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Lauren Petracca

Lauren Petracca is a photojournalist based in Rochester, New York, who explores the intersection of people, place and the environment.

The view from Olana State Historic Site in Hudson, New York.

America’s Original Travel Influencer Drew Up a Revolutionary Itinerary 200 Years Ago. There’s Still Plenty to See Along the Way

Follow along as we retrace the route one journalist laid out in “The Fashionable Tour,” from New York City to Niagara Falls, when memories of the fight for independence were still fresh