It seems as though the small town of Baldwinsville is making a name for itself on the map.
Sometime next spring, most likely in May or June of 2007, the American Carp Society plans on utilizing the Seneca River to bring at least 100 carp fishers to compete in the ACS Regional Tournament. more...

It was a familiar sight, to anyone who has ever watched chinooks and cohos porpoising at the surface of a rain-swollen pool before continuing upstream toward their Salmon River spawning grounds.
But this was not Pulaski, and those were not salmon.
No, this was downtown Baldwinsville, and the big, powerful-looking fish that had plastered a died-and-gone-to-heaven smile on the face of Katsuyoshi Fukuyama - "Katsu" for short - were carp. more...

System should be fully open by Sunday, except for Lock 10 on Mohawk River.
With waters from this month's heavy rains and floods receding, locks along three canals in Central New York reopened Friday.
All locks along the Oswego and Cayuga-Seneca canals are open, along with Lock 1 at the mouth of the Cayuga-Seneca Canal. Locks 23 to 25 along the Erie Canal also opened their doors. more...

Dear Editor:
This past week, we visited the community of Baldwinsville to scout the beautiful Seneca River for the first of five regional carp tournaments to be held across the United States in 2007-8.  The hospitality extended to us during our three days in Baldwinsville was first-class, and we are thankful of the graciousness you afforded us. more...

For our 20th wedding anniversary, my wife and I decided to take a weekend trip to Baldwinsville. more...

Tuesday, Carp tournament organizers were in Baldwinsville talking to local business leaders about possibly hosting a regional competition in local waterways next year. more...

Carp angling tournament organizers are in Baldwinsville today to talk with business leaders about hosting a regional competition in local waterways next year that might attract anglers from around the world. more...

Can Baldwinsville keep up with the growth in Cicero and Clay? Give it an 'A-Plus' for trying
T he more things change, the more they remain the same. That French proverb holds true in the village of Baldwinsville.
When travelers Dr. Jonas Baldwin and his wife Eliza came to Baldwinsville in 1798, they were attracted to the area's natural beauty.
The Baldwins would return 10 years later and begin developing a community which would take on their name. more...

Canal Corp. boss discusses the pluses of an independent agency in Baldwinsville talk
State Canal Corp. Director Carmella Mantello urged a mix of public and private officials to grasp the advantages of a statewide independent canal agency during a presentation Thursday in a newly refurbished Baldwinsville hotel alongside Lock 24. more...

Thursday was a big day for the former flour mill in Baldwinsville. The building, dating back to 1828, celebrated its grand opening as the Red Mill Inn Thursday. more...

BALDWINSVILLE – The Red Mill Inn, a new, top-of-the-line 32-room inn and conference center, is slated to open early in May. It's located in the center of Baldwinsville adjacent to Lock 24 on one of the busiest sections of the Erie Canal. more...

The old Mercer flour mill has stood for more than 180 years.
Recently, it has been nothing more than a vacant eyesore.
Last year, a $3 million construction project began to transform the mill into a new inn and conference center.
Now construction on the Red Mill Inn is almost complete. more...

The Red Mill Inn in Baldwinsville is scheduled to open May 4.
The 180-year-old former flour mill on Paper Mill Island still faces some minor renovations, but the exterior and interior of the structure are mostly finished. Last week, a sign went up on the front of the building. more...

Red Mill Inn Project Boosts Baldwinsville

The transformation of Baldwinsville from a sleepy village to one of the premier canal waterfront communities in New York State is seen by observers as nothing less than a miracle. The result of an effective combination of redevelopment efforts in both the public and private sectors, officials say the new Red Mill Inn and Conference Center project is an exciting example of the village's resurgence. more...

In about six months the Baldwinsville business district will open its latest addition, the long awaited inn at the Mercer Mill site.
The 175-year-old mill on Paper Mill Island has been the subject of uncertain speculation for years. On a smaller scale, the project has been similar to the Destiny project in Syracuse, leaving Baldwinsville residents questioning whether improvements would ever be made to the aged structure. Move over Congel, because current owners Jake McKenna and Jay Bernhardt have announced they will deliver the completed Mercer Mill project on May 1, 2006. more...

It leaves most people in Baldwinsville excited, the project to turn the old, dilapidated Paper Mill into a 32 room inn. Over the last month, the building has been hit with rain and then, this week, wind, high wind running unabated down the Seneca River.
"We had a couple of small walls that got knocked down by the wind, but it was insignificant. An hours worth of work to stand them back up and continue on," said Jake McKenna with Parsons-McKenna Construction. more...

The new owners of the former Mercer Mill say Jim Orlando's plan for an upscale inn and conference center on Paper Mill Island in Baldwinsville was unique and grand.
But they prefer a scaled-down version.
Jay Bernhardt and Jake McKenna, who purchased the 180-year-old building from Orlando and partner Tom Potter in May for $700,000, say they'll concentrate on the inn concept, with no banquet facilities, restaurant or bar. more...

BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y.- The new owners of the Mercer Mill property are looking at scaling down previous plans for the building and concentrating more on an inn concept.
Jay Bernhardt, of Liverpool, and Jake McKenna, a Van Buren resident, purchased the property in May from Jim Orlando for $700,000. At one time, Orlando and his former partners had been planning a 39-room inn with a convention center, banquet facility, restaurant and bar. more...

A local developer wants to turn an old mill into an upscale hotel. The old Mercer Mill in downtown Baldwinsville has been vacant for years.
At a planning board meeting Tuesday night the board unanimously approved the site plan for the project. more...