuse

[@JoseOnTour]

Thank you so much for sharing, I can't believe I let Richard Gere slip by I've always been a big fan of his work. And funny enough I was just watching David Muir's report earlier today and I told my family, I think he's one of the best anchors on TV.

[@Beacon_NY]

Your video might encourage a rush of NYC residents to move up to Syracuse at least part of the year!

[@andrewjones2133]

Seriously doubt it. People from NYC are moving out of New York all together.

[@robinrobinson3128]

I'm one of them!

[@massumehessam9651]

Thanks a lot A very good and informed video Nice Syracuse

[@JoseOnTour]

thank you for stopping by my video

[@riko14]

Thank you

[@mercedespaulino2598]

Excellent reports.

[@Jcst234]

Thank you so much for this video Jose im thinking of moving and relocating this helped alot.

[@MochaQueen5]

I truly appreciate this channel its positive and interesting. Always excellent content 😁.

[@JoseOnTour]

Thank you for the positive feedback I’m truly appreciative of the support

[@floridaflorida8072]

Great video very informative! Always wanted to know more about Syracuse besides snow.

[@JoseOnTour]

Before taking this adventure, Snow is all I ever associated Upstate NY with. I have family and friends from Albany to Buffalo and all they ever mention was snow. I was so surprised to jump into this adventure and find so many things to do.

[@johndenicola6173]

Very good video of Syracuse and vicinity! I am a "born in Brooklyn, Lived in Long Island, then, Dutchess County, then moving and settling in the CNY region back in 1991. There's so much MORE to this area than you could possibly fit into your video! I can totally understand why you had to limit your coverage, but so much more. As you show Coleman's Pub in Tipperary Hill, the "upside down" traffic light on Lowell Street - that whole are and the story of Irish Immigrants, The revitalization of Downtown Syracuse, including the Landmark Theater which now draws many Broadway traveling tours, plus many other entertainers, The Civic Center/War Memorial (where the Original movie "Slapshot" was filmed) - Which brings in many acts (saw comedian Brian Regan, and the final tour of "Riverdance" + many other shows there. A nd lets not forget that the (former) Carrier Dome, now renamed the JPW arena - is also an attraction to entertainers such as Paul McCartney (who made a second appearance there this past year (2022), and Sir Elton John's final tour. Oh... and talk about the Wildlife - Onondaga Lake. I (more by hobby) am an avid wildlife photographer whose time photographing is focused on the lake. ) once one of the most polluted lakes in the US - Most polluted this side of the Mississippi River, has gone through such an AGGRESIVE cleanup effort that it now is considered home to over 200 species of both Migratory and Non-migratory birds + mammals including beaver, mink, foxes, coyotes, deer, and others, plus many insects (tons of butterflies, etc. One of the most remarkable comebacks has been the Bald Eagle! We've had a growing (mostly wintering) bald eagle population since slightly before 2000. in around 2013, you may only seen and average of 15 eagles (total 1 day count) as per the Audubon and NYSDEC. Their population has DRAMATICALLY climbed where the yearly average has been in the high 60s. The peak being an official Audubon count 104 set in one day in March 2019. When I go there, I see at least 35-40 at a time (again, lucky in the past if I saw 5-10 eagles. Not only that, many eagles are now staying and nesting in the region including 2 nests (1 in 2021, the second being built by another pair this year( 2023) and it is believed to be a third on another section of the lake). This is the first time in well over 100 years that eagles have nested on the shores of NY State. To get an idea about the Eagles on Onondaga Lake, Look for Mike Lemery's "80 Bald Eagles fish, fight and steal on Onondaga Lake in Syracuse, NY!" The eagles are attracting vistors from NYC, Albany, Connecticut, Buffalo, Rochester, and some from other regions of the lake. It is one of the TOP places in the Northeast to see them This is probably the best video I've seen that captures the atmosphere of the lake and what you will see with wintering eagles on Onondaga Lake! And more wildlife in many other City, County and State park (such as Green Lakes State Park) that also sport a lot of wildlife including many owls, smaller species, and yes, flyovers of Bald Eagles from time to time. Again Jose On Tour, once again, your movie is GREAT, - I think you will need another 2-3 movies to capture the other highlights in Syracuse/CNY - including these eagles and other wildlife in the area ! (I'd be happy to suggest, share further info about the eagles, etc. in the area) *by the way, Salina is pronouced Sa-Ly-Na, not Saleena.. (it was one of the names I needed to learn when I first moved here - , including Teall - pronounced "Teal" and not Tee-All " (LOL!) (welcome to CNY!)

[@DiscoverRay]

Good job. Definitely putting this in your top 5 videos thus far

[@JoseOnTour]

Always give it my best😎

[@valkirialeialeia379]

Amei o vídeo/ I loved the video.

[@JoseOnTour]

Thank you

[@ghislain3331]

Thanks Jose

[@andrewjones2133]

Good video brother. New subscriber here. Haven’t been to Syracuse in a very long time. I went to school just north of Syracuse @ SUNY Oswego so I spent a lot of time in Syracuse. Especially on the SU campus. Keep up the good work. I really enjoy this video.

[@JoseOnTour]

Thank you so much for the great feedback

[@rhtball]

Great Job! making Syracuse look really good here..Nice job on the video...

[@JoseOnTour]

Thank you Rick

[@donlambert3549]

Great Video!!

[@JoseOnTour]

Thank you Don

[@aangitano]

I wish you could have covered some of the surrounding areas of downtown but great video! Thanks! (I'm happy to see some diversity too)

[@JoseOnTour]

Thank you for the feedback. I am planning a second journey to upstate and will be adding more of the greater Syracuse area to my list

[@shanequajohnson5913]

I'm going to Syracuse for this year in summer time and I'm planning moving back to Syracuse even I have been there for 23 years

[@JoseOnTour]

Syracuse is very beautiful in the summer. Enjoy your trip

[@intellectually_lazy]

when did they put up that sign about the salt potatoes there in onondaga/longbranch? i ain't been there in a long time now. i love it!

[@JoseOnTour]

The sign was put up a month before I filmed this video (July 2021) so it was nice and bright when I filmed it

[@34061]

Was looking for videos from Syracuse, maybe will move there in 2 years.

[@JoseOnTour]

Syracuse is a very beautiful area. The comment section has great feedback on the pros and cons if you want to know a little bit more.

[@Kerry72100]

🧡

[@94montrose]

I was there a lot

[@cusegurl66]

Really nice job

[@JoseOnTour]

Thank you

[@cusegurl66]

Have you ever thought about filming the Underground Railroad Trails? New York (Syracuse) are rich in the history.

[@JoseOnTour]

Yes, I did a brief piece in my Rochester video but have a NY Underground video for my summer roadmap.

[@intellectually_lazy]

well, if you don't know about the erie canal museum in camillus, you missed a real good one

[@intellectually_lazy]

man, people say the fair was crazy expensive this year

[@dennyscaldera3400]

exelente info podrias decirnos donde aconsejas hospedarse y como esta el tema de la seguridad en las calles con los vehiculos parqueados por ejemplo..gracias

[@JoseOnTour]

Syracuse es una ciudad realmente grande, por lo que el alojamiento puede variar. Me quedé cerca del aeropuerto ya que está un poco fuera del centro y es más tranquilo. También la cuidad es muy segura, no recuerdo ningún robo de auto ni allanamiento.

[@lindamason]

I spent the last six days in Syracuse; we’re moving there in October and we were looking for places to rent. I was following available rentals on Zillow, and I must’ve looked in all the wrong places. Work location will be Liverpool. Occasionally there was a nice street but it was surrounded by rundown buildings. I didn’t realize when people said they liked living in Syracuse they weren’t talking about the downtown area. Outside of the city, we saw mostly rundown apartment complexes. I’m really looking forward to exploring the places in this video. If you have any suggestions of how to look for places to rent, please let me know.

[@Nothing-zw3yd]

That's a fair assessment. I live outside the city in a mostly quiet neighborhood, and work near downtown. I would never live down there. Housing isn't too expensive, but the property taxes here are burdensome. My brother owned a modest older house in Liverpool, and was paying about $12,000 a year in property taxes on it. He moved to North Carolina, and a newer, larger house he was paying less than $3000 a year.

[@johndenicola6173]

Linda, I live on the edge of Liverpool where Liverpool and North Syracuse border each other. There are decent apartment complexes, including one that borders our neighborhood. I've known people who lived in that one and were very happy with it. The village of liverpool also has rental properties as well. Many of the homes there are within walking distance to Onondaga Lake. I"m guessing by now, you have already moved here, but I figured it couldn't hurt. Welcome to Central NY!

[@intellectually_lazy]

oh, that explains a lot about green lake, like how i always remember it as a mosqito infested piss puddle unlike jamesville beach further down the street there

[@intellectually_lazy]

well, you know, nymo building's art deco, like the chrysler in nyc

[@jo1samson805]

Hello, what's the usual or means of transportation to get from JFK Airport to East Syracuse NY and how much it cost. TIA

[@andrewjones2133]

The airlines can provide you with that information.

[@johndenicola6173]

The airport that serves the Central NY region is Hancock International Airport; It is located only a few miles from East Syracuse (I Live in Liverpool which borders North Syracuse where the airport exists (only about 5 miles from my home).

[@rosemarykacoyannakis3702]

You show shots of suny esf as part of su campus. They are two separate institutes and should be noted in your discussion.

[@johndenicola6173]

... however, both institutions also share programs that complement each other, so they pretty much more resemble one school anyway.

[@FollowThomas]

This lake really looks green.

[@JoseOnTour]

Its a really beautiful lake. Its even greener in person. It was a cloudy day that doesn’t do it justice.

[@jaynedorsey1738]

Did you make the BBD concert!

[@JoseOnTour]

I did, i made it to several concerts since Friday. I was going to put small snippets but due to fair rules I didn’t add it. But if you saw someone randomly recording with a long camera lens, it was me.

[@jaynedorsey1738]

@@JoseOnTour marshal st/westcott st would be of gathering places for college students and our artsy area!

[@charliedontsurf70]

Its the most polluted lake in the country and it smells like straight a**.

[@MrDolcevita1]

This is the 3rd video I am watching about Syracuse where are the people???? The streets are empty.

[@JoseOnTour]

When I filmed this there were plenty of people in the malls. The lake was so full I had to go back the next day to record that sequence and the parks were having basketball tournaments. The school area where alot of this takes place was empty because limited summer sessions but the rest of the city was really active.

[@MrDolcevita1]

@@JoseOnTour hmm there must be something wrong with my eyes because i looked at it again and the beginning of the video and Hannover square and the street s are empty

[@MrDolcevita1]

@@JoseOnTour Clinton square where you say is the town center do you see anyone??? Or is just me??

[@DomoTheCriolo]

It is always like that lol its odd... I am originally from Boston

[@bigmikessenioradventures]

I left there in 1978 because I’ve been saw the decline and it has only accelerated over the years. Your video of the state fair was even further depressing. When I was a kid there were waves and waves of people now it’s a fraction of what it was just like anything else in New York companies and families have been playing for decades now there is nothing close to amazing. But it is incredibly close to depressing some of the highest taxes in the country. In the worst food go there you won’t be there long. I was born in the circus Baldwinsville area there until the late 70s continued to vacation there in the summer’s to see my family. The 70s were the high points in the New York state fair everybody that I know now in the area says they don’t bother going it’s just not like it used to be. I think you need to take a look at the statistics you’ll see that statistics show that there has been a Steady decline ever since the 60s a good example is the mall in Syracuse what a waste of taxpayer dollars and a scam by and people who built it anyone says that New York is on the way up. Is he there sucking on a crack pipe or has a vested interest in promoting it again the statistics need to show the truth.

[@johndenicola6173]

Mike, what you saw was a fair that is coming out of closure from the covid epidemic. Other than the covid years, the State Fair has consistently broke attendance records for almost every year. Jose's video only shows the midway; It did not show the areas such as the Agriculture & Horticulture, Center Of Progress Bldg, (in the big square area) , the many animal buildings ( contests, etc - Horse, Cows. I moved up here from Dutchess County after I was married in 1989. I have seen ** nothing ** but continual improvement in Syracuse and the surrounding areas. There has been a LOT of improvements in downtown Syracuse - LOTS of renovations to old buildings, more thriving stores, shops, theatre (The Landmark has been in constant restoration with improvements being done to it every year). Even some of the "sketchy" parts of the city are slowly (but surely) being revitalized, and becoming a place that is actually now enjoyable to walk through. The biggest issue is the gang violence - but that is more centralized where their neigbhorhoods are. The late 1970s was the PITS for many cities/fairs, but this area has shown great imporovements!

[@bigmikessenioradventures]

@@johndenicola6173 Reading your comment I get the feeling you’re either work for the state fair or promote the central New York area as your employer nothing in your comments is truthful. I’m from the area 62 years old and over the last 45 years everything I’ve seen in the area, including industry and families have fled the area. No one wants to live with high taxes high fuel cost and no future the High Point for the state fair was the 70s. I don’t know if anybody from the area that even goes anymore because it’s just not like it used to be maybe newcomers to the area that see it maybe think it’s great but it’s nothing by comparison to what it used to be nothing in New York is all the projects that get started and try to boost the economy and nothing more than scams for the developers and then they flee good example is the Syracuse mall what a waste of taxpayer dollars like I said, don’t know who your work Or why you’re spewing such falsities, but you’re way off course

[@johndenicola6173]

@@bigmikessenioradventures Not even close about my employer, buddy. Your assumptions about me AND the area are WAY Off, and the foundation of your FLAWED assertions that are confusing to follow are build on a weak foundation of incomplete thought. I could care less how old you are, for I am not very far behind you. And who cares how old you are, it adds nothing to your credibility. You've apparently never lived anywhere in the State, nor have nothing to compare high taxes and high cost of living to. If you "don't know of anyone that even goes there anymore" then it is obvious that you are oblivious to what is even going on with the fair to begin with. I don't attend the fair every year (matter of preference), but I know MANY who will go on multiple days during its annual run. If no one is going there, then (with the exception of the pandemic), How are they breaking attendance records every year? Mirrors? ("No one ever goes there anymore, it's too crowded") Yogi Berra/Big Mike) . How can you even question anyone's credibility when you cannot keep a clear focus on what you are writing anyway. I will attest that Syracuse has lost much industry over the 30+ years I lived in the region; that's not exclusively a symptom of Onondaga County, It's a symptom of the STATE. ( I will agree with you that Destiny USA is a money pit; I only use the parking lot to observe Eagles and other wildlife that are present on the lake. Anything that I said in my posts are from observations from whare I came from and where I've been. This region has offered me much more with less costs than anywhere else I have lived. The only other thing I can summise by your unfocused run-on sentance of a rant is that you may be an internet troll with an extremely pessimistic attitude. Good Luck on your future (if there is a future) endeavors.

[@bigmikessenioradventures]

@@johndenicola6173 Yeah, your statistics are like employment statistics lots of jobs being made in America keep drinking the Kool-Aid my friend New York is a doom state has been for decades. No she’s not sure what crack pipe you’re sucking on but keep sucking on it you seem to enjoy it. I was smart enough to leave Central New York in the late 70s move to Texas started an IT company which I sold two years ago for 2.8 million now I’m traveling the world been an eight countries in the last couple years while you’re sitting in Central, New York, enjoying the horrible winters and terrible economy what a dork.

[@bigmikessenioradventures]

@@johndenicola6173 The only thing I can tell is you are in serious denial of the state/economic situation of NY. One question proves my point. Who is the #1 employer in NY? Answer...Social Services. AKA WELFARE! IM guessing you are a full fledged socialist taking full advantage of all the "programs" offered by your State and don't have a job. LMAO enjoy the snow snowflake

[@ShortLifeLongTravel]

Very informative video. Nicely done. Do visit us for our latest & stay connected 👍

[@bigmikessenioradventures]

Looks like you’ve got some good skills and have potential, but you are clearly in the wrong part of the world get to Texas

[@yvetteschoon8405]

Why every time someone talks about Syracuse, they show Syracuse university. This place is a dump no matter how much they try to make it over.

[@zunger1896]

nothing special not city with character

[@DomoTheCriolo]

I agree it definitely lacks Character

[@johndenicola6173]

No character? I moved up from Dutchess County many years ago, am familiar with NYC ((*Brooklyn born ). NYC has character, but it's gone to the pits. I was OVERLY impressed with this area with the "character" and the community feeling the region has as compared. If you are seeing nothing in Syracuse and vicinity, then you're not in Syracuse.