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Owasco watch and a restored church: Auburn and Cayuga County open summer 2026 with high stakes on two fronts
From the Thompson A.M.E. Zion Church on Parker Street to the Auburn water intake on the north end of Owasco Lake, the season ahead carries an unusual mix of celebration and vigilance. Cayuga County will measure 2026 by how many tourists it pulls into Harriet Tubman's hometown, and by how few harmful algal blooms slip past the new treatment system at the city's pumping station.