Governor hosts a conference designed to exploit state’s cultural tourism resources
ALBANY — Forget about natural gas trapped in the Marcellus shale or the glories of the Adirondacks, at least for a moment, and consider a man-made natural resource that New York could do more to exploit: its history.
More than 200 historians, museum directors, tourism officials and other interested parties spent Tuesday at the state Capitol for the first “Path Through History” conference, convened by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
By Casey Seiler, Time Union, Published 11:13 p.m., Tuesday, August 28, 2012