Between New York City's suburbs and Upstate New York lies a transitional area, a place where many New Yorkers get away from it all to relax. Catskills Orange County Dutchess County Ulster CountyFinger Lakes Photo: NASA, Public domain. Wine and water define the Finger Lakes, a region of New...
New York is situated across a region of contrast—from the Atlantic shores of Long Island and the skyscrapers of Manhattan through the rivers, mountains, and lakes of upstate New York to the plains of the Great Lakes region. With canals, railroads, and highways, New York is a principal gate...
The Coast isatypicalof the state as a whole. It is more Roman Catholic than upstate, and its blend of various European, Hispanic, and, more recently, Asian heritages makes it the mostheterogeneousof Mississippi’s regions. Many residents of the Coast were attracted not only by the area’s ...