Coolest Small Town

The town of Owego was first settled in 1787 and has a long history as the Tioga County seat. It was very prosperous during the 19th century and many of the majestic homes along the Susquehanna River remain to this day. Back in the 1950s, IBM and the ENDICOTT-JOHNSON SHOE COMPANY among other companies were the major employers and made a great

Owego has to be one of my all time favorite places. Watching fireworks over the Susquehanna on a crisp December night or listening to a free concert in Hickories Park on a hot summer evening are just a couple of ways to enjoy what this town has to offer. My favorite sight is driving over the bridge approaching the court house, the lights on the new bridge are charming and quaint and frame the court house perfectly, gives me a chill just thinking about it.

Why is Owego, NY the coolest small town in America? A walk that should take five minutes to John's Fine Foods takes over an hour because you meet eleven different acquaintances/friends on the way there and on the way back ... A December stroll through downtown, with dog in tow, leaves you lamenting the choice of living in the Northeast, until you hear three schoolboys

When I think of my town I spent my first seventeen years, I think of picking wild berries in the summer, making innumerable jars of jam with my mom, walking two miles in the winter to ice skate on Sherwood's pond, the lovely fall colors of the hills, high snow drifts in February and childhood friends who I remain in contact with, even though I live 3,000 miles away. I cannot begin to say how grateful I am for the wonderful childhood I had in the small town of Owego, New York.

There are stories of "Ghosts" in the Jailhouse Restaurant, previously the Old Jail, a "Fireman Holding A Baby" Monument on the front lawn of the Courthouse, and the everflowing Squahanna River running right thru the Coolest Small Town in America. People are friendly and always willing to help each other.

I moved here two years ago from what many might consider the coolest place on the northeast, "the hamptons" - yea where the rich and famous live and many more folks like me who just try to live a happy life. I came to visit friends one weekend and fell in love with this little town, why - the people. Isn't that what really makes a town cool. I heard stories about the two floods

Owego is located where you can experience the four seasons in all their glory. Because of that we experience kayaking, county fair, volunteer firemen hose races, snowmobiling, art walks, hayrides, spring baseball/softball, cross country skiing, summer concerts in the park, beautiful foilage, strawberry festivals, December holiday festivities with fireworks (now that's