Syracuse.com - Bus tours to see the white deer at the former Seneca Army Depot in Romulus filling up fast

HuntingNY-News · August 30, 2012

All previous tours have been sold out, so don’t delay registering.

The following is a press release:

Seneca White Deer, Inc. (SWD) and partner Finger Lakes Technologies Group, Inc. (FLTG) have announced that the buses are already nearly 70 percent full for the public military history tours of the famed “Q” area of the former Seneca Army Depot scheduled for the first three weekends in October.

“Folks need to send in their registrations as soon as possible to be sure and secure a seat on one of the tours,” urged Dennis Money, SWD president. “We have had to turn people away in the past, so please be sure and register early for the day and time you prefer.”

He reminds potential tour participants that these tours will visit only the area known as the “Q”, which is located at the northern end of the former Depot. The “Q” was the most secure area of the Depot and reputedly stored nuclear weapons. The “Q” also housed a large contingent of Military Police (MPs) and used a triple layer, high-voltage electrified fence to maintain its integrity.

Money said that the tours will last more than one hour and provide plenty of opportunities to photograph formerly secret buildings, the military police compound and the ammo igloos. Tour-goers will also be able to enter one of the now abandoned storage igloos and see artifacts associated with the Depot. Actors portraying MPs will greet each bus and provide even more information regarding the rich history of the Depot.

"While the main theme of these tours will be the military history of the Depot and the “Q”, visitors should expect to see deer, mostly brown, but maybe a few white deer, hawks, pheasants and possibly some coyotes,” said Money.

Bus Tour Schedules, Pricing:

The tours will take place on Saturdays and Sundays, October 6 & 7, 13 & 14 and 20 & 21. Buses will depart each hour from the Varick Volunteer Fire Department, located on NYS Rt. 96A from 8 AM to 4PM. The facility is easy to find, and signs will also be strategically located to help people find their way. Directions can be found on the back of the registration form.

Registration information is available on the SWD web site or by calling Young’s Travel Service at 315-568-4112. Adult tickets are $15, seniors (61 and over) $12, and children ages 12 and younger are $8. Carry-on babies are free.

All tours buses are comfortable with large windows and seats. The registration form provides for a first and second choice of tour days and times. Money cautions that there are no refunds unless the tour is cancelled due to weather, so everyone needs to attend at their chosen date and time and not to forget to bring their cameras!

As mentioned earlier, All previous tours have been sold out, so don’t delay registering.

View the full article on The Syracuse Outdoors Blog