{"id":91779,"date":"2026-01-07T00:50:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/91779\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T00:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:50:21","slug":"sights-and-scenes-of-ithaca-2025-your-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/91779\/","title":{"rendered":"Sights and scenes of Ithaca 2025: your photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

ITHACA, N.Y. \u2014 How do you tell the story of a year? From sunsets to protests to parades to hockey games, a lot happened in 2025. We asked readers to submit their favorite moments from the past year to feature in our annual reader photography showcase. Here are some of them.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo credit: Carla DeMello<\/p>\n

Many Ithacans exercised their right to protest this year, often prompted by major changes by President Donald Trump in his second term. Several thousand Ithacans attended an April 5 protest organized as part of the nationwide \u201cHands Off\u201d movement<\/a>. The protest culminated in a march that ended on the Meadow Street bridge, as seen in this panorama by reader Carla DeMello.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo credit: Bob Riter<\/p>\n

An extended cold snap last January created the perfect conditions to transform Cayuga Inlet into a huge skating rink. The uncommon phenomenon lasted for several days before the ice became too fragile to support weight.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo credit: Larry Baum<\/p>\n

It was a big year for the \u201cLynah Faithful,\u201d the dedicated fans of Cornell University\u2019s ice hockey teams. The university\u2019s women\u2019s team won a place in the national NCAA \u201cFrozen Four\u201d semifinals<\/a>. The men\u2019s team competed in the regional NCAA finals.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo credit: Lisa Carrier-Titti<\/p>\n

Solar storms last year provided Ithacans a few more chances to view the Aurora Borealis after a spectacular showing in 2024. The phenomenon was visible from Stewart Park.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo credit: Lisa Carrier-Titti Credit: Lisa Carrier-Titti<\/p>\n

Members of the Fall Creek Brass Band perform in the annual Ithaca Day Parade.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo credit: Travis DeMello<\/p>\n

Joggers of all ages take in the sights on the Black Diamond Trail.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo credit: Bob Riter Credit: Bob Riter<\/p>\n

A boater navigates icy winter waters.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo credit: Larry Baum Credit: Larry Baum<\/p>\n

A view of Taughannock Falls as the leaves start to turn.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo credit: Bob Riter Credit: Bob Riter<\/p>\n

A dancer from local Polynesian dance studio Hula Hut performs in one of Ithaca\u2019s many parades.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo credit: Larry Baum Credit: Larry Baum<\/p>\n

Sunset over Cayuga Lake.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo credit: Carla DeMello Credit: carla demello<\/p>\n

Cornell University students held their annual \u201cDragon Day\u201d celebration last March. First year architecture students build a massive sculpture of a dragon and parade the beast around the campus.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo credit: Larry Baum Credit: Larry Baum<\/p>\n

A close encounter with a gray fox in the Ulysses backyard of reader Larry Baum.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo credit: Linda Weaver Credit: Linda Weaver<\/p>\n

Flowers in a rooftop garden tended by Linda Weaver and other residents of downtown senior living building McGraw House.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo credit: Bob Riter Credit: Bob Riter<\/p>\n

A local textile artisan shows off her work.<\/p>\n

\n\tMore stories like this<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ITHACA, N.Y. \u2014 How do you tell the story of a year? From sunsets to protests to parades…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91780,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2725,10370,9,11,10,49,51,50,28250,7300,36721,43470],"class_list":{"0":"post-91779","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-2725","9":"tag-gallery","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-headlines","12":"tag-new-york-news","13":"tag-new-york-state","14":"tag-new-york-state-headlines","15":"tag-new-york-state-news","16":"tag-photo-gallery","17":"tag-photos","18":"tag-year-in-review","19":"tag-your-photos"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91779\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}