Onondaga Lake

Steve Featherstone, outdoors reporter for the Syracuse Post-Standard and syracuse.com talks about the stories and opportunities for fishing and nature in the Central New York region.

Steve Featherstone, outdoors reporter for the Syracuse Post-Standard and syracuse.com talks about the stories and opportunities for fishing and nature in the Central New York region.

Once the most polluted lake in the country, Onondaga Lake has improved significantly with the help of dedicated conversationalists. But the path toward healing continues.

The American Carp Society held the Wild Carp Classic last week bringing more than 100 anglers to Syracuse for a multiday fishing tournament.

The Empire State Trail is now complete in New York state. It includes 750 miles of hiking and biking trails from New York City to Canada, and Albany to…

Onondaga County has completed another extension of the Loop the Lake Trail along Onondaga Lake, 1.1 miles in length, and Onondaga County Executive Ryan…

Central New York can now get a look at potential plans for a public beach on Onondaga Lake. A $300,000 state-funded feasibility study was released over…

Another segment of the Loop the Lake trail around Onondaga Lake is ready for bikers, joggers and walkers.Only the finishing touches are left on a portion…

The lake once called the most polluted in the country, could be getting closer to becoming a beach destination for central New Yorkers. But not everyone…

Public access to Onondaga Lake will take a big step forward this fall. A public boat launch will open up the cleaned waterway for the first time in…