Fall 2011
County Highway 31
Per Kate Gray, (A History of Springfield) the road down the east side of Otsego Lake was built by public subscription in 1795. Burr Southworth remembers when it consisted of two dirt tracks with a strip of grass in between. There was a narrow steel bridge by Pathfinder. There was no winter maintenance. When the road was paved after the war (World War 2, that is) that bridge was replaced. It was re-placed again not many years ago, the county drove pilings to shore up another bridge. Outside of that the road lasted until Irene and Lee happened by.
Photo credit: Paul Donnelly
Fall 2011
Buffer Strip News
Following the success of the Buffer Strip at the Lake Front Park, some other organizations have asked for our help to construct buffer strips, namely at Public Landing (Town of Springfield) and The Fenimore Art Gallery (The New York State Historical Association).